ROGUEish – This roguelike C64 game by Syntaxerrorsoftware looks pretty decent (UPDATE)

by Indie Retro News | Jun 25, 2025 | 1970s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

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...

Space Invaders – A C64 conversion of Taito’s Space Invaders by LC-Games

by Indie Retro News | Jun 24, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

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...

Stern Pinball Announces Sweepstakes for DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS: The Tyrant’s Eye Pro Model Pinball Machine

by William Schwartz | Jun 20, 2025 | 1970s, 2020s, Arcade, Events, Pinball, Stern

  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...

Harrier Attack Reloaded – An enhanced classic for the Amstrad CPC Plus by Chris Perver

by Indie Retro News | May 24, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

I never thought I’d see the day that an Amsoft game, more especially Harrier Attack, would be getting an enhanced edition. It is one of the best games I have ever played on the Amstrad CPC 464, and to see it remade for the Amstrad CPC Plus by Chris Perver fills...

Hero Quest improved for the Amstrad CPC!

by Indie Retro News | May 23, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, 2010s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Way back in the early 90’s a fantastic top down game based on an original board game was released by Gremlin, that became hugely popular to the point of receiving great reviews and ending up as one of the top most recommended games to have in any retro...

Empire Strikes Back – A C64 fan version by Megastyle has been released and it looks mighty impressive

by Indie Retro News | May 4, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Well, it’s that time of year again when we all suddenly become sci-fi nerds and amusingly misquote Star Wars for 24 hours, so to celebrate the geek in-joke turned global holiday that is Star Wars Day, we present you a brand new game for the C64 which is sure to excite...