Welcome to Block’n’Bubble II, a direct continuation of the classic action gameplay developed by natthrafn. Originally programmed by the author and published in Germany back in 1989 via Markt & Technik Special #30, this updated iteration breathes fresh life into the retro title with enhanced features and an expanded universe. New features and upgrades include : A built-in Level Editor in which players can design, test, and share their own custom stages, two-Player Simultaneous Play, 20 new in-game levels plus 6 new level packs of 20 levels each on the included disk, and a high score table.

The narrative picks up centuries after a disastrous magical mishap. At a grand annual wizard assembly, your character’s spectacular performance accidentally infested the guild’s headquarters with dangerous creatures known as Bubble-Jumpers. Despite successfully clearing the building with the help of peers, the guild ruthlessly expelled you. Now, 1,307 years later, you have broken back into the heavily guarded sanctuary to exact your revenge by exposing the wizards’ secret realm to humanity. To stop you, the Supreme Magician has cast the same forbidden spell, flooding the chambers with treacherous bubbles. Players must clear every room of these bouncing threats to open the gates for mankind.

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Fancy playing a new Commodore Amiga game that smacks of high quality, is fun to play, and well worth keeping an eye on as developments progress, then this game called ‘Double Baboon Ninja’ by Danlabg is just the game for you. An upcoming Arcade game in which you play as The Double Baboon Ninja’s, and must put a stop to an alien invasion terrorizing the city. To coincide with this news, Saberman has provided some footage from Version 7a which has been made available today.

Here’s the latest. “Baboon City sleeps beneath its neon glow…Until an alien invasion turns its citizens into mindless blobs. Hope remains.Two warriors emerge from the shadows. The Double Baboon Ninja strike back!”

Technical notes

• AGA chipset
• 2MB of CHIP
• 68020 with Fast RAM should be sufficient
• Supports one or two button controllers

Credits :

• Graphics & Code by Dan
• Music by Robyn
• PTplayer by Frank Wille

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While many of you probably remember Empire Strikes Back on the C64 which was released back in 1988 by Domark that relied on the heavy vector line graphical environment that so many of us were used to and enjoyed in the Arcades. This version however is a big nod to the classic Atari 2600 version, as a side scrolling shooter pitting a snow speeder against an army of AT-ATs in a bid to protect the rebel base on Hoth from attack!

#MayThe4thBeWithYou, lovely #C64 community! 🕹️#StarWars #Megastyle pic.twitter.com/9h9rYDIiCM

— Chris Stanley (@ScubaChris72) May 4, 2025

Here is what the website says about this fabulous game for the C64 ” 40 years after the Atari and Intellivision games were released, Megastyle is now proud to present to you: The Commodore 64 fan version of the original Parker Brothers game “Empire Strikes Back”. In this version you have to protect the rebels power generators from the walkers – just like in the original Parker Brothers game. Only this time on a Commodore 64 and with 8 levels, new enemies, cut scenes and end sequence. ”

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If you’ve never heard of Super Mario Kart, then I guess you were living in a cave, as this game series which first appeared in 1992 on the SNES, was one of the most addictive arcade style racing games ever to appear on a TV screen. So to see someone try to create a Mario Kart like experience on the Amiga certainly caught my interest! Welcome to Micro Karting, an ever improving proof-of-concept to see if a 3D-ish kart racing game can be done on Amiga AGA without cheating.

Here’s the latest from bubu7te and JMD(Music). “Everything is written in raw 68020 assembly and tested on real hardware. It runs surprisingly well on a totally stock, unexpanded Amiga 1200, but with Fast RAM and/or an accelerator it gets smoother and more stable (less pain for the CPU). No engines, no system friendly code. Just chipset, fixed-point math, hand-rolled routines and a lot of guess-and-retry. The goal is not visuals, but gameplay feel: steering must stay responsive even when the machine is clearly sweating. Chunky to planar conversion is done using c2p.library, mainly to show how good and fast this free Amiga library actually is, even in a very demanding real-time scenario.”

• This is not a finished game, not even close. It’s a tech demo, a playground, and a personal experiment to understand how far you can bend an Amiga before it snaps. Code is messy in places, optimizations are still half baked, and bugs are very possible. If it breaks, that’s on purpose. Kind of..”

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Saberman has contacted us to let us know that tiboh’24-26 has announced the release of a hack/mod of Commando for the ZX Spectrum. A new version of the game which not only overhauls the intro graphics, but it now features AY-Music which brings it more in line with other systems such as the Amstrad CPC, Atari ST and Commodore 64. Not to be confused with the awesome Arnie flick of the same name (though equally as awesome), Commando is a ‘one man takes on all’ shooter (also like the awesome film) whereby it is your mission to kill anything that moves to progress to the next level.

The classic vertical scrolling shoot-’em-up Commando has received a massive overhaul on the ZX Spectrum. A highly anticipated modification tailored for both 48k and 128k hardware has breathed fresh life into the iconic 1985 arcade port, delivering a heavily enriched presentation and a wealth of cross-platform bonuses. The game now features an alternative loading screen from Jarrod Bentley in the intro, intro’s GFX from Commodore 64, AY-Music from the Amstrad CPC, Atari ST and Commodore 64, and finally a congratulatory message at the end of 8th level!

• Made by Elite Systems Ltd’85
• Release by tiboh’24, 26

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Fancy playing a new Commodore Amiga game that smacks of high quality, is fun to play, and well worth keeping an eye on as developments progress, then this game called ‘Double Baboon Ninja’ by Danlabg is just the game for you. An upcoming Arcade game in which you play as The Double Baboon Ninja’s, and must put a stop to an alien invasion terrorizing the city. To coincide with this news, Saberman has provided some footage of the early part of a level 1 demo.

Here’s the latest. “Baboon City sleeps beneath its neon glow…Until an alien invasion turns its citizens into mindless blobs. Hope remains.Two warriors emerge from the shadows. The Double Baboon Ninja strike back!”

Technical notes

• AGA chipset
• 2MB of CHIP
• 68020 with Fast RAM should be sufficient
• Supports one or two button controllers

Credits :

• Graphics & Code by Dan
• Music by Robyn
• PTplayer by Frank Wille

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We’ve featured Street Fighter many times now on IndieRetroNews, either as a ‘What if’ for the Commodore Amiga, or with the 2022 hit release called Street Fighter 2 Champion Edition for the Commodore 64. Well here’s one that will blow your minds! As I’ve been told that Sweet Fightin’ +2 has been released for the ZX Spectrum. An incredible version of Street fighter 2, that is getting such feedback as, “New Street Fighter 2 for the ZX Spectrum by Presh is an absolute gem to play” and “A bleep masterpiece, there are no other words to describe this. How is this even possible? What kind of black magic did you use to pull this off?”. So to coincide with this incredible news, here are two gameplay videos and the full details below.

Here’s the full details. “Choose from 12 legendary fighters and battle your way across the world in a series of one-on-one, best-of-three fights to achieve the glory and title of Sweet Fightin’ Champion… or go head to head with your friends in 2-player mode! Unofficial homage for the ZX Spectrum 128K, celebrating 35 years of the two-player fighting game which shaped the genre! ⚠️ Please note that this game requires either an original ZX Spectrum 128K computer or suitable emulator to run.”

( Here’s the original Street Fighter 2 )

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In a record-breaking year for the retro community, developers Norakomi and Wolf have entered a fantastic looking game in the MSX dev competition. Titled as ‘Neon Horizon’. This high-octane 3D scrolling racer has just been registered as the landmark 40th entry in the MSXdev25 contest, setting a new standard for the long-running homebrew competition. Set against a sprawling cyber-noir backdrop, Neon Horizon casts players as a lone rider in a race for survival. The game draws heavy mechanical inspiration from classic 3D racers, tasking players with navigating treacherous futuristic landscapes.

Here’s the latest. “Norakomi and Wolf teamed up once more with Neon Horizon, working their magic to create an outstanding piece of MSX2 software, complete with a captivating and immersive OPL4 soundtrack that pulls players right into its world. Neon Horizon is a fast-paced cyber-noir motorbike adventure set in a vast futuristic world. You take on the role of a lone rider, navigating treacherous landscapes while racing against the clock, hostile rivals, and the unforgiving environments that shape the horizon. The mission is straightforward: survive the ride, master your bike, and cross the finish line of each level before your fuel runs out.”

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Babaliba wasn’t the only classic game to be converted over to the Atari ST, as I’ve recently been told that the 1993 DOS game called Train, which is also very similar to another classic game called SNAKE. Has been converted over to the Atari ST by Slovak programmer Baky, with music by scener Tao. To coincide with this news, provided below is the latest footage showing this game that looks to be fun for all the family.

Here’s the latest. “Train is a conversion of Miroslav Němeček’s original legendary DOS game from 1993. You drive the locomotive and collect objects on the screen. Once you pick up the object, the train enlarges by one wagon. After collecting all the items, you must take the train to the exit. The game contains 52 levels, compared to the original it has 2 extra bonus levels. Slovak programmer Baky is behind the conversion of the 2025 play for Atari, he used the music from scener Tao.”

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Lets go back to the 90’s, a time of violent handball and ice hockey action, in which violence meets goal scoring antics that appeared in our homes on the Acorn Archimedes, Atari ST, Amiga, Amiga CD32, PC, Commodore 64, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Game Boy and even the Game Boy Advance. Yes it is none other than Speedball 2, a 1990 game developed by Bitmap Brothers as the sequel to the 1988 game Speedball. So why am I mentioning this game you might ask? Well as of just recently a modernized version of this classic can be played through Steam.

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