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DJ Hero – by Todd Friedman
I remember it like it was yesterday; walking into Toys ‘R Us to get my young twins some presents for the upcoming holiday season. Of course, when I go into a toy store, the first place I go to is the video game section. Not for the kids, but for me. I was still...
Moritz on the Autobahn – Moritz has arrived on the Amstrad CPC 128k!
Moritz has certainly made an appearance in a lot of ZX Spectrum games throughout our speccy write ups on Indie Retro News, he's been in Moritz Strikes Back, Moritz 48k, Moritz to the Moon, and yes even the the most recent of games, Moritz on the Autobahn. So what else...
Play Rewind Eject – Tabletop Card Game
Play Rewind Eject is a tabletop card game that utilizes the mechanics of the popular schoolyard turned internet sensation Kiss, Marry, Kill, paired with a social deduction mechanic, and themed with movies from pop culture. Play Rewind Eject is made for up to 8...
Guitar Hero – by Kevin Butler
First released in 2005, Guitar Hero was like the Konami arcade game Guitar Freaks in which you hit certain buttons as they appeared on the screen. Guitar Hero, though, took this approach to the next level. First, it used a guitar-shaped controller. This controller had...
Sydney Hunter & The Yucatan Jungle – The most advanced ColecoVision game ever made (for the stock system) is coming this year!
In the early 80's many of us had the pleasure of playing the adventure platformer 'Montezuma's Revenge' on the Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Apple II, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, IBM PC, Sega Master System and even the ZX Spectrum (as Panama Joe). It combined treasure...
iiRcade Report – by Brad Feingold
Normally this is the part where we sit and talk about some of the coolest games that have recently hit the iiRcade. Since we are at the end of the year, it is time to reflect on where the iiRcade is in the video game industry. Now I won’t be talking about numbers,...
A Blast from the Past! Donkey Kong Country
In 1994 the first Donkey Kong Country came out on the Super NES. The game focuses on Donkey Kong and his nephew Diddy Kong, who must recover their stolen bananas from King K. Rool and the Kremlings. Each level is uniquely themed and consists of varying tasks such as...
Scramble Infinity – An incredible version of a 1980’s classic which is coming to a C64 near you soon!
I was just thinking to myself could this day get any better for the C64, and going by the latest update from Games That Weren't, it just has! Welcome to a new side scrolling Shoot 'em up for the C64 called 'Scramble Infinity'; A game which not only features amazing...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Time Pilot?
Publisher: Coleco Release: 1983 Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model: # 2663 Rarity: 5 Programmer: Harley H. Puthuff, Jr. This is a slightly scaled down version of the arcade classic that really captures the spirit of the...
“In Memoriam” Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Ken Graham
Intro courtesy of Shawn Quinn: Many of us in the Houston area classic arcade and pinball community are mourning the passing of Ken Graham, who left us on the last day of 2021 after losing a bravely fought battle with cancer. Ken was one of the owners at The Game...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe?
Release Date: 1980 Publisher: Atari Controller: Joystick Players: 1 - 2 Genre: Brain Alternate Title: N/A Model #: CX2618 Rarity: 2 Programmer: Carol Shaw This unique take on the classic pen and paper game leaves a lot to be desired. If the cover is to be believed,...
Attack of the Petscii Robots – Action Adventure game from David Murray/8Bit Guy gets a Shareware version (C128/Pet/X16)
We have recently been contacted through Facebook, to tell you that the same creator of PLANET X3, who we know as David Murray/The 8bit guy, has not only made available the Action Adventure game of 'Attack of The Petscii Robots' for the Commodore PET, Commodore 128 and...
Snowed Under – A new charity game from Allan Turvey & Andy Johns for the ZX Spectrum
When it comes to announcing something from Allan Turvey, it's usually a new game that's just been announced such as the case with Asteroids RX, Percy Penguin or even Terrapins. But this time he's decided to do something different, as in relation to the upcoming...
Retro Review of 2021.
It's hard to say wether or not 2021 will be looked back on fondly yet. Sure things have gotten a little better since the pandemic began, but things are still not completely the same. However us Retro gamers got some good and bad surprises throughout the year. This...
Double Dragon – Work continues to bring an Arcade quality port of Double Dragon over to the Amiga
Even to this day, if you ask someone what they thought of Double Dragon, and they'd probably tell you of an awesome Arcade beat em up released in 1987, that gave you the option to play two twin martial artists who could kick, punch and throw enemies off scene through...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Air Raid?
Release Date: 1982 Publisher: Men-A-Vision Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model #: M707 Rarity: 10 Programmer: Gary Kitchen With only a handful of copies known to exist, Air Raid is one of the rarest games for the 2600. This...
Five Underrated Game Boy Games You Must Play
The Game Boy has a massive library and because of that, there are a ton of games you definitely misses. Check out this handful of titles and thank us later. The Adventures of Star Saver: This is a unique little romp that has an awesome score and an old-school arcade...
A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year from Indie Retro News
Here we are again with another Christmas and what a year it has been, full of incredible retro games such as Snow Force, Briley Witch Chronicles, Scramble Infinity and Sonic The Hedgehog on the C64, to Turbo Tomato, The Shadows of Sergoth on the Amiga and even more...
Indie Retro News – C64 Game of The Year Award 2021 – VOTE NOW! (Winner announced 1st Jan 2022)
With one day left for 2021 and something I've personally not done on Indie Retro News before, I thought it was about time I also did an Indie Retro News game of the year award for the C64 with the winner being announced at some point on Jan 1st 2022. Yes we may get...
The Power of the Fist – NES Powerglove
Some call it a controller, some call it a peripheral, some even call it a gimmick. I would say it is all of these and more. The Nintendo PowerGlove is one of the most talked about pieces of the juggernaut system we know as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). ...
Krogharr – Inviyya creator’s upcoming Amiga game goes AGA and it looks great!
Right from the word go, we were one of the first gaming websites to give you the heads up about TIGERSKUNK's amazing Shoot 'em up of Inviyya; a game with amazing scrolling graphics, super action, great sound effects, and a real hark back to days of R-Type or...
Santa’s Rats Issue – An enjoyable yet challenging Arcade game for the C64 by Marco Giorgini and Andrea Capitani
With the end of the year fast approaching and Christmas slowly ending up at the back of our minds, there's still time for us to put in a few games on Indie Retro News that celebrate the festive season. One such game that was released a little while ago, with a...
RDP RetroDuo Portable V. 2.0
This is the review of the RDP RetroDuo Portable V. 2.0 handheld system. This is a fairly new item that has been on the market less than a year. I have purchased this item with the excitement of playing the original classic Nintendo and Super Nintendo games on a...
Getting Games As Gifts.
Getting presents nowadays isn't what it used to be. Mostly because a lot of us retro gamers are now older. Some have families, jobs, responsibilities that take us away from our favorite pastime. Of course with jobs comes the money to buy games we always wanted...
