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Apogee Software released some great games in the 90's, games such as Monster Bash, Bio Menace and even our personal favorite Duke Nukem. Well one game that's going to get the remaster treatment, and a game that many of us still remember to this day, is the 90's game of 'BioMenace'. Yes indeed for those who loved playing this game back in the 90's, will pleased to know that Rigel Gameworks, a

If you're looking for a new NES game to try and want one to satisfy your retro gaming needs, then look no further than this work in progress Zelda like game of 'Knight on the Moon' by Kn56k. A game which when finished, will not only features 8 directional movement, but there's 6 Large bosses, 5 main "dungeons", puzzle solving , exploration and weapons pickups and hidden secrets. To coincide with

We've mentioned many Space Invader variants over the years, from Havie's Blitz Basic version of the game on the Amiga, to our personal favorite from Pink/Abyss called 'Tiny Invaders'. Well yet again we've been sent another version of Space Invaders for you to download and try, and it's LC-Games full C64 conversion of the famous arcade game created by Tomohiro Nishikado in 1978. To coincide with

There's another game you should be keep an eye on as developments progress, and that's Vigilante: A game that was not only released sometime back as a naff port to the Commodore Amiga, but thanks to Neeso Games however, is currently getting a much better port from the Sega Master System version via the Scorpion Engine to the Commodore Amiga! As in the words of the creator "This is my attempt to

Toki was an awesome arcade shooter platformer that was released way back in 1989 by a designer by the name of Akira Sakuma for systems such as the NES, Sega Mega Drive, Atari Lynx, Atari ST, Amiga & Commodore 64. In it you played as an enhanced Ape transformed from a Human that could shoot energy balls from his mouth defeating strange creatures and finally an evil Wizard. Well If you remember

We have just been informed by both Saberman and Xenomorph, that The Mojon Twins has released their latest Amstrad CPC game of 'Phantomas en el Museo'.  An Arcade platformer, which isn't just a high quality game in a series of Phantomas titles, but playing as the most famous thief from the 80s, you are sent to retrieve 5 magnificant pieces of art for the museum that has been infested by

There's nothing more satisfying than playing top down scrolling shoot 'em ups, games I remember fondly stand out such as the fantastic classic Tyrian 2000, or the many list of Arcade titles running through home emulation or a well designed cabinet. Well thanks to a heads up from the developer, we've been told at some point soon, Roar Tjørhom will be releasing a demo of his little shoot 'em

When it comes to games developed using the SEUCK engine, they are usually Shoot 'em ups that vary in quality, with some feeling a bit boring and rather samey. Thankfully 'Thunder Bird' by Eleanor Burns is an exception. As not only is it a Western themed action six shooter platformer, but you'll have fun blasting different enemies with gun in hand such as snakes and nasty miners. To coincide with

Listen up Commodore 64 owners as we have a special treat for you! As trawling through Twitter looking for some decent retro news, we have just found out that, thanks to the developer @joeyvc64 letting us know, we've been told you can play the latest port of 'Super Amok' for the Commodore 64! A C64 port of the VIC-20 Berzerk clone of Super Amok by Roger Merritt from 1983! To coincide with this

I was checking the latest releases and came across this pretty damn fine Amiga game that blends a bit of dungeon crawling with some roguelike fun. Titled as 'Sir Redford Knights Adventure', this upcoming Commodore Amiga game by Juen, Koyot1222 and JMD, not only came 1st place at the RAM#3 compo, but word on the street is the game is still being worked on, with a demo for you to try

A weekend heads up for all of our Amiga readers , as we've recently found out through the EAB forums, that Tukinem together with Retronics, is not only still working on bringing the Polish point and click adventure game of 'Sołtys' over to the Commodore Amiga 1200 with an English release date of May 23, 2025. But as of today you can try out the latest demo featuring English, German, Spanish,

When I was young I used to love playing the very latest in 16bit/32bit racers such as Outrun, Lotus or even XJ220 on the Amiga. It was a time that gave me the feeling of intense speed and near misses without driving a real car and ending up in the local clink. Thankfully if you too like games like that, or even ones with a more science fiction element to them, then make sure to keep an eye on

Another announcement has just arrived from Saberman, as he has just told us a previous Amiga game that was teased with demos called 'AMIner', has been updated with a final build of 25.3.30, which features a number of improvements making it a worthy game to play. If you've not heard of this game before, AMiner is an Arcade title that is not only based on a Motherload flash game, but also looks

In 1985 Capcom released one of the greatest side scrolling platform game series we have ever known. It featured a knight, creepy enemies and was rather difficult to the point of frustration. The game I am talking about is none other than ' Ghosts 'N Goblins ', the first game in the Ghosts 'n Goblins franchise. A game which appeared on systems such as the Amstrad, C64 and ZX Spectrum. Well if you

Vector5 Games who was behind titles such as Space Station 23, Laserscape, Jump Out, and our personal favorite Santa's Workout has recently released a new Commodore 64 game of 'Zookeeper'. A Columns/Match 3 style of game that has you matching the required amount of animals in a Zoo to complete the level. In light of this news, as always provided below is the latest gameplay footage and

When I was but a youngster I just loved playing the 1981 Arcade game of Frogger by Konami. It had loads of charm, great gameplay for kids and it really made you feel for the safety of those little green frogs as they hopped their way across a busy road, then across a river of logs and Crocodiles to get to the other side. So to get an update from happycodingzx, that he has released the final

BSzili is certainly no stranger to the Amiga scene, as not only did he release the Amiga port of Blake Stone Aliens of Gold, but there was also ports done of Exhumed / Powerslave, Wolfenstein 3D, BLOOD and even my personal favourite Shadow Warrior. Well it looks as if BSzili isn't done with the Amiga scene just yet, as he has released a proof of concept 'Tomb Raider' for the Commodore Amiga

Another Plus/4 announcement of which RPG genre fans might enjoy reading about, is the fact that Synergy has released the Ultima like CPRG of The Tale for the Commodore Plus/4. A full-fledged entry in the BASIC category of the Commodore Plus/4 játékfejlesztői verseny Plus/4 GameDev competition . A game that features rather large PETSCII graphics during the story. To coincide with this news,

Good evening you fine retro gamers! Thanks to a recent heads up through Facebook, we've been told that JuanGM has released the rather enjoyable arcade game of 'Bonsai Quest' for the ZX Spectrum. A game in which not only play as a Ninja, but you are secretly trained in the art of ninjutsu, on a personal quest to defeat the invaders that have plundered the palace, and endangered the most

Now here's a blast from the past and a game that I remember as being one of the best action-adventure games I had ever played on the Amstrad CPC 464. It's 'Saboteur II' developed by Clive Townsend and released by Durell Software in 1987, the same publishers behind the incredible dragon flying 'Thanatos'. This fine game was released for many platforms such as the CPC, ZX Spectrum and C64, and