Wonderboy 1200 – A classic Arcade game from 1986 is being developed for the Amiga with an alpha download available

by Indie Retro News | Jun 3, 2022 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

A long time ago at the Arcades, I used to love playing the fantastic platformer ‘ Wonder Boy ‘ designed by Ryuichi Nishizawa. It started its life as a skateboard rock jumping and axe bashing platformer, that later became the great adventure platformer with...

New Rally-X – An Arcade conversion of Rally X for the C64 is in the works and it’s fab!

by Indie Retro News | May 31, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, C64 Vic20, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

It wasn’t too long ago that many of us had the pleasure of playing Allan Turvey’s Terrapins RX; a Rally X Remix demo which was based on the 1980 game by Namco and official conversion Maze Death Race which was released later in 1983 by PSS for the ZX...

The Limited Run Conundrum

by Ben Magnet | May 27, 2022 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Magazine Preview, Opinions

Getting a video game printed in a physical format is expensive.  You have to pay for disks/cartridges, covers, and cases.  If the game is multiplatform then it’s even MORE expensive.  Hence why many developers love digital sales and sometimes skip a physical...

Street Fighter 2 Champion Edition – Hot News as a glorious in development C64 edition gets a demo

by Indie Retro News | May 23, 2022 | 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

I’m sure many of you remember the Street Fighter games, more especially Street Fighter 2 which appeared not only on the ZX Spectrum but also the C64 in 1991/2. But did you know there is an unofficial overhaul coming to the C64 called ‘Street Fighter 2...

Sonic Origins – A brand new collection that brings you 4 fully remastered Sonic titles coming June 23rd!

by Indie Retro News | May 18, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Do we have some great retro gaming news for you, as that legendary game character Sonic from the Sonic the Hedgehog game series, which appeared on multiple systems such as  the the Sega Master System, Sega Megadrive and Sega Game Gear. Will be coming to the Nintendo...

Top-Hole Golf – Love a C64 game of golf by Matthew Clarke [Final Preview]

by Indie Retro News | May 16, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Let me be honest with you, I can’t stand Golf! I never enjoyed watching it or even playing it, the only game I enjoyed playing was Mini Golf as it was just way more fun, especially with the family. But alas this isn’t Mini Golf but a C64 game called...