Frogger – A Project for the TI99/4A as an Extended Basic development!

by Indie Retro News | Aug 4, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

In the early 80s, when video games were just starting their migration from the arcades to the living room, it was common for games programmers to take their inspiration from the more popular arcade games, and so we ended up with a million and one variations on...

Bruce Lee Anniversary Edition – HOT NEWS as a 1984 game hit arrives on the Commodore Plus/4!

by Indie Retro News | Aug 1, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Other Magazines Preview

We’ve certainly featured the 1984 game of Bruce Lee more than a few times now, especially with games such as Eel Ecurb for the Atari XL/XE and Bruce Lee – Return of Fury released on the C64. But now we look towards something incredible for our retro kicks,...

Paco the man – A new PAC-MAN game for the Amstrad CPC by JJGarcia Aranda

by Indie Retro News | Jul 27, 2022 | Indie Built-Retro Inspired

We’ve featured many Pac-Man games on Indie Retro News, from Arlasoft’s Pac-Man on the C64, to Blockman Gets on the Amiga and even Lady Pac on the C64 by LowCarb. Well here are with another Pac game, as thanks to XeNoMoRPH contacting us just recently, he...

Dragon’s Lair II Time Warp: Amiga Intro Animation redone frame by frame in Personal Paint by Hache

by Indie Retro News | Jul 25, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

I remember Dragon’s Lair very well, from the Amstrad version with the jumping of platforms or trying to stay on the spinning disk without being blown off, or the interactive animated version which appeared as a laserdisc in which you needed to press a specific...

Mighty Street Fighter – Could this upcoming ‘Street Fighter’ be the next homebrew hit for the Amstrad 128k?

by Indie Retro News | Jul 23, 2022 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

I’m sure many of you remember Street Fighter, a game which originally appeared on the Arcades, and was then ported to pretty much every system you could think of, including such systems as the Amiga, Atari St and even the ZX Spectrum.  Well fast forward to today...

Super Mario Bros. S – A collaborative fan game available as a download or browser play

by Indie Retro News | Jul 21, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

I have always had a soft spot for Super Mario Bros, ever since I first played it as a kid all those years ago in America on the NES. Its one of those timeless games that you never can get tired of. Its super simple to learn and control for new players and the gameplay...