More Amiga news this week as looking through the itch io website, we've found out that the developer of Electric Black Sheep. Who was behind games such as DUEL, Tale Of Evil and The Tower of Evil. Has released the Commodore Amiga game of Pumpkin! A 2024 Halloween edition of the classic Pac-man game for the amiga requiring only 1Mb Chip-Ram. To coincide with this news, Saberman has provided a game play video which as ever can be viewed below.
More great news this week as looking through the itch io website, we've found out that LC-Games has released the latest game of RandomPac for the Commodore 64. A game that isn't just a tribute to Pac-Man, an arcade game released by Namco in 1980. But this version of the game has procedurally generated mazes and even bonus rounds to enjoy. To coincide with this news, there's some footage of the game that can be watched below.
I said to myself I wasn't going to feature any more Pac-Man games, especially as we've featured it so many times now with systems being mentioned such as the Atari 2600, Commodore Amiga, Intellivision and even the one that appeared on the Pico-8! Well we've got another update for you if you love this classic Arcade game, as happycodingzx has announced the release of the Pac game of Pacman RX: a conversion of the Namco classic for the ZX Spectrum featured in this video by Saberman below.
We've featured Pac-Man so many times now on our website, from Jr. Pac-Man on the Intellivision, to Pac Man The Curse of the Slimers on the ZX Spectrum and even PAC-01 on the MSX. Well here we are with another Pac-Man game, as we've recently found out, that if you head on over to the brilliant Plus4world website you can download and play Doomed PETSCII Pacman!: A unique Pac-Man variant that mixes in Doom gameplay elements and released under the label pexi.io in collaboration with PleasureBytes Games and music by Neil Brennan.
It wasn't long ago now that here on Indie Retro News, we did multiple features for JOTD's fabulous Arcade conversion of the 1980's hit classic's Pac-Man, a game which was released on the Amiga as Pacman 500. Well if you're looking for more Pac-Man goodness, then we have just been told by Saberman, that Greippi has made available the crazy Pac-Man game of 'Wackopac'; A new Amiga Demo which came 6th in the Function 2023 game dev comp and developed in Assembly.
In the early 80s, when video games were just starting their migration from the arcades to the living room, it was common for games programmers to take their inspiration from the more popular arcade games, and so we ended up with a million and one variations on Pac-Man. And it's Pac-Man which is getting a mention today, as if you loved playing that classic game from 1981, then it might be worth checking out the latest game preview of 'Pak-Men'; a new Pac-Man clone by Lucas SDM Siudym that's available to try below.
We've featured Pac-Man so many times now on the website, I'm starting to wonder if we should call ourselves Indie Pac Man News. Well that's unlikely to happen, but if you're looking to play another Pac-Man clone on your ZX Spectrum, it might be worth checking out the latest game of 'Spekku-Man' by Grongy, Art-top, AER. Yet another Arcade dot chomping game which was recently entered into the CAFePARTY 2022 competition. In light of this news, Saberman has also done a gameplay video of the game which as ever can be viewed below.
We've featured Pac-Man many times now on Indie Retro News, from those mentioned for the Atari 2600 to the Intellivision and even the one that appeared on the Pico-8. Each one varying in style to the 1980's hit classic. Well we've got another game update for you C64 owners, as Saberman has yet again informed us, that you can now download the latest version of Pac-Man for the C64 called Petscii Pac Man; Another variation of a classic but designed in a PETSCII style also known as CBM ASCII.
We've featured many different conversions on Indie Retro News from Mastertronic's classic Amaurote over to the C64 as an isometric view point, to Allan Turvey's brilliant Arcade to ZX Spectrum conversion of Joust. Well here we are with another great conversion, as if you remember playing Lock 'n Chase back in the day, you may be interested to learn that not only was it converted over to the Atari 5200 in September, but as of just recently you can also play the Atari XL/XE conversion by Homesoft. In light of this news, Saberman has done a new video giving us a first look at the gameplay!
We've featured Pac-Man so many times now on our website that I'm wondering if it's worth changing our name to Pac-Man Retro News :p. Well here we are with yet another Pac-Man game that's going to get a shout out, as we've recently found out through Saberman, that Lars Langhans's has entered his Pac-Man clone of PacMen Evolution into the ABBUC Software Contest 2022. To coincide with this news you can see another one of Saberman's game play video's below.
We've featured Pac-Man so many times now on our website, from Jr. Pac-Man on the Intellivision, to Pac Man The Curse of the Slimers on the ZX Spectrum and even PAC-01 on the MSX. Well here we are with another Pac-Man game, as we've recently found out, that if you head on over to the link below you can download Łukasz "Luklab" Labuda's latest Pac-Man clone of Pac-Time; A new take on the classic with special power ups that gives you the edge!
We've featured many Pac-Man games on Indie Retro News, from Arlasoft's Pac-Man on the C64, to Blockman Gets on the Amiga and even Lady Pac on the C64 by LowCarb. Well here are with another Pac game, as thanks to XeNoMoRPH contacting us just recently, he has informed us that JJGarcia Aranda has released the Pac-Man inspired game of Paco the man; A new Amstrad game which runs at a fascinating 20 FPS in basic and an incredible figure of 33 FPS in compile cycle created using massive logic.
There have been many Pac-Man games mentioned on Indie Retro News, from Jr. Pac-Man on the Intellivision, a Pac-Man game on the Pico-8, and even the latest Pac-Hack on the ZX Spectrum (All of these vary in style to the 1980's hit classic that can still be found today sitting as a port beside an Atari 2600). Well here we are with another Pac-Man game, as we've just found out trawling through the itch.io website that GLDM Games has released his version of PAC-MAN which yet again has been made available for the ZX Spectrum.
Remember the days spent down at the Arcades, hearing the beeps and bops from the different machines, the coloured lights flashing all around, and money being lost for hours worth of enjoyment? Then you might be interested to know that the 1980's Arcade game of Wizard of Wor, which also appeared on the Atari 8-bit, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Bally Astrocade and C64, has been mashed up with Pac-Man and released on the C64 as 'PAC-WOR' by Krissz.
We've featured Pac-Man many times now on Indie Retro News, from those mentioned for the Atari 2600 to the Intellivision and even the one that appeared on the Pico-8. Each one varying in style to the 1980's hit classic. Well we've got another update for you Amiga owners, as Earok has just informed us through Facebook, that you can now download PacMan 500 for the Amiga ; an Amiga conversion from the arcade game which has been developed by Jotd and entered into the AmiGameJam competition.
We've featured Pac-Man many times now on Indie Retro News, and even just recently we got a heads up in regards to an Arcade to Amiga conversion of Pac-Man which is coming to the Amiga via JOTD. Well here's another variation of the Pac-Man theme, and it's PAC-01. A relentless vertical scrolling game in which you need to not only eat the pills, but munch on enemies to level up, eat fruit to increase your score, and avoid being hurt by the pool of game glitches coming out of the Green computer glitch at the bottom.
We've featured Pac-Man and its variations many times now on Indie Retro News, from those mentioned for the Atari 2600 to the Intellivision and even the one that appeared on the Pico-8. Each one varying in style to the 1980's hit classic that can still be found today sitting beside an Atari 2600. Well we've got another update for you C64 owners, as Saberman has yet again informed us, that you can now download the latest and best version of Lady Pac for the C64 : A homage to Ms. Pac-Man which was an arcade game published by Midway in 1982.
Throughout the years there have been many Pac-Man games mentioned on Indie Retro News, from the Pac-Man Xtreme romhack, to Jr. Pac-Man on the Intellivision and even a Pac-Man game on the Pico-8, which all vary in style to the 1980's hit classic that can still be found today sitting as a port beside an Atari 2600. Well C64 owners might be interested in this news update, as Saberman has informed us that you can now download the C64 game of Lady Pac : A homage to Ms. Pac-Man which was an arcade game published by Midway in 1982.
