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Another ZX Spectrum announcement that's well worth a mention, is a new release by Amaweks called 'Telethugs'. This game available for purchase as a Patreon exclusive (annoyingly), is an Arcade run and gun game that was originally created and published for PC by Pedro Paiva in 2019, now ported over to the ZX Spectrum by Amaweks. To coincide with this news, below the latest gameplay footage by

If you're looking for a decent release for the ZX Spectrum that features not one, but five mini games that will keep you occupied throughout this evening. Then look no further than this new Arcade conversion by Deanysoft called GORF. A game which is a conversion of a 1981 game originally by Dave Nutting Associates, as a fixed shooter with five distinct levels, the first of which is based on Space

I was scrolling through the TND SEUCK Compo 2025 entries to see if there's anything decent worth mentioning, and I've come across a new entry in the SEUCK compo called 'Spy Kombat' by Pinov Vox. A game in which you play as Shancky, a secret agent, and must put a stop to Mr. X and his evil henchmen to retrieve the "Shadow" organization's defense plans. To coincide with this news, Saberman has sent

I do love a good roguelike, it's one of my favorite genres to play, especially when I'm delving deep into dark dungeons looking for decent loot and avoiding many of the nasties contained within. So if like me, you like that sort of gaming experience. Then make sure to check out Syntaxerrorsoftware's upcoming Commodore 64 game of 'ROGUEish'. A rogue-like for the C64 computer (either via

Interactive text adventures were many of our first forays into video gaming. Similar to the Adventure stories we would get as books each adventure was usually a unique, and fulfilling story combined with puzzles, traps, loot, and enemies. The latest release by Remanence Studio is one such classic interactive graphical text adventure game and although it is a horror adventure known as The Doll

If you remember the game Cannon Fodder on the Amiga, then take a look at how this game plays, it will bring back a little bit of nostalgia! Ok... So Cannon Fodder didn't have Zombies (Not that I remember) but the style of game play is very similar in this game called BDTZ by Acneproduction. A new Zombie themed Cannon Fodder game, which the developer has announced with a new and improved demo for

If you have a SEGA Master System or an Emulator to hand, then you are in for an arcade treat during this weekend, as we've just been told by Adam@badcomputer0 through Twitter, that you can now download the latest version of the kick ass Shoot 'em up of Frontier Force for the Sega Master System; a new game which has plenty of stages, different weapons, enemies and bosses to keep you occupied

The Sun is shining and the weather across the UK is pretty glorious! But if you don't like the Sun and would rather be indoors playing ZX Spectrum games, then come and check out io.rrwm's latest speccy game of 'Painter Man'. A game in which enjoying the bank holiday, you play as Banky Van Daime, and must avoid AI Lions on a rampage while trying to do what you do best... Painting your own

In 1992, Psygnosis with development by Art & Magic, released the gorgeous owl flying shoot em up of AGONY, for the Amiga system. It was a very impressive game for its time using features such as scales of colors done with raster lines, halfbrite graphics mode for the between-level pictures, three layers of parallax scrolling using dual-playfield mode, in-game palette swapping, and continuous

We've featured many game engine updates throughout the years, from the C64 with SEUCK, to a constant array of updates for the Amiga with either Backbone, Redpill or our personal favorite from Earok called The Scorpion Engine. Well here we are with another game engine news story, as thanks to a good friend of ours contacting us early this morning, he has told us of a game engine for the Commodore

Another cool game has appeared in my inbox, as I'm pleased to tell you that the same creator of the awesome Commodore 64 game of Battle for Cronos, Deathflood Dungeon of Doom, and devolution has made available the Commodore 64 game of 'Shipwrecked' via the ka-plus.pl website. A game in which you take on the role of a crew commander leading eight astronauts on a mission to Mars. To coincide with

Some more Amiga news for you all, as we've just been given the heads up, that JOTD who was behind great conversions such as Moon Patrol, Donkey Kong, Super Bagman, Galaxian500, Pooyan, Super Xevious, and the upcoming Bad Dudes vs DragonNinja, has now turned his attention to the 1982 game of Burger Time. A new Amiga conversion which was originally released back in the day for the

Something for everyone this week, and to continue the 8bit fun. I've recently been informed of a new ZX Spectrum that's worth checking out called Jogos 80 em: Cadê os Artigos by Teknamic Software. A new game in which playing as Eduardo Luccas or Marcus Garrett, you must collect special items and chase down the eight rebellious editors of the Jogos 80 magazine across several Brazilian

A bit of a short news story for this one, as trawling through Facebook, we've found out through Earok who created the Scorpion Engine, that Basement Ape is working on what looks to be a new beat 'em up platformer for the Commodore Amiga, using yes you guessed it, the Scorpion Engine. While there is very little to go on, and the game doesn't even have a name yet, you can at least check out the

Another challenging puzzler has graced our C64 screens today, as thanks to Saberman letting us know through Facebook, he has told us that if you head on over to the itch.io website linked below, you can download the latest release of 'Kye' by cobbpg ; A C64 port of Colin Garbutt's puzzle game from 1992, Kye. In light of this news, especially if you like Puzzle games then make sure to

With another double heads up from both Xenomorph and Xyphoe, we've been told if you like the classic 1980's game of Sokoban. Then David Programa has you covered with the new Amstrad CPC game of 'SkillTeam'. A game which is not only based on the mechanics of the famous Sokoban, but according to the developer, is a remade for the Amstrad CPC (464/664/6128) from the ZX Spectrum. To coincide with

Dizzy fans it's time to really celebrate Dizzy in a really big way, as a very special Dizzy redux of ' Crystal Kingdom Dizzy ' on the ZX Spectrum, has only moments ago just appeared in our news feed. The original CKD was first released in 1992 on a multitude of systems in a completely different graphical pallet than we were used to and some say worse than most of the other 8-bit Dizzy games of

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

Fresh off the press with an exclusive reveal for the Commodore Amiga community, as we've recently been informed by our good friend Aaron White, that the 1987 Arcade game of 'Wardner', is coming to the Amiga via RetroRic and developed using Earok's Scorpion Engine. If you've not heard of this game before, it's a side-scrolling platformer developed by Toaplan and published in arcades worldwide by

Looking through the latest TND SEUCK Compo 2025 entries to see if there's anything new to play, and we've just found out, that Rodrigo Yeowtch, who is a newcomer to the SEUCK competition, has entered his new Commodore 64 game of 'Poltergeist Hellschool'. A game in which playing as Toshiba, you must take out ghosts and bullies that have been possessed by evil, with only your books in hand! To