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...

Mike Mech 2 – Another high quality Arcade C64 game you should play from LC-Games

by Indie Retro News | May 2, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

In August of 2022, I announced the release of LC-Games high quality title of ‘Mike Mech’ for the Commodore 64. A game in which you had to battle aliens that have invaded your spaceship. Well fast forward to this week however, and I’ve just found out,...

The First Ever Stern Pinball Factory Tour Video?

by Knapp Arcade | Apr 27, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, KnappArcade, Pinball

Earlier today I thought to myself, I wonder what would happen if I scrolled back to Stern Pinball’s first Facebook post. Yes, these are the sorts of things that go through my mind lol.   So I figured out to go back in time…all the way back to...

Burger Time – An Arcade like conversion for the Commodore Amiga 500 by JOTD

by Indie Retro News | Apr 26, 2025 | 1980s, 2010s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Some more Amiga news for you all, as we’ve just been given the heads up, that JOTD who was behind great conversions such as Moon Patrol, Donkey Kong, Super Bagman, Galaxian500, Pooyan, Super Xevious, and the upcoming Bad Dudes vs DragonNinja, has now turned his...

Game that Almost Was…Pee-wee’s Pinball Adventure

by Knapp Arcade | Apr 25, 2025 | 1980s, KnappArcade, Pinball

Here’s an interesting, albeit short story. OK, use of the word “almost” in the title is kind of a stretch, but it was discussed. According to a recent post by renowned pinball artist Christopher Franchi, prior to him becoming an exclusive artist for...

Bonsai Quest – Fight to protect your legacy in this new ZX Spectrum game by JuanGM

by Indie Retro News | Apr 21, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Good evening you fine retro gamers! Thanks to a recent heads up through Facebook, we’ve been told that JuanGM has released the rather enjoyable arcade game of ‘Bonsai Quest’ for the ZX Spectrum. A game in which not only play as a Ninja, but you are...