The Heart of Salamanderland - Another fabulous Amstrad game has appeared, and it's by Juan J. Martínez (Reidrac)!

Thanks to a heads up by both XeNoMoRPH and Juan J. Martínez (Reidrac), we've been told that if you head on over to the link provided below, you can check out Reidrac's high quality action platformer for the Amstrad CPC, called 'The Heart of Salamanderland'. A game which was created by the same developer behind other great games such as Brick Rick, Magica and our personal favourite The Dawn of Kernel. To coincide with this news, you can check out the latest footage from Xeno below.

Brick Rick Graveyard Shift - An addictive single-screen arcade platformer for the ZX Spectrum

Juan J. Martínez is back in the news again, as after already releasing fabulous games on different  systems, such as Night Knight, The Dawn of Kernel, Rescuing Orc, Magica and even Golden Tail. He was happy to contact us to let us know, that if you have a ZX Spectrum, then you really should check out his latest platforming romp called 'Brick Rick - Graveyard Shift'; an addictive single-screen arcade platformer for the ZX Spectrum 128k (or later), as a spin-off of Brick Rick for the Amstrad CPC.

Brick Rick - A brand new Amstrad game from Rescuing Orc, Magica and Golden Tail creator Juan(Reidrac)

The last post of the day and one I think is pretty awesome, especially for those of you with an Amstrad or Amstrad emulator at hand during this cold and dank day. As we've just found out through Twitter, that Juan J. Martínez, creator of those great games such as Night Knight, The Dawn of Kernel, Rescuing Orc, Magica and Golden Tail, has released his latest game of ' Brick Rick ' for the Amstrad CPC 464 or above.

Night Knight - A new Juan J. Martínez (Reidrac) game in dev for the MSX!

Of all the developers featured on Indie Retro News, Juan J. Martínez (Reidrac) is certainly a developer i'd happily mention again and again. With games such as Escape from Colony 8, Space Pest Control, The Legend of Traxtor, The Return of Traxtor, Castaway, Rescuing Orc, Magica, Golden Tail and The Dawn of Kernel under his belt you can certainly see why. So what new game is he creating now? ' Night Knight ' of course! A brand new puzzle platformer, that as of this moment is in development for the MSX!

The Dawn of Kernel - A high quality game for the Amstrad is finally here!

After all these features of his previous games such as Escape from Colony 8, Space Pest Control, The Legend of Traxtor, The Return of Traxtor and Castaway for the ZX Spectrum. As well as Rescuing Orc for the C64 and Magica and Golden Tail for the Amstrad CPC. We are pleased to give out a shout for the developer Juan J. Martínez (Reidrac), that his brand new Amstrad CPC game ' The Dawn of Kernel ' has been released for all to enjoy!

The Dawn of Kernel - A high quality Amstrad CPC game is coming 21st August!

Juan J. Martínez (Reidrac) is no slouch when it comes to retro gaming development. As he has created some fabulous games in the past such as Escape from Colony 8, Space Pest Control, The Legend of Traxtor, The Return of Traxtor and Castaway for the ZX Spectrum. As well as Rescuing Orc for the C64 and Magica and Golden Tail for the Amstrad CPC. Well it looks as if the developer isn't taking any time off, as after a more recent tweet he's back to the Amstrad CPC and making an incredible looking game called 'The Dawn of Kernel' which is due to be released 21/08/2018!

The Dawn of Kernel - A high quality game is in development for the Amstrad CPC

Most of you by now already know Juan J. Martínez (Reidrac), the same creator behind the high quality platformer 'Rescuing Orc' for the C64. Well as of a more recent tweet he has come away from that system and with the collaboration of Dylan Barry, is now hard at work on the Amstrad CPC with his latest game The Dawn of Kernel. Which is due to have a physical release by Poly Play and hopefully finished by the end of May.

Magica - Juan J. Martinez fabulous platformer for the Amstrad CPC

The week that keeps on giving as today Juan J. Martinez released his latest piece of work for the Amstrad CPC ' Magica ', which is a fun filled Arcade platformer requiring only 64K of RAM. Featuring a massive 50 levels of enjoyment, with multiple level designs and different enemy types, you play as a powerful sorceress who has had her potions stolen from her laboratory. It's down to you to recover them all by blasting and bashing all the enemies that have stolen them!

Magica - A rather lovely Amstrad game by Reidrac gets teased

Reidrac ( Juan J Martinez ) who is one of our favourite homebrew developers on an 8bit system has appeared in our news feeds again with his new game Magica, which is in development for the Amstrad CPC. This game from the teased description is going to be a multi level single screen arcade game, with similar stun and hit mechanics to that of other great games such as Bubble Bobble and Snow Bros, while also having the developers own unique blend of great graphics and fun for all gameplay.

Golden Tail - A new Amstrad CPC game gets a teaser and released!

I never thought I'd be mentioning the release of this game so soon, but we've just learnt from the cpcwiki forums that ' Golden Tail ' for the Amstrad CPC, which was only recently announced as in development, is due to come out today! Developed by Reidrac, Golden Tail is a platformer inspired by Japanese Folklore that has all the platforming you could ever want in a homebrew 8bit game. As we mentioned before, the game has jumping, collection and avoiding mechanics with your character ' Kitsune ' that can use Ninja Magic for even more special abilities!

Golden Tail - A new Amstrad CPC game in dev and it looks good!

Good morning everyone I'm back after a short break and what a way to start, as Reidrac has announced his latest game in development for the Amstrad, ' Golden Tail '. Using features from the Space Pest Control engine, this looks to be a pure platformer with jumping, collection and avoiding mechanics but inspired by Japanese Folklore. Also as another neat ability, your character Kitsune can use ninja magic to disappear to avoid certain enemies, move faster, and to reach specific areas in the game.

Castaway - Reidrac's latest ZX Spectrum 48K game!

I knew we wouldn't have to wait too long for the next ZX Spectrum game and sure enough from the creator of Escape from Colony 8, Space Pest Control, The Legend of Traxtor and The Return of Traxtor comes a brand new ZX Spectrum 48K title for the ZX Dev 2015 called Castaway, developed by Reidrac. This is a platformer made in C and ASM, using Z88DK cross-compiler and the SP1 library!

The Return of Traxtor - Match 3 fun for the ZX Spectrum coming to the Amstrad CPC [UPDATE]

Last year owners of the ZX Spectrum were delighted to play ' The Legend of Traxtor '; a Match 3 puzzle game by Juan J. Martínez, which appeared as a #gbjam 3 entry and then ported over to the delightful 8bit system. That same game that had the player matching of 3 coloured shapes and objects to obtain a high score using a special space ship, got a sequel with 'The Return of Traxtor' that was released again for the ZX Spectrum. However we've just been told, that same game developed by reidrac is coming to the Amstrad CPC 464 and current indications are it will be released tonight if not tomorrow!

Space Pest Control - Jump and Shooter platformer in dev for the Amstrad CPC

This year so far has been pretty decent for the Amstrad CPC, as we've seen a number of games in development or that have been released, that are real eye openers for the ageing 8bit system. Just search Amstrad on our site to get a good idea of what we are talking about. But here we are again with another in development game, ' Space Pest Control ' by Reidrac (Juan J. Martinez), that will hopefully be a submission for the CPC retro Dev 2015 competition.

The Return of Traxtor - Match 3 fun for the ZX Spectrum gets a sequel!

Last year owners of the ZX Spectrum were delighted to play ' The Legend of Traxtor '; an Match 3 puzzle game by Juan J. Martinee, which appeared as a #gbjam 3 entry and then ported over to the delightful 8bit system. That same game that had the player matching of 3 coloured shapes and objects to obtain a high score using a special space ship, has got a sequel with 'The Return of Traxtor' that was released today!

Escape from Colony 8 - Action exploration for the ZX Spectrum

If it wasn't for the fact that I really enjoy using my Amstrad I would've regretted buying it with all these homebrew releases for the C64 and ZX spectrum. So here we are with another ZX Spectrum release, it's Escape from Colony 8, an action escapism developed by reidrac. The same developer behind that other fun game The Legend of Traxtor.

The Legend of Traxtor - Match 3 fun for the ZX Spectrum

Owners of the great 8-bit system the ZX Spectrum may want to check out the latest match 3 game "The Legend of Traxtor" by reidrac. Recently appearing as a #gbjam 3 entry and now ported over to the ZX Spectrum, has you tasked with the matching of 3 coloured shapes and objects to obtain a high score. Gamers who remember titles such as Tetris will find this latest release both fun to play and an ever increasing challenge.

The Legend of Traxtor - Space puzzler in a game boy theme

The #GBJAM3 is still progressing with lots of cool games developed in a game boy theme and today we have a pretty fun game to show you in the form of "The Legend of Traxtor". Developed by Reidrac the aim of this game is to use your ships tractor beam and match the shaped blocks to destroy them. The more blocks you remove, the higher the score and the higher the level of difficulty.

Flax - Free browser based Shoot em up developed by reidrac

Game Type : Shoot em up
Game Info  : A neat little Shoot em up developed by reidrac during his January 2014 one game a month challenge. Shoot waves of enemy ships and big bosses as they aim to wipe you out!

Release : Free, Now
Systems : Any, Browser based