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...

Montezuma’s Redux – 1980’s Atari 8-bit Platforming classic, overhauled [Atari 5200 UPDATE]

by Indie Retro News | Apr 19, 2025 | 2000s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Even more great retro gaming news for this week, as we have just learnt that TIX with the help of Paul Lay, has released an Atari XL/XE rom hack of ‘Montezuma’s Revenge’, which overhauls the game giving it new lease of life. Montezuma was originally...

The Tale – A new CRPG with PETSCII graphics for the Plus/4 by Synergy

by Indie Retro News | Apr 16, 2025 | 2000s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Another Plus/4 announcement of which RPG genre fans might enjoy reading about, is the fact that Synergy has released the Ultima like CPRG of The Tale for the Commodore Plus/4. A full-fledged entry in the BASIC category of the Commodore Plus/4 játékfejlesztői verseny...

Transylvania Castle – A new game by Fitosoft for the Amstrad CPC [UPDATE]

by Indie Retro News | Apr 13, 2025 | 2000s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

If you have an Amstrad CPC and looking for another game to play through this week, then thanks to a heads up via Saberman, Liqmatrix and XeNoMoRPH, we’ve been told that Fitosoft has released a new game for the Amstrad called ‘Transylvania Castle’; an...

Hyper Wings – Geldo79 announces the final version of this fast based Amiga space shooter! [UPDATE]

by Indie Retro News | Apr 12, 2025 | 2000s, 2010s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

The last news story from me unless something major comes out, as the previously announced Amiga shooter of ‘Hyper Wings’ by Geldo79, has hit the big 2.2 with a final version!  An Asteroids and Star Control mash up which was developed in ASM. To coincide...

BDTZ – A WIP Zombie themed Cannon Fodder game for the Amiga by Acneproduction (+Demo)

by Indie Retro News | Apr 9, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

If you remember the game Cannon Fodder on the Amiga, then take a look at how this game plays, it will bring back a little bit of nostalgia! Ok… So Cannon Fodder didn’t have Zombies (Not that I remember) but the style of game play is very similar in this...