Jail Break - Genre defining Konami shooter fixed for C64s

"Run and gun" games would come a long way in the year or two following the Arcade release of Jail Break by Konami. They would eventually perfect the format 1 year later with the release of Contra in the arcades, and 2 years later saw William's electronics release the excellent Narc, which caught controversy over it's "realistic" digitised sprites and ultra violent theme. However back in 1986, the arcades had not seen anything like this. Even Double Dragon would take another year to reach us. This is Jail break, a pseudo isometric side scrolling shoot em up, where the prisoners have escaped and taken over Manhattan. This release sees the game fixed for NTSC machines and an assortment of handy training modes for The C64 version.

R.I.S.K. - Alien busting action on the C64 with a worthy crack!

I wasn't going to mention the game everyone's talking about... Hostile Alien environments, many varied enemies attacking in swarms, negotiating the planet's surfaces with your blaster equipped skimmer. While trying to determine friend from foe. But if "No Man's Sky" had been released in 1987, it might have looked a bit like this...This is R.I.S.K: Rapid Intercept Seek and Kil.

Gradius +2DMFGH - Mayday present classic Konami bullet hell SHMUP on the C64

You may have played this sidescrolling shoot-em-up under the game's alternative title: "Nemesis". It was a fairly faithful conversion of Japanese coinop: "Gradius". Mayday have cracked and trained the version featuring its original title. This release features a new title screen, high score saver, new documentation and cheats disabling collisions and infinite lives. Essential if like me, you could never beat mission 1.  Fans of the game may also be interested to know the excellent NES version will be included in the forthcoming Nintendo Mini NES.

Creepy Castle - an 8-Bit style RPG combines retro style with modern gameplay

Creepy Castle is a chiptune, spectrum-style pixel-art retro RPG extravaganza! Brought to you by Dopterra - a collective of retro game enthusiasts and hobbyist game creators with as broad a range of skills as locations around the world have been slaving away to bring you a near-completion retro romp that looks and sounds fresh off any 8-bit classic computer. Just with fresh-as-a-daisy gameplay mechanics, that just needs a final push to finish via Kickstarter funding and Greenlight votes

Death's Gambit - A beautiful pixelated action RPG from White Rabbit

Some would say we have too many pixelated games either released or currently going through a Kickstarter campaign, so it needs to be something special to peek the gamers interest. Yet when it comes to Death's Gambit it could be a game that will be at the top of your most wanted list. Developed by White Rabbit, Death's Gambit is a beautifully pixelated Action RPG sidescrolling game set in an alien medieval planet filled with horrors, beasts, and knights. Sound like your sort of game? Then read on!

Coming Soon To Steam: Side-Scrolling Adventure 'Viktor'

Atlanta-based Indie games developer Shorebound Studios is readying themselves for their newest release on popular gaming platform Steam, a game they describe as being a 2D side-scrolling platformer inspired by the likes of the original Castlevanias.

UnderGun - Sheigeno announces a free 2D shooter with a Demo!

UnderGun is a 2D sidescrolling shooter game with semi-random levels. The game currently has 3 classes: Crafter, Gunner, Sniper. Find a chest to find better weapon, kills enemies to gain experience, avoid spikes and collect chests to buy items and gamble for more. - Developer Quote

Release : TBD (Demo Available) Systems : PC