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Most Influential Football Games of All-Time
Who Else Misses Football?! Football is an integral part of American culture, but it’s an even bigger part of video game history. From its roots on the Atari 2600 to the eight-bit classics that revolutionized the genre, football games are the rock that helps keep the...
ZPF – A new SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis game
Growing up I was team Sega and was in love with the Sega Genesis. I still play the classics like Altered Beast and Golden Axe. Coming soon there will be a new Sega Genesis game on the market for 2024. It is called ZPF. I was fortunate enough to get a Prototype...
Fast Food Dizzy 2 – An unofficial Amiga AGA sequel to Codemaster’s Fast Food Dizzy is getting a Big Box deluxe edition!
AcidBottle(Abgames) is certainly no stranger to creating quality releases for the Amiga, the Arcade to Commodore Amiga game of Breakthru and Wonder Boy are just two of the ones that stand out on IndieRetroNews. Well here are with another fantastic news story in...
AmiSeaFox – An Amiga tribute to the classic SeaFox from Amiten Games (JUNE UPDATE)
At first I couldn't understand why we had such an influx of Amiga game news in one weekend. Well it dawned on me, that on the 31st of May it was International Amiga Day! A day which is celebrated annually on May 31st to honor Jay Miner, who is considered the father of...
Amico Summer Update June 2025
Happy summer gaming, Amico family! We're thrilled to announce that three of our beloved games have officially launched on new platforms, bringing family-friendly fun to even more players around the world! Two of them are new to Amico Home™. All three Nintendo Switch...
Tassei Denki Time Crisis Kickstarter Project Septuples Initial Funding Request
On June 24th, Tassei Denki made an initial offering for the G'AIM'E Plug & Play Time Crisis Gun, a device which can play Time Crisis and other lightgun games of its era on a modern television display. Tassei Denki launched its initial offering on...
ROGUEish – This roguelike C64 game by Syntaxerrorsoftware looks pretty decent (UPDATE)
I do love a good roguelike, it's one of my favorite genres to play, especially when I'm delving deep into dark dungeons looking for decent loot and avoiding many of the nasties contained within. So if like me, you like that sort of gaming experience. Then make sure to...
Space Invaders – A C64 conversion of Taito’s Space Invaders by LC-Games
We've mentioned many Space Invader variants over the years, from Havie's Blitz Basic version of the game on the Amiga, to our personal favorite from Pink/Abyss called 'Tiny Invaders'. Well yet again we've been sent another version of Space Invaders for you to download...
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Unofficial SNK vs CAPCOM for the C64/128 gets a pretty impressive update! [Stronger Edition]
There's another awesome news story that's worth a mention here on Indie Retro News, as thanks to both Ethan Knight and Saberman letting us know through Facebook, we've been told that Jon Eggelton and Gianluca Alberico has released a pretty impressive update to their...
Stern Pinball Announces Sweepstakes for DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS: The Tyrant’s Eye Pro Model Pinball Machine
Starting today on June 20th, Stern Pinball has started accepting entries for a sweepstakes, with the winner eligible to win a DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS: The Tyrant's Eye Pro model pinball machine. The Tyrant's Eye was released in January of this year to commemorate...
Toxic Crusaders Oozes Old School Arcade Thrills With New Gameplay Trailer
Philadelphia, PA – June 17, 2025 – Hot on the irradiated heels of The MIX Summer Game Showcase, Philadelphia-based indie game publisher and developer Retroware has released a Troma-tizing new trailer for Toxic Crusaders, coming to consoles and Steam in Q3 2025. The...
A review of Project S-11 for the Chromatic
A big selling point of the Chromatic has been the extent to which ModRetro has promised to bring classic Game Boy titles back in physical form. Though a noble mission, in practice, most of the best Game Boy games are owned by famous gaming corporations that...
Arcade 92 – Flower Mound and McKinney, TX
Presented by Spawn Point Coffee I was able to interview Michael Lepsch on March 11, 2025, at my company function, where we all played a ton of games and had some great food. Michael owns Arcade 92 at the Flower Mound, Texas location, one of their two locations; the...
Say “bonjour” to my little friend – NEON INFERNO news from Retroware
Say “bonjour” to my little friend as the demo for the hardboiled cyberpunk shooter adds support for new languages Philadelphia, PA – June 11, 2025 – While Neon Inferno’s love language is usually spoken through the business end of a hulking magnum, players worldwide...
‘King of Kong’ follow up on VOD and Walter Day’s debut album
Friends, Family & Colleagues, I'm thrilled (and relieved) to share that our new doc - Arcades & Love Songs: the Ballad of Walter Day - is now available through all major video-on-demand platforms - https://linktr.ee/arcadesandlovesongs As my first feature as a...
NEON INFERNO Releasing October 2nd
NYC 2055: a city beyond salvation. Blast your way through this dense cyberpunk jungle in Neon Inferno, an explosive fusion of 2D run-and-gun and gallery-shooter, and help the Family dominate its streets! Three decades from now, New York City is at war with itself. A...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside Ruyn With Paul Marrable
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Ruyn developer Paul Marrable, who discusses the FPS’ creation cycle and so much more. Old School Gamer Magazine: How was this game born? Paul Marrable: It actually started from messing around with creating level editors and tools...
A review of Everquest from Boss Fight Books
While not, strictly speaking, the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), Everquest has a notorious reputation as the first such title to truly break into the mainstream. In his Boss Fight history, Matthew S. Smith covers pretty much...
Top 10 Nintendo Entertainment System Retro Games Of All Time
How often do you play games that are quite old, but still relevant and nostalgically appealing to you? Surely everyone has a couple or three games that are pleasant to remember, noting any events associated with them, or just to note how far ahead of time the game...
Nintendo Switch 2 Console Release
UPDATE 5/5/2025 3.45 AM - Sources can now corroborate the earlier reports that the Switch 2 is now set for a June 2025 release. The console's launch was moving into early next year - but in a surprise move - is designed to ensure Switch 2's launch line-up features as...
Tassei Denki to Bring Back Time Crisis in New Plug and Play Device
Earlier today, Tassei Denki set up a Pre-Launch Kickstarter page for its upcoming Time Crisis plug and play lightgun device. Tassei Denki also appears to have acquired the rights to include Steel Gunner, Steel Gunner 2, and Point Blank in this device. A Vimeo...
Can Shining Force Be Fixed?
The title probably isn't entirely fair. Plenty of Shining Force fans would say the game doesn't need to be fixed, it's already a classic, and I would wager that greyskies is among them. Nevertheless, greyskies has brought his Return to Grans hack of Shining...
The Art Director of Majora’s Mask Joins the Nightmare Busters Adventure!
Pix’n Love Games and Aurora Game Studio are thrilled to announce that the legendary Takaya Imamura is joining the Nightmare Busters Rebirth project! KICKSTARTER Takaya Imamura, the renowned designer who spent over three decades at Nintendo, is now part of the...
The Five Best Retro iPhone Games You’ve Never Played And Probably Can’t Anymore
With so many titles available to play on the iPhone, there's always a chance there are games you simply just missed out on. Mega addictive hits the likes of "Angry Birds" and "Candy Crush" don't make it any easier to try new games either. Check out this list to find...
