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The Amiga news just keeps on coming! As after already featuring the latest release of Tapper and the in development Galaxian, we have recently been informed by Saberman, that a new Amiga demo has been teased for the upcoming game of 'Tony' by Monochrome Productions! While we don't have any information about the games development just yet, all we can go on is this new demo footage video provided

If you have a Commodore 64 you are going to love this news update that's been sent to us early this morning, as if you remember our previous announcement of Ooze which was released for the ZX Spectrum by Andy Johns. Then you maybe interested to know that as of today, you can play the final version of the Commodore 64 conversion/port by Haplo! To coincide with this news, Saberman has also provided

We've featured the 1983 game of 'Tapper' a number of times now, as throughout these last few months we've been telling everyone, that the beer serving Arcade game originally by Marvin Glass and Associates released by Bally Midway, was coming to the Amiga as an Arcade port. Well today we have another Tapper news story for you all, as Old_Bob has told us that the previously mentioned in-development

Galaxian has appeared on Indie Retro News many times over the years, especially as it is one particular Arcade classic that homebrew developers love making clones of with special effects and bonus power ups added. Well this time we are going back to the original hit from 1979-1984, as we have recently been informed by Saberman through Facebook, that if you loved this game back in the day, then at

Another retro gaming news update today, as if you enjoyed the ZX Spectrum release of Devwill Too by Amaweks, then as of today you can also play the latest version 2.0 which is available below. This game available for purchase from itch.io, is not only an Arcade game based on the Mega Drive/Sega Genesis version, but in the game you must traverse multiple levels, avoid deadly traps or falling to

It’s not often that a genre-defining game that’s also a sequel becomes such a massive success. You might think of games such as DOOM 2 and Street Fighter II, but when it comes to horror, one title will always come up, Silent Hill 2. After the success that was Silent Hill on the Playstation 1, Konami quickly decided to create another game in the series. You will probably notice that I didn’t use

It's amazing to think that Megaman also known as Rockman, is one of Capcom's most famous game franchises and one of the most renowned games of all time. It was first released in 1987 on the NES and has spawned many other Mega Man games in the series including games made by the fans. And it is this fan game ' Mega Man: The Sequel Wars ' which aims to impress. It doesn't just have high grade retro

Yet another Commodore Amiga news story has appeared in our inbox, as we've recently found out through Facebook, that the previously announced game of Flying Shark; which is an upcoming Amiga remake of the 1987 Arcade game of the same name. Has recently been teased with a new look at 5 of the levels found in the game. A game which is being remade by Magnus T together with JMD. Although the creator

We've featured the 1983 game of 'Tapper' a number of times now, as throughout these last few months we've been telling everyone, that the beer serving Arcade game originally by Marvin Glass and Associates released by Bally Midway, was coming to the Amiga as an Arcade port. Well today we have another Tapper news story for you all, as Old_Bob has told us that the in development Amiga version has

I can say for sure there's probably not many of you that haven't heard of 'Metal Slug', a game in a series of games that are well known in the gaming community, going back to the days of the Neo Geo system. This game has plenty of humor, while remaining action packed throughout. In fact it was so much fun and still is, that a team of fans by the name of Division 六 is developing a love letter to

The Amiga news just doesn't stop! As after already featuring Forest of Illusion, Skinvaders (Prototype), Street Fighter and the eagerly awaited Rastan, we have recently been informed by Saberman, that a new Amiga demo has been teased called 'Tony' by Monochrome Productions! While we don't have any information about the games development just yet, all we can go on is this 2min video showing a

Another retro gaming article to keep you company and yes we've certainly had a crazy week of it, is a brand new game (alpha) for the Atari XL/XE called 'Dragonwood. This latest addition to a long list of enjoyable games that we have seen for this system. Is a new game from Steril707 in which you have traverse deadly locations, while avoiding nasty traps and enemies that will deal you harm. To

If you remember playing Castle of Illusion, World of Illusion or Mickey Mania back in the day, especially on consoles such as the Sega Mega Drive, then you are going to love this news story that's just been sent to us by Saberman. As he has told us that DomKid, who is behind games such as the Castlevania fan game of Maria Renard's Revenge. Is working on the new game of 'Forest of Illusion' via

We've seen lots of Space Invader variants over the years, from Havie's Blitz Basic version of the game on the Amiga, to our personal favourite from Pink/Abyss called 'Tiny Invaders'. Well yet again we've been sent another version of Space Invaders for you to download and try out, and it's Electric Black Sheep's latest update of Skinvaders'; A game in which the creator says is a simple game as a

I still remember how good Wreck it Ralph was, a cartoon which follows the journey of a villain from an old 1980’s arcade game that at the time in reality never actually existed. Well not until a real online, a mobile based game, a homebrew Sega Genesis emulated version, a Commodore Amiga and C64 version came about anyway! Well it's the C64 version that is getting a mention today, as we have just

For those of you looking for some great MSX news, then look no further! As just moments ago we were contacted by one of our friends in the MSX community, that the iconic 1980's game of Spellbound by David Jones, which is the prequel to other great games such as 'Knight Tyme' and 'Stormbringer'. Has been released for the MSX via the Mastropiero itch io page. As in the words of the website "The day

The Scorpion Engine is the go to development tool for the Amiga, as not only can you create some pretty decent looking games, but unlike other software creation tools such as BackBone they don't run at a snails pace on anything but a power house of an Amiga. Thankfully one such creator shows what could be possible, is msmalik681's previewed Street Fighter; a game which originally appeared on the

We've featured a number of Arcade to Amiga conversions/ports throughout the years, from the more recent Super Xevious, to Flying Shark, Green Beret, Breakthru, and even our personal favorite Wonder Boy by AcidBottle. Well if you're looking for even more Arcade like updates on the site, then we have just been told by our good friend Earok, that basementApe is now working on the Arcade to Amiga

We were a bit late on this one but it's still worth mentioning, as thanks to another heads up by Saberman who has just posted a gameplay video, he has told us The Mojon Twins has released the ZX Spectrum game of Impossamal. This game available as a name your own price, puts you in the boots of Led Baratas, a famous pilot and bounty hunter on an impossible mission. To coincide with this news,

We've had some pretty decent games lately, from the more recent Ooze: The Escape and Cursed Tomb on the Commodore Amiga, to Fantasy World Dizzy 2023 edition and Speccy Soccer Community Edition 2023 for the ZX Spectrum. Well if you're looking for even more cool news to keep you company throughout this weekend then make sure to check out WindigoProductions awesome looking Commodore 64 game of '