Encounter HD comes out with version 1.2.3 and a new demo

by William Schwartz | Aug 31, 2025 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie, Indy Tools By Platform, Retro Computing

  On August 31st, Defense Force released a new version of Encounter HD, version 1.2.3 alongside a new demo. The project saw its initial release in December of last year. But the story of Encounter itself goes back quite a bit farther than that. The graphic...

Forgotten Game Review: ‘Swords and Soliders 2’ Review: A Sequel to be Proud of

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Aug 8, 2025 | 2010s, Gaming, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Reviews

Sequels are a tough act to pull off, even for big publishers, but for a indie company, it could be life or death. However, the sequel to Ronimo Games’ award-winning WiiWare hit “Swords and Soldiers” is a Wii U makeover that keep you not only talking about...

A review of Pokettohiro! for the Game Boy Color

by William Schwartz | Aug 1, 2025 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie, Reviews

  The Game Boy Studio program by Chris Maltby has inspired a whole new generation homebrew Game Boy developers. David Marin is one of them, having published Pokettohiro! last year through Broke Studios. It’s now available for download on the David...

Track’N’Field – Centuri/Konami’s button mashing Sports game gets an Amiga release!

by Indie Retro News | Jul 31, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Checking my inbox for the latest game news, and I’ve found out through Saberman, that JOTD’s previously mentioned work in progress Arcade to Amiga port of the button mashing game of ‘Track & Field’ by Centuri/Konami. Has finally been...

Happy 40th Birthday Commodore Amiga 1000

by Indie Retro News | Jul 29, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

My awesome Amiga, now all modded up with a Pistorm! (Not an A1000) It’s a time to light those candles upon that tasty cake, as the Commodore Amiga 1000 is celebrating its 40th anniversary. That’s right, it’s 40 years to this day that the Amiga 1000...

First Look: Echoes of the Unread

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jul 1, 2025 | 2020s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. plays Echoes of the Unread on the NES from Mega Cat Studios....