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...

Frogger RX – This Arcade-like version of Frogger for the ZX Spectrum is looking good! (+Demo)

by Indie Retro News | May 19, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Indy Tools By Platform

When I was growing up I really loved playing the 1981 Arcade game of Frogger by Konami. It had loads of charm, great gameplay for kids and it really made you feel for the safety of those little green frogs as they hopped their way across a busy road, then across a...

Walter Day’s Gaming Superstars: Volume Two – by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | May 16, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, ESports

WALTER DAY’S GAMING SUPERSTARS: VOLUME TWO On Sale! Paperback NOW Available! For a limited time, Volume two of the Walter Day Gaming Superstars hardcover book will be the low price of $25.68. The newly released paperback is being sold for $17.99 To Order Book...

S.C.I.O.N – SausageWareGames is set to release another great ZX Spectrum game via BitmapSoft

by Indie Retro News | May 16, 2025 | 1980s, 2000s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Indy Tools By Platform

It felt like it was only just yesterday, that I spoke about SausageWareGames awesome reimagining of Knightmare for the ZX Spectrum.  A much deserved and more enjoyable Knightmare game, which in itself is based around a kids TV show from the 1980’s. Well this...

40 Years of Gradius: Konami’s King of Arcade Shmup

by Matthew Owen | May 13, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

Fast and difficult shoot ’em ups, often shortened to “shmups”, were an absolute staple of the arcade era. Space Invaders was a major proponent in the explosion of arcade culture, so it’s no wonder that the genre consistently received countless combinations...

Dating Bubble Bobble in the South Korean Arcade

by William Schwartz | May 12, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Gaming

  For about as long as I can remember, the arcade has always been coded as a highly masculine experience. The games there are aggressive. Violent. If it’s not Street Fighters pounding each other to submission, you’ve still got a lone hero and maybe a...