Chez Maxime – HOT NEWS : As a Tapper like game from the Philips Videopac(Odyssey 2) arrives on the ZX Spectrum as a full remaster
Not satisfied with the amount of games posted and think more are needed! Then how about this game then it's 'Chez Maxime'. A brand new ZX Spectrum remaster from Highrise and Gabriele Amore, as a game that was regarded by many including ARG as a hidden gem from 1983...
Amidar500 – A 1980’s Arcade and 2600 game coming to the Amiga 500 as an Arcade conversion by JOTD gets a beta
JOTD is certainly making a name for himself here on Indie Retro News, creating awesome Arcade like conversions of games such as Ms Pacman and Pacman 500, and even the rebuilt & adapted to Amiga AGA ripped from Supercars International 1996 as Supercars 2 AGA. Well...
Five NES Guilty Pleasures You Need to Play
Need something on the NES that you haven’t played yet? Try these fun ones! WCW Wrestling: The roster on this is amazing and the game is tough as hell. Easily an underrated gem. Bad News Baseball: It might be the best baseball game on the NES and it's aged wonderfully....
Wolfenstein 3D – Could this classic first person shooter be coming to the Sega Master System and Sega 1000?
Throughout the years we've featured many different types of news stories, from gaming updates, to music disks and even scene demos. Well here with another eye opening news story I think you'll like, as if you have a Sega Master System or Sega 1000, then it might be...
Old School Gamer Celebrates 5 Years and Wants to Raise It’s Game
Press Release About Kickstarter Old School Gamer has been publishing it’s retro gaming magazine for the last five years. Covering video gaming from its beginnings in the 1970s until the late 1990s, Old School had published 29 issues and is due for it’s 30th issue to...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel, who currently is displayed on card number 3480, from the Superstars of 2020 Collection. Johnathan is a former professional Esports player of games like Quake and PainKiller. At one time Johnathan...
Five Retro Football Games That Still Rock
With NFL season almost here, Old School Gamer counts down five pigskin games over 20 years old that still play great. NFL Gameday 98: The first game to truly dethrone the Madden series, those polygon graphics and awesome AI set a high standard for all the games that...
Freeway – An Atari 2600 to Atari XL/XE port by Glurk gets a release
We've featured many Atari 2600 to C64 and Atari XL/XE conversions and ports throughout the years, from Spider Fighter, to Keystone Kapers and even our personal favorite Frostbite. Well here's some more good news to get us through this Tuesday which has been developed...
Karate Champ – A 1980’s Arcade fighting game by JOTD for the Commodore Amiga gets an update!
If you remember the 1980's game of 'Karate Champ; An Arcade fighting game that was released in the Arcades and later the Apple II, C64, NES, Virtual Console, iOS via Data East, then you might like this latest Amiga news story. As Jotd has released a new update to his...
RiverRaid Reloaded v1.1 – An updated River Raid clone for the Amiga 500 and up!
While many of you have already played Project R3D's River Raid style game of ' Bridge Strike ', you might also interested to know that as of today, Matze1887 has released an update to his previously released River Raid clone of ' RiverRaid Reloaded ' for the Commodore...
Retro Games Values are Increasing by the hundreds of dollars – Do you have one?
Have you ever wondered how retro games compare to modern games of today? Gaming has come a long way and in light of this, gaming experts at Crucial.com have looked compared data around retro vs modern games to find out, the value of retro consoles over time, the...
Lemmings – Deater has released a proof of concept of Lemmings for the Apple II!
Lemmings was a game published by Psygnosis way back in the early 90's for the Amiga, Atari ST and PC and regarded by many as one of the greatest games ever, especially as it featured many blue, green haired Lemmings that could be blown up, ripped apart and dropped...
Tutankham – A C64 port of Tutankham, an arcade game developed by Konami in 1982.
Even more retro games to get through now, as thanks to a late hour heads up from Saberman, we've just been told LC-Games has released the new C64 game of 'Tutankham'; A C64 port of Tutankham which was originally an Arcade game developed by Konami in 1982. To coincide...
Coming Soon – SHARPIN Mini V3
shipping in October You need a 10-11″ Android Tablet to play. (maximum: 296mm x 210mm) What’s included: CNC Cut wood cabinet Button Encoder-Board to connect to your Android Tablet 6 Arcade Buttons Designed Decal Stickers USB C and Micro USB-Adapter The...
Pac Time – Classic Pac-Man game arrives on the Atari XL/XE but with a difference!
We've featured Pac-Man so many times now on our website, from Jr. Pac-Man on the Intellivision, to Pac Man The Curse of the Slimers on the ZX Spectrum and even PAC-01 on the MSX. Well here we are with another Pac-Man game, as we've recently found out, that if you head...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Tyler Bushnell
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Tyler Bushnell, who currently is displayed on card number 4120, from the Superstars of 2022 Collection. Tyler is the CEO and co-founder of Polycade, a modern arcade platform designed for in-person social gaming. Polycade...
Tutankham – A Pico8 port of Tutankham is in development, an arcade game developed by Konami in 1982.
Thanks to an early morning heads up via Twitter, we've just been told that if you enjoyed the classic game of 'Tutankham'; an Arcade game developed by Konami in 1982. Then at some point in the near future @paulhamx will be releasing a port of the game for the Pico8....
Castlevania – Thelen is still working on an upcoming Castlevania game for the Atari XL/XE VBXE
We've featured our fare share of Castlevania inspired games over the years, from Castlevania Spectral Interlude on the ZX Spectrum, to the upcoming fan game of Maria Renard's Revenge for the Commodore Amiga. Well here we are with another shout out for this classic...
OutRun – A technical demonstration of a classic racer for the Atari XL/XE
Way back in 1986 Sega released one of the greatest racers of our time, it just had to be Out Run. An Arcade racer designed by Yu Suzuki, that was not only a commercial success but became one of the best selling games of it's time. It had incredible graphics, fantastic...
The International Video Game Hall of Fame Class of Inductees for 2022!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18th, 2022 International Video Game Hall of Fame Announces the 2022 Class of Inductees! Ottumwa, IA— August 18th, 2022 — Put down that controller, close your gaming app and give that keyboard a little rest, it’s finally time to pull back...
The Retro Hour – Missile Command and Gravitar with Rich Adam
Missile Command and Gravitar with Rich Adam The Retro Hour EP339 Published on August 14th, 2022 CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PODCAST We take a trip back to the heyday of Atari and chat to developer Rich Adam who worked on legendary titles like Missile Command and Gravitar....
Arkanoid 3 – A Portuguese MOD/Hack of the classic ZX Spectrum Arkanoid game
If you remember Arkanoid; an arcade game first developed by Taito in 1986, with the bat like device scrolling from side to side at the bottom of the screen, bouncing an orb back and forth and smashing blocks for a high score, then you might like this latest speccy...
Old School Gamer KICKSTARTING NOW! – Join US!
In some form you have enjoyed Old School Gamer Magazine by signing up as recently as this summer or as far back as 4-5 years ago. In that time we have published 29 issues and are due to send #30 to press within the month. Over 25,000 retro gamers receive it every...
Sonic Triple Trouble 16-Bit has been released as a fan remake for Windows
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. Has been released as a fan...
GOG celebrates Mortal Kombat’s 30th anniversary
Get over here! GOG celebrates Mortal Kombat’s 30th anniversary with a release of MK Trilogy Mortal Kombat Trilogy released • The release is accompanied by Classic Twist sale • +60 deals up to 85% August 15th, 2022 – Mortal Kombat Trilogy, a legendary fighting game, is...
Ambermoon.net – Open source remake of a fantastic CRPG gets a brand new 1.5.0 release!
Originally released in 1993 for the Amiga by Thalion Software, Ambermoon was the second part of an unfinished trilogy and sequel to Amberstar that was only released in Germany. In was an incredible RPG for its time, and featured 3D graphics that were considered...
Minbay Pixel Artboard is a Pixel Art Handheld by Anthony Wallace
The Pixel Artboard is still currently in its Kickstarter cycle which should be ending in the next couple weeks. So anybody looking to pick one up can back that campaign and get theirs shortly after its completion. But what is the Pixel Artboard? Well, as the name...
Toy Story 4 Pinball Reveal – by Michael Thomasson
Jersey Jack Pinball has been responsible for many industry firsts, including LCD screens, LED lighting, camera integration, online connectivity, and other innovative technologies. Their previous releases, The Wizard of Oz, The Hobbit, Dialed In!, Pirates of the...
Cancelled game ‘Warcraft Adventure Lord of the Clans’ gets an impressive remaster!
Way back in 2016 we announced much to the surprise of the community, that after 18 years of waiting, the rather rare and cancelled Adventure game ' Warcraft Adventures - Lord of the Clans ' was finally made available for download; a game that was due for release in...
The Retro Hour Podcast – Episode 338 Shadow of the Beast
Shadow of The Beast & Driver with Martin Edmonson The Retro Hour EP338 Published on August 5th, 2022 CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PODCAST We chat to Reflections founder Martin Edmonson about the making of classics like Shadow of The Beast, Destruction Derby and the...
The MK Pinball that Nearly Happened – by Michael Thomasson
Bally Manufacturing, founded in 1932, manufactured amusement machines such as slot machines and pinball, and became a big player through the electromechanical and solid-state eras. In 1943, Bally acquired fellow slot machine maker Midway, and began making pinball...
Knights & Slimes – An in dev Arcade platformer for the C64 by Monte Boyd gets another tease
Another C64 news story for you all, and one I think many will still be interested in playing when it gets an eventual release, is the upcoming game of Knights & Slimes for the C64 by Monte Boyd. Yes indeed thanks to another shout out on Twitter, not only is Monte...
Five Genesis Games That Deserve Remasters
The Sega Genesis was littered with classics, but so many of the games that dominated sales charts on the console have disappeared since. Here’s our list of five games we’d love to see come back in some way. Altered Beast: Yes, there were subsequent new additions, but...
Black Dawn Rogue – The next Amiga AGA game in the Black Dawn Saga gets another tease
We've featured many Dungeon Crawlers on Indie Retro News, from Black Dawn Rebirth which is a high grade crawler as the 7th episode of the Black Dawn Dungeon Crawler/RPG series by Colin Vella, Shaun Watters, Ten Shu and Mike Richmond. To ' The Shadows of Sergoth '; a...
The Long Road to Mortal Kombat – by Kevin Butler
Mortal Kombat is an Action-Adventure, “Beat-em-Up” type of game, created by Midway in 1992, where you get to play as several characters in a Kung-Fu style of fighting. Each of these characters has certain signature moves and the biggest draw is each character’s type...
Frogger – A Project for the TI99/4A as an Extended Basic development!
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...
Heart of Darkness: Dark Souls for kids in the 90s
*WARNING* – THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS POTENTIALLY MAJOR SPOILERS FOR HEART OF DARKNESS. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET PLAYED THIS GAME BUT HAVE AN INTEREST IN DOING SO, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS ARTICLE WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS* Gamers these days seem to enjoy punishment in their...
End of Days – by Michael Mertes
We have indeed reached the End of Days, as this will be the last installment of the series. Over the past few years,we have explored some fantastic hardware and games, though not all of them were great to play and research. For our final installment of End of Days, we...
1988-1998 A NEW BOOK EXCERPT By Brett Weiss (intro) and Alex Thompson (Mortal Kombat II essay)
When I’m a guest author (and now YouTuber) at various video game conventions around the country, the question I get more than any other is, “What is your favorite game of all time?” The answer is always Universal’s Mr. DoIf you haven’t played this classic maze title,...
Bruce Lee Anniversary Edition – HOT NEWS as a 1984 game hit arrives on the Commodore Plus/4!
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, as...