Fishing – A charming little C64 mini game from the upcoming RPG Crimson Twilight

by Indie Retro News | Feb 14, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Yet another game has appeared in our inbox of retro goodness, as we’ve recently been informed through Saberman, that if you’re looking for a cool little mini game to play on your C64, then make sure to check out Arkanix Labs preview of Fishing ; A FREEZE64...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Football?

by Derek Slaton | Feb 13, 2022 | 1970s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns, Magazine Preview

Release Date: 1978 Publisher: Atari Controller: Joystick Players: 2 Genre: Sports Alternate Title: N/A Model #: CX2625 Rarity: 1 Programmer: Bob Whitehead   Not only is this the first football game on the 2600, it’s one of the earliest games on the entire system....

Cyclus – An enjoyable double sided ZX Spectrum game released by Miguetelo

by Indie Retro News | Feb 12, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Another retro gaming news story has hit our inbox, as Saberman was kind enough to let us know through Facebook, that if you’re looking for a rather unique platformer for your ZX Spectrum, then you might like to play Miguetelo’s new speccy game of ‘...

Rare and Wonderful – by Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Feb 11, 2022 | 1970s, Magazine Preview, Reviews

Germany-based Interton was originally a hearing aid manufacturer in the early 60’s, and still produces them even to this day. While it may sound odd that such a company would dabble with video games, in the early days of home console development, there were few...

Nothing – The speed and performance are unprecedented on a ZX Spectrum 128k in this new game demo!

by Indie Retro News | Feb 10, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

We’ve been flooded with awesome news today, from Sonic on the C64 to the latest Battle City on the ZX Spectrum. Well once again we are going back to the ZX Spectrum for some more awesome news, as thanks to Saberman contacting us recently, he has told us that...

Target Renegade Remix – A classic beat ’em up coming to the Commodore Amiga gets a new tease

by Indie Retro News | Feb 8, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

In 1988 Ocean Software ( Imagine Label ) released a fine beat em up for the Amstrad CPC, C64 and ZX Spectrum. It was a great title that featured both single player and two player fighting with you playing as street fighters known only as Renegade in a revenge against...