Mind Blown! As Starfox demo’d on the Sega Genesis/MD!
I always try to get you the latest updates from around world when it comes to games that have been released or are still being developed. Well this latest news story took us by surprise this afternoon, as looking through our Twitter feed, I've come across a mind...
Duke Nukem 4Ever – A prototype build for a scrapped sidescrolling 2D version of Duke Nukem Forever has been recovered!
Apogee Software certainly 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 you've probably never heard of is the platformer version of Duke Nukem 4Ever. That's because while the game...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Walter Day
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Walter Day who is displayed on card number 95, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Walter is also featured on cards 108, 523, 539, 591, 775, 1000, 1021, 1859, 2133, 2149, 2261, 2292, 2321, 2390 and 2462 (And many...
Retro Gaming Roundup – December 2022
CLICK HERE FOR PODCAST TOPICS COVERED IN THE SHOW Hardware Flashback - (00:00) Dinosaur Pie - (35:47) Guinness Gaming Records - (1:53:31) Martin Galway: Rambo High Score - (1:55:09) Top Ten Swinging Games - (1:59:15) Linus GH: Truck On - (3:16:14) Live News And...
The Retro Hour EP360 – Sega Classics
90's Video Game Shop Memories & Sega Classics We chat to the wonderful James Schall about working at classic gaming shops like Virgin Games and Future Zone, his time as product marketing manager at Sega in the post Dreamcast era, and his current work resurrecting...
KICKSTARTER – “Back of the Box” A 90s Video Game Coloring Book
CLICK HERE FOR KICKSTARTER PAGE Do you remember the thrill of powering on your favorite video game console and embarking on an epic adventure? Take a trip down memory lane with our retro video game coloring book, designed for those who grew up playing classic games....
COMING SOON – It Returned To The Desert – For Steam
Unique mix of turn-based strategy and adventure. Defend the town of Glint Rock against radioactive giant ants! Dr. Mill is a geologist that came to town to examine the recent meteor crash. Now he has to convince the towns folk that something's going on. It Returned to...
Missile Command on the Amstrad CPC+ and GX4000 and it looks pretty decent!
The iconic Atari game Missile Command didn't get the best of ports even on the Amstrad, but that is about to change. As thanks to yet another gaming heads up from Saberman, he has told us that Ayor61 and team, have released a much improved version of the game over to...
Coming Soon for iiRcade – Wizard of Walls
Coming Soon to the iiRcade Wizard Of Walls! "Wizard Of Walls" is a dungeon/maze shooter with retro mechanics inspired by the old arcade classic "Wizard Of Wor". You play a warrior with a laser gun and have to shoot all monsters. If you touch a monster or get shot by a...
Last Action Hero – An enhanced(hack) version of a 1994 brawler via AmigaLive!
While I do try to avoid writing on weekends, this was too good not to spread the word! As thanks to both Earok and Saberman letting us know earlier today, they have told us that AmigaLive has made available a hack of the Amiga version of the 1994 game 'Last Action...
Five What-Ifs That Could Have Changed Gaming Forever
The comic book industry isn’t the only one that get to have this much fun. Take a look at five situations that morphed the industry forever and what could have happened if things happened otherwise. Sega Doesn’t Give Up Creating Consoles After the Dreamcast: Sega is...
Grandchild Discovers 26 Copies Of Wario Game
Grandchild Discovers 26 Copies Of Wario Game In Late Grandmother's Collection As spotted by Gaming Bible, a gamer named KrisReed recently took to Reddit to share a picture of their grandmother's video game collection. However, it appears their late relative apparently...
Dread – WIP Doom clone on the Amiga 500 & Atari ST looks better than ever in this new footage
The upcoming Doom clone of 'Dread' has been featured many times on Indie Retro News, as with every new update the Amiga 500 and Atari ST version looks better than ever with noted changes as fabulous new textures and new zones to visit. Well if you're looking for more...
A Picture’s Worth a Thousand…Pixels?
My oldest brother Richard wasn’t the master of sarcasm that our middle brother Steven was. But he still looked at my game's box with a caustic smirk. “This-“ he said, first looking at the art on the box cover of cover of Atari's Air-Sea Battle... and then looking at...
Five Must-Play Game Boy Titles Besides Pokemon and Tetris
If you love Nintendo’s breakthrough handheld console, you’ll got the staples- Tetris and Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow, but with over a thousand titles released, there are a bevy of gems. Here are a few of the best you may have never played. Penguin Wars: It’s...
Gem Blenders, TCG coming to Kickstarter
GEM BLENDERS: A REVOLUTIONARY NEW TRADING CARD GAME After selling through their beta version product, indie game designer Steve Sekula and his team are set to launch the First Edition of the trading card game Gem Blenders this March via Kickstarter. In a game of Gem...
Czolgi – An Atari 2600 Combat inspiration arrives on the C64 via Protovision
Some cool news indeed especially if you grew up on the Atari 2600 as well as the much later Atari 8bit as you'll be interested to hear, that Protovision has released the Commodore 64 game of Czolgi. A new game which is an inspiration to Combat that was first shown at...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Daniel Janson
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Daniel Janson who is displayed on card number 4161, from the Superstars of 2022 Collection. Daniel has been into pinball since I was 12-13 years old. In 2003, he purchased his first pinball machine (The Shadow). This was the...
Antstream Arcade’s Greatest Hits Of 2022
t’s been another cracking year at Antstream Arcade, stuffed full of new games, challenges and tournaments. So with New Year’s Eve imminent, join us as we celebrate the most popular retro games this year in the Antstream Arcade Greatest Hits Of 2022 compilation, along...
Taito Corporation Preparing For 70th Anniversary Celebrations In 2023
From Nintendo Life 2023 The famous video game developer Taito Corporation - known for legendary arcade hits like Space Invaders and Bubble Bobble - will celebrate its 70th anniversary on 24th August 2023. To prepare for this epic milestone, the company has already...
The Retro Hour / Guitar Hero & Rock Band – The History PodCast
CLICK HERE FOR PODCAST We get the inside story on Harmonix Music Systems, the company who brought us the legendary party games Guitar Hero and Rock Band. How the company founders remortgaged their houses to make it happen, how they did an industry first and made a...
Exploding Fist Remake – A remake of the C64 classic “The Way of the Exploding Fist”
Here's a game I remember fondly it's ' The Way of the Exploding Fist' ; a 1980s fighting game published by Melbourne House that appeared on many different systems such as the Amstrad, C16, C64, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, and even the Acorn! This rather famous game which...
Classic NES game ‘Duck Hunt’ has been released on the C64!
We always try to keep you up to date with the best in C64 news, but boy do we have a surprise for you. As if you've ever had a Nintendo and a Light Gun, then you'll be pleased to know Mahna Mahna has released the classic NES game of ' Duck Hunt ' over to the Commodore...
Second Front RELEASE DATE !
Second Front will release on the 31st of January The developer has taken great steps to ensure the game is a deep and immersive strategy game that reflects the WWII era. Players can also create and share their own scenarios with other players via steam. Second Front...
Zelda as an unfinished “Prototype” for the Commodore Amiga by Tukinem
If like me, you're a huge fan of Zelda, then you'll be happy to know as thanks to a heads up by Saberman, he has told us that Tukinem has made available the unfinished prototype(?) of Zelda over to the Commodore Amiga. As in his words "Work on it lasted great until I...
Syberia (2002): The Timeless Cult Classic
Syberia (2002) is a must-play for every graphic adventure game lover. The protagonist, atmosphere, puzzles and story are fully flashed out in this cult classic, created by an amazing comic artist Benoît Sokal. Keep reading and find out just why Syberia is so highly...
Which Retro Video Games Featured Casino?
We live in a world that is immersed in digital technology. Wherever we travel, we will be presented with a wave of people glued to their mobile devices. Nowadays there are a lot of casino games available at your fingertips, online, in any device. You can find...
Source of Madness casts its way to a Switch cartridge
The side-scrolling dark-action roguelite gets a physical Nintendo Switch release in January! Developed by Carry Castle and published by Thunderful Publishing, Source of Madness is a Lovecraftian-inspired roguelite soon available in a physical format for the very first...
Memories of the Past: Demos
I was sitting with my son the other day, watching him go through the countless ads on Youtube for the next major "AAA" title in gaming history to enjoy a 10-minute Minecraft video that some guy shoved together for the views. It was chaotic, but that's what catches...
Sydney Hunter and the Caverns of Death is coming to the NES and it looks FAB!
As many of you were aware by now, Collector Vision Games had released a great game called Sydney Hunter and the Caverns of Death for the SNES; a game in which you play as Sydney trapped inside an ancient volcanic cavern and the aim to survive and win your freedom....
YouTube Video of the Week: Old School Gamer Magazine – Issue 1 – 30
Here is a video of every magazine printed to date. This is issue #1 - #30. The first magazine came out in November of 2017. Every other month has a new "theme" edition that covers the retro era as well as some current day items, such as video game conferences and...
Quasimodo’s Christmas Caper – An in development festive C64 game gets another teaser
We have recently found out through Facebook that as of December this year, Robert Wilson will be releasing his upcoming C64 game of 'Quasimodo's Christmas Caper'; An in development Arcade Platformer which is a spin off to Hunchback Redux (currently in development)...
Santa Claus – A family friendly C64 game by IntoInside for Christmas
With Christmas being about two months away you'd expect to see a number of Christmas themed games appearing on Indie Retro News in the lead up to the 25th. Well that's certainly happened this week, as the first game to be mentioned on our site is a Christmas game by...
Santa’s Workout – The first of many C64 games for Christmas, with Vector5games latest release!
Christmas is here and you'd expect to see lots of Christmas themed games appearing on Indie Retro News in the lead up to the 25th. Well that's certainly happening this week, as the first game to be mentioned on our site is a Christmas game by Vector5games for the C64...
Christmas With Antstream Arcade
Christmas is a magical time for gamers, and for retro fans it always brings back memories of large boxes under the Christmas tree, gaming treats ready to be unwrapped on a chilly December morning. We’ve all got special Christmas gaming memories – to celebrate this...
Polymega® EM05 Ultra Module Set Available Now
The moment you've been waiting for has arrived! We recently completed hardware development of the Polymega® EM05 Ultra Module Set and the product is now in mass production, and scheduled to ship this spring! In celebration, we're opening up pre-orders for this brand...
The Retro Hour / Guitar Hero & Rock Band – The History PodCast
CLICK HERE FOR PODCAST We get the inside story on Harmonix Music Systems, the company who brought us the legendary party games Guitar Hero and Rock Band. How the company founders remortgaged their houses to make it happen, how they did an industry first and made a...
Dig Dug Doug – Gabriele Amore’s latest ZX Spectrum game is a Dig Dug inspiration
Remember those days when seaside resorts had many arcade games to play, from top down shoot 'em ups to nifty little platformers. If you do, then you'll be pleased to know that as of today, you can download the latest Dig Dug inspiration called 'Dig Dug Doug'...
iiRcade Review – Major Title 2 – Tournament Leader
I have waited a while for the iiRcade to have a golf game on it. This one is a pretty good start. There are many aspects of the game I wish were different, but I am sure there will be updates to help with those. Major Title 2 is an arcade-style golf simulation. The...
Absolutely Brilliant: The Very Best Of Codemasters’ Simulator Games On Antstream Arcade
Starting with BMX Simulator on the Commodore 64 in 1986, Codemasters quickly became a powerhouse of the UK computer game scene. With its clever promotional powers and cheap yet engaging software, Codies released many classics to great success throughout the Eighties...