Attack of the Petscii Robots – An Action Adventure game originally by The 8bit Guy arrives on the MSX by Robosoft!

by Indie Retro News | Oct 9, 2023 | 1980s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Retro Computing

Another great news story for you all, as if you followed our previous write up in regards to Attack of the Petscii Robots; A game which was originally developed by David Murray, with a later port for the Commodore Amiga by Vesa Halttunen. Then you’ll be pleased...

Antstream Game of the Month: Tempest (1981)

by Antstream Blog | Oct 9, 2023 | 1980s, Antstream, Arcade, Atari

Welcome Antstreamers, to another installment of “Game of the Month”. This time, we’re delving into the archives to revisit a true arcade classic that not only left an indelible mark on gaming history but also pushed the boundaries of what was possible in the...

Antstream Game of the Month: The Chaos Engine

by Antstream Blog | Oct 9, 2023 | 1980s, Antstream, Console/Handheld

The game of the month has been chosen by none other than gaming industry legend Jason Kingsley. He also kindly spent some time with us discussing his new book “Leading the Rebellion” which details how he uses the chivalric code to manage his business. Chaos Engine is...

Why Paradroid for the C64 Was Awesome!

by John McNichol | Oct 9, 2023 | 1980s, C64 Vic20

     The Commodore C64 was a great little machine for its day, and its games were worthy successors to the Atari games which came before it. One game will always stand out for me as particularly enjoyable, due to its innovative concept, progression, style, and overall...

REMINISCING NEW YORK’S TWIN TOWERS – by Michael Thomasson

by Todd Friedman | Oct 9, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, The Story Of...

New York City is the largest city in the United States. Its culture is far reaching and iconic, and as a result, it has been used as a setting in numerous videogames. The skyline was often used to represent the great city, as it was easily identifiable by the Statue...

Giana Power Edition 2023 – The Great Giana Sisters for the C64 gets 16 new levels!

by Indie Retro News | Oct 6, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

We’ve certainly heard a lot about that famous platformer the Great Giana Sisters from 1987, especially as it came back to the Amiga as a Giana Special Edition by Reimagine Games and then of course the Great Giana-Sisters Construction-Set, whereby you can create...