Sydney Hunter & The Yucatan Jungle – The most advanced ColecoVision game ever made (for the stock system) is coming this year!

by Indie Retro News | Jan 16, 2022 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

In the early 80’s many of us had the pleasure of playing the adventure platformer ‘Montezuma’s Revenge’ on the Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Apple II, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, IBM PC, Sega Master System and even the ZX Spectrum (as Panama Joe). It...

Scramble Infinity – An incredible version of a 1980’s classic which is coming to a C64 near you soon!

by Indie Retro News | Jan 12, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

I was just thinking to myself could this day get any better for the C64, and going by the latest update from Games That Weren’t, it just has! Welcome to a new side scrolling Shoot ’em up for the C64 called ‘Scramble Infinity’;  A game which not...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Time Pilot?

by Derek Slaton | Jan 11, 2022 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Publisher: Coleco Release: 1983 Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model: # 2663 Rarity: 5 Programmer: Harley H. Puthuff, Jr. This is a slightly scaled down version of the arcade classic that really captures the spirit of the...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe?

by Derek Slaton | Jan 8, 2022 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1980 Publisher: Atari Controller: Joystick Players: 1 – 2 Genre: Brain Alternate Title: N/A Model #: CX2618 Rarity: 2 Programmer: Carol Shaw This unique take on the classic pen and paper game leaves a lot to be desired. If the cover is to be...

Double Dragon – Work continues to bring an Arcade quality port of Double Dragon over to the Amiga

by Indie Retro News | Jan 2, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, Gaming, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Even to this day, if you ask someone what they thought of Double Dragon, and they’d probably tell you of an awesome Arcade beat em up released in 1987, that gave you the option to play two twin martial artists who could kick, punch and throw enemies off scene...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Air Raid?

by Derek Slaton | Jan 1, 2022 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1982 Publisher: Men-A-Vision Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model #: M707 Rarity: 10 Programmer: Gary Kitchen With only a handful of copies known to exist, Air Raid is one of the rarest games for the 2600. This...