Planetoid – A side-scrolling shooter based on the classic arcade game Defender!

by Indie Retro News | Nov 8, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

In 1981 Williams Electronics released Defender, an all time classic multi-directional arcade shooter featuring 2D graphics as you defeat waves of aliens while protecting astronauts on the surface. But what if I told you there’s a new game by Ben James that is...

A New Way To Store Retro Games On Kickstarter

by Todd Friedman | Nov 7, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Gaming, Reviews

BACK ON KICKSTARTER NOW There are many ways to store your collection of video games and handhleds. A variety of handmade display cases and such are made on such such a Etsy and OfferUp. Finally a durable and professional way to keep your games all in one place is...

Transylvania Castle – A new game by Fitosoft for the Amstrad CPC!

by Indie Retro News | Nov 7, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

If you have an Amstrad CPC and looking for another game to play through this week, then thanks to a heads up via Saberman, Liqmatrix and XeNoMoRPH, we’ve been told that Fitosoft has released a new game for the Amstrad called ‘Transylvania Castle’; an...

PC Classic – A DOS Era Plug n Play

by Jason Russell | Nov 7, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Magazine Preview, Opinions, The Story Of...

Psst  – we’ll let you in on a little secret.  Everyone knows you can emulate ROMs on something like a Raspberry Pie or even using your PC but this knowledge hasn’t slowed the demand for retro mini systems down any.  The reason?  Well there are a few that come to...

Defrog – Classic 1980’s Frogger remade for your Browser!

by Indie Retro News | Nov 6, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Back in the day 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 river of...

“The Oregon Trail” is coming to the Switch

by Todd Friedman | Nov 6, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Press Release

One of the most recognized video game from the early PC days is “The Oregon Trail”.  Some say that RPG games that came after were built from the gameplay of “The Oregon Trail”.  The original game was released in 1971 for the HP 2100 PC. Almost...