Seaquest – A 1983 Atari 2600 game arrives on the C64 by H4plo, Marukpa and Richard Bayliss!

by Indie Retro News | Feb 17, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, C64 Vic20, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

We’ve featured many Atari 2600 to C64 conversions and ports throughout the years, from Spider Fighter, to Keystone Kapers and even our personal favorite Frostbite. Well here’s some good news to get us through this Friday which has been developed by...

Frostbite – A classic Atari 2600 game from 1983 has appeared as a port for the Atari 8bit!

by Indie Retro News | Feb 15, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Great news for this rather grim Monday morning, as we’ve just been told by Saberman, that as of today you can download the Atari 2600 to Atari 8bit conversion of Frostbite developed by glurk; A game that was not only originally released by Steve Cartwright for...

Fishing – A charming little C64 mini game from the upcoming RPG Crimson Twilight

by Indie Retro News | Feb 14, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Yet another game has appeared in our inbox of retro goodness, as we’ve recently been informed through Saberman, that if you’re looking for a cool little mini game to play on your C64, then make sure to check out Arkanix Labs preview of Fishing ; A FREEZE64...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Football?

by Derek Slaton | Feb 13, 2022 | 1970s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns, Magazine Preview

Release Date: 1978 Publisher: Atari Controller: Joystick Players: 2 Genre: Sports Alternate Title: N/A Model #: CX2625 Rarity: 1 Programmer: Bob Whitehead   Not only is this the first football game on the 2600, it’s one of the earliest games on the entire system....

Cyclus – An enjoyable double sided ZX Spectrum game released by Miguetelo

by Indie Retro News | Feb 12, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Another retro gaming news story has hit our inbox, as Saberman was kind enough to let us know through Facebook, that if you’re looking for a rather unique platformer for your ZX Spectrum, then you might like to play Miguetelo’s new speccy game of ‘...

Rare and Wonderful – by Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Feb 11, 2022 | 1970s, Magazine Preview, Reviews

Germany-based Interton was originally a hearing aid manufacturer in the early 60’s, and still produces them even to this day. While it may sound odd that such a company would dabble with video games, in the early days of home console development, there were few...