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Amidar500 – A 1980’s Arcade and 2600 game gets an Amiga conversion by JOTD
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...
Pump it Up – by Michael Mertes
You certainly can't discount the amount of money Konami has and still is making worldwide with its musical games like Dance Dance Revolution, as it has been one of the hottest things to play for years wherever arcade cabinets can be found. Much like how Street Fighter...
Luminous Avenger iX 2 Review – Nintendo Switch
If you were a fan of any Mega Man X games, you will feel right at home with iX 2. Luminous Avenger iX 2 is a 2D, side-scrolling action platform game that pits you against many robotic foes as you attempt to explore and essentially escape a parallel world filled with...
Atari, Konami, and Square, We Need To Talk.
Being in touch with current trends is business 101. It keeps a company in touch with their audience and keeps them relevant in the ever changing consumer landscape. Yet what happens when the popular trend of the day is met with so much scrutiny and criticism? Many...
Luminous Avenger iX 2 Preview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbz8ggecoAc Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX released back in September 2019, and Luminous Avenger iX 2 is its direct sequel coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam on January...
VIV SAVAGE: By the author formerly known as THE JADED GAMER
Gee, I can’t play Guitar Hero… or Rock Band… or any other guitar game. Why? Because I’ve played guitar in real rock bands for about 50 years and, to be honest, it’s a miracle I’m still alive. The one thing I always noticed about guitar games is that they leave out a...
4 Characteristics of Most Successful Gamers
Gaming is a hobby enjoyed by billions all over the world. While some play games simply for fun, others do it competitively, to prove they are the best. It takes a lot of time and work to become a successful gamer at times, and every person’s path to success is...
9 Myths You Learned from Playing Oregon Trail
Most of us have grown up playing computer games, especially Oregon Trail. That's because this game was exciting and fun. Kids would stock up oxen, watch over their family members, and hunt for buffaloes. But have you ever thought how much this computer game is similar...
Rogue64 – A new C64 roguelike from Badger Punch Games is now shipping via Bitmap Soft and it looks fab!
If you love C64 games and want to own a game that features some damn fine box art, then you'll be pleased to know as thanks to a heads up on Twitter, that Badger Punch Games latest offering of 'Rogue64' is not only available for purchasing through Bitmap Soft, but as...
Dance Dance Revolution – by Michael Mertes
Konami's Dance Dance Revolution hit the Japanese arcade scene in 1998 as a brand-new addition to Konami's Bemani series of music and rhythm games. Like Beatmania, Konami would utilize a specialized cabinet with a powerful sound system and a control system that...
Attack of the Petscii Robots – HOT NEWS as an Action Adventure Amiga game as a port by Vesa Halttunen is finally here!
Another great news story for you all, as if you followed our previous write up in regards to Attack of the Petscii Robots; A game which is a brand new porting by Vesa Halttunen's of David Murray's Action Adventure. Then you'll be pleased to learn that as of today, you...
Yoomp! OCS – Amiga version of Yoomp! gets another tease for low end Amigas!
Even more Amiga news now! As we've just been contacted by Saberman that Zbych Zbigniew Ross author of Yoomp!64, is also working on an Amiga port of the game, which is more catered for users owning an Amiga OCS or above with minimum 14MHz processor, and "some" (not...
Snow Force – Sarah Jane Avory’s festive Shoot ’em up for the C64 gets a release! (Includes Soul Force X)
While many of you are still enjoying Sarah Jane Avory's latest game of Briley Witch Chronicles, a Japanese inspired RPG with all the hall marks of a really well developed game. There's another game worth playing that has just appeared in our inbox as a brand new...
JAKE SIMPSON, REVOLUTION X – by Patrick Hickey, Jr.
Light gun games get no love today, but with the popularization of games the likes of Duck Hunt, Wild Gunman, Gumshoe and Hogan’s Alley in the 1980s, Nintendo proved they could be big sellers on the console market if done right. In the arcades, however, they were...
Experts reveal the diets and workout plans of top characters!
New year is here, and therefore it’s time to sign up for that annual gym membership you are probably, rarely, going to use. But have you ever sat at your console and wondered “how would they keep in shape” when it comes to gaming characters? Well, Ebuyer has taken...
Ghosts ‘n Goblins – Overhaul in development for the Amstrad Plus gets a new tease
The Amstrad has really set the bar high for 8bit developed games this year, with incredible releases such as AMSTRED, Cosmic Gatlin', Wrecking Ball, and Wireware. But here's one game that I think that will really impress the Amstrad community as a complete overhaul,...
SNK VS CAPCOM: Card Fighters’ Clash Review – Nintendo Switch
SNK VS CAPCOM: Card Fighters' Clash was a bit of a head-scratcher for Neo Geo fans when it came out in 1999. I certainly was looking forward to a portable version of SNK VS Capcom where I could duke it out in standard fighting game format with epic matchups like...
Beatmania! – by Michael Mertes
October 1999 - A newly christened DJ named DJ Eclipse walked into a mall arcade with his high school friends and surveyed what arcade games were on the floor that home consoles couldn't easily replicate. There were plenty of light gun games littering the floor, along...
Black Sea – A fun for all the Family Amstrad game by Mananuk is available for ordering!
Another retro gaming news story has hit our inbox, as XeNoMoRPH was kind enough to let us know through our email, that if you're looking for a fun for all the family Arcade game for your Amstrad, then you might like check out Mananuk's new game of ' Black Sea '; A...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Boxing?
Release Date: 1980 Publisher: Activision Controller: Joystick Players: 1 - 2 Genre: Sports Alternate Title: N/A Model #: AZ-002 Rarity: 2 Programmer: Bob Whitehead Despite being simplistic and straightforward, this is a fairly accurate video game portrayal of the...
Wonder Boy – HOT NEWS as an Arcade game from 1986 gets an unofficial Amiga port by Acidbottle
Wonder Boy is a game designed by Ryuichi Nishizawa which started its life as a skateboard rock jumping and axe bashing platformer, that later became the great adventure platformer with RPG elements known as ' Wonderboy in Monster Land '. Both of these games have lived...
Frequency – by Brad Feingold
Before the oversized hype of Guitar Hero and the sequels that were to follow, music games were not really a concept for the Playstation system. The only major outlet for music on a gaming system was within the game itself, such as a blockbuster game like Grand Theft...
2021 Gaming Convention Updates – by Old School Gamer Writers
Houston Arcade Expo 2021 - by Brett Weiss -page 52 2021 Cleveland Gaming Classic - by Michael Thomasson -page 53 Retro World Expo Gaming Convention 2021 - by Bill Lange - page 54 Read the rest of this article on page 52 by clicking here! Be sure to sign...
Ninja Gaiden – ZeeWolf64’s latest project is Ninja Gaiden on the C64
For those of you who were really disappointed to find that Shadow Warriors on the C64 didn't live up to expectations and wasn't anything like Ninja Gaiden, might like this news update. As thanks to Per Ola contacting us recently, he has told us zeeWolf64 is working on...
