Nothing – The speed and performance are unprecedented on a ZX Spectrum 128k in this new game demo!

by Indie Retro News | Feb 10, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

We’ve been flooded with awesome news today, from Sonic on the C64 to the latest Battle City on the ZX Spectrum. Well once again we are going back to the ZX Spectrum for some more awesome news, as thanks to Saberman contacting us recently, he has told us that...

Target Renegade Remix – A classic beat ’em up coming to the Commodore Amiga gets a new tease

by Indie Retro News | Feb 8, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

In 1988 Ocean Software ( Imagine Label ) released a fine beat em up for the Amstrad CPC, C64 and ZX Spectrum. It was a great title that featured both single player and two player fighting with you playing as street fighters known only as Renegade in a revenge against...

PAC-MAN – Another ZX Spectrum version of Pac Man appears!

by Indie Retro News | Feb 5, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

There have been many Pac-Man games mentioned on Indie Retro News, from Jr. Pac-Man on the Intellivision, a Pac-Man game on the Pico-8, and even the latest Pac-Hack on the ZX Spectrum (All of these vary in style to the 1980’s hit classic that can still be found...

Music Games – by Brian Szarek

by Old School Gamer | Feb 2, 2022 | 1970s, 1990s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

When we think of music games today, we think of titles such as Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero or Rock Band, all of which have their positive attributes, but are mostly newer (with the exception of DDR which made its first appearance in the late 1990s). Even...

VIV SAVAGE: By the author formerly known as THE JADED GAMER

by Old School Gamer | Jan 29, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

Gee, I can’t play Guitar Hero… or Rock Band… or any other guitar game. Why? Because I’ve played guitar in real rock bands for about 50 years and, to be honest, it’s a miracle I’m still alive. The one thing I always noticed about guitar games is that they leave out a...

Rogue64 – A new C64 roguelike from Badger Punch Games is now shipping via Bitmap Soft and it looks fab!

by Indie Retro News | Jan 28, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

If you love C64 games and want to own a game that features some damn fine box art, then you’ll be pleased to know as thanks to a heads up on Twitter, that Badger Punch Games latest offering of ‘Rogue64’ is not only available for purchasing through...