Five Underrated Game Boy Games You Must Play

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jan 1, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s

The Game Boy has a massive library and because of that, there are a ton of games you definitely misses. Check out this handful of titles and thank us later. The Adventures of Star Saver: This is a unique little romp that has an awesome score and an old-school arcade...

A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year from Indie Retro News

by Indie Retro News | Dec 31, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Here we are again with another Christmas and what a year it has been, full of incredible retro games such as Snow Force, Briley Witch Chronicles, Scramble Infinity and Sonic The Hedgehog on the C64, to Turbo Tomato, The Shadows of Sergoth on the Amiga and even more...

Indie Retro News – C64 Game of The Year Award 2021 – VOTE NOW! (Winner announced 1st Jan 2022)

by Indie Retro News | Dec 31, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Events, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Press Release

With one day left for 2021 and something I’ve personally not done on Indie Retro News before, I thought it was about time I also did an Indie Retro News game of the year award for the C64 with the winner being announced at some point on Jan 1st 2022. Yes we may...

The Power of the Fist – NES Powerglove

by Todd Friedman | Dec 30, 2021 | 1980s

Some call it a controller, some call it a peripheral, some even call it a gimmick. I would say it is all of these and more.  The Nintendo PowerGlove is one of the most talked about pieces of the juggernaut system we know as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).  ...

Santa’s Rats Issue – An enjoyable yet challenging Arcade game for the C64 by Marco Giorgini and Andrea Capitani

by Indie Retro News | Dec 29, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

With the end of the year fast approaching and Christmas slowly ending up at the back of our minds, there’s still time for us to put in a few games on Indie Retro News that celebrate the festive season. One such game that was released a little while ago, with a...

Choctris – A Tetris clone for the Commodore Amiga gets a new version!

by Indie Retro News | Dec 27, 2021 | 1980s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

It’s time to move away from the Platform genre and look towards classic Puzzle games for our retro fun, as if you loved the 1984 game of Tetris , you’ll be pleased to know that as of today you can download the very latest Tetris clone of...