3x3 Eyes : Juuma Houkan - Side-scrolling action adventure gets a full English translation

The gaming news just keeps on coming, as just moments ago @VizionGamer gave us the heads up of the English translation for the side scrolling action adventure game on the SNES ' 3x3 Eyes : Juuma Houkan '. Released only in Japan in the mid 90's and developed by Banpresto, this game is based on the 3×3 Eyes manga and OVA and puts you in control of Yakumo. You must travel around various parts of

Blasphemous - Adventure creators The Game Kitchen announce a brutal platformer!

The first time I heard of The Game Kitchen was when I played their brilliant pixelated horror adventure game ' The Last Door '. It was a game that turned into a series, which had me hooked right from the very beginning, and that wasn't just because of the story but also the characters, the tiny pixels and the dark menacing overtones. Well that same team behind that game, has just announced '

Days of War - Driven Arts WW2 shooter released via Steam Early Access!

Driven Arts has announced that the Kickstarter success of Days of War is now available via Steam Early Access. This is a fast paced online multiplayer game that aims to revive the style of classic WW2 shooters, where your combat skills and knowledge of the map will be put to the test. You will fight with up to 32 other players either as the Americans or the Germans, on the beaches at Omaha,

Chibi Akuma(s) - A mad bullet hell shooter gets an Amstrad CPC 6128 release

2017 isn't here yet and still 2016 is delivering the goods as once again another homebrew takes to the stage and this time it's the bullet hell shooter ' Chibi Akuma(s) ' developed by Keith56 for the Amstrad CPC. Now we've already mentioned this game before, but if you didn't read our write up, this game is a crazy in your face shooter with bullets appearing at you from all sides through 5

Scourge of the Underkind - Wayne and Magnus aims to impress with their latest Amiga game!

During 2016 Wayne Ashworth and Magnus have been developing a new game called ' Scourge of the Underkind ' for 1 Meg OCS Amiga's. It is a rather spiffy looking top down arcade action game with coin and key collection that is very similar to that classic game Chaos Engine. Well during these last few months the team behind the game have been hard at work and after showing off the shop keeper

HeliCommander - Action game inspired by Choplifter coming to the Atari 8-bit

The above screenshot might not like much (it is only from a 240p video the developer uploaded), but this is the first tease for a new game peteym5 is developing called ' HeliCommander ' inspired by the arcade version of Choplifter and the Activision game Chopper Command. According to peteym5 this side scrolling shooting game will be coming to the Atari 400/800/XL and XE and will be available

Heart Of The Alien Redux Amiga CD32 - A fantastic Amiga port now features The Lost Level

As if this week couldn't any better as once again we are mentioning the Sega CD exclusive ' Heart of the Alien ' which recently appeared on the Amiga as an incredible port known as ' Heart Of The Alien Redux Amiga V1.0, and also unofficially on the Amiga CD32 as Heart Of The Alien Redux Amiga CD32. But this time not only has the port gone through a number of testing phases, but it is now

Tempest Elite - Dave Theurers 1980's shooter is coming to the Atari 8-bit

Possibly the last news of the day as I seriously need a break, is the latest news from the Atari 8-bit community, is Dave Theurers tube based shooter ' Tempest ' which is coming to the Atari 8-bit as Tempest Elite. First released in 1981 on the Arcades, Tempest was released by Atari Inc and puts you in control of a claw like spaceship blasting enemies on a three-dimensional surface, divided

AlarCity - Action based shooter by Pixelglass gets a pre-order announcement!

2016 is certainly one to remember for all the best retro gaming goodness, and it hasn't finished yet. As PixelGlass has announced the pre-order for their upcoming intensive action based game ' AlarCity ', which has been teased a good few times now via our Commodore Amiga Facebook group. Classed as their most daring top down shooter on the Amiga in recent years, this fine looking game

Chibi Akuma(s) - A mad bullet hell shooter heading to the Amstrad CPC

You've got waves of enemies appearing at you from all sides, and there's so many damn bullets you don't know which way to turn. It just has to be a bullet hell shooter, which is coming to the Amstrad CPC developed by keith56 and called Chibi Akuma(s). Announced just recently, this game is going to be heavily inspired by Death Smiles with a horror overtone, it will feature 4 unique levels,

Whales Voyage 2 - The sequel to a great Amiga game gets an English translation [UPDATE]

And here we go again with yet more Amiga news, especially if you like a mix of adventuring, crawling and space travel all blended up into a lovely sci-fi mix. As thanks to the original translators and of course DamienD we now have a fully translated English release of the German game Whale's Voyage 2 available for download as an updated HDF file for Amiga users! This is the sequel to the

Soulless 2 - Action adventure sequel in dev for the C64 gets new footage

For those of you who have had enough of the ZX Spectrum this week, might like to know the C64 has also had a bit of an eye opener today, as Trevor Storey has shown off an early sneak peak footage for the action adventure game 'Soulless 2'. This is the sequel to Soulless (link) but this time as he puts it is more ' Antiriad ' and less Draconus and Impossible Mission that was seen in the first

In the Walls of Eryx - A rather special ZX Spectrum game gets a release

As a very early morning treat Kevin McGrorty has released his rather special game ' In the Walls of Eryx ' for the 128k ZX Spectrum. Developed using Jonathan Cauldwell's Arcade Game Designer and regarded as an Action/Puzzle game with inspirations by H.P.Lovecraft and Kenneth J Sterling short story. You play as the skilled Private Stansfield after he crash lands in the Erycinian highlands of

Street Fighter II 128K - The latest CPC edition with new AI implementation teased

Indie Retro News has been keeping you up to date with the latest developments with the impressive looking homebrew remake of Street Fighter II titled ' Street Fighter II - CPC Edition ', which as we said before in a number of articles is being developed by DaDMaN, McKlain and AugustoRuiz for the Amstrad CPC 6128 (128Kb RAM). Well you'll pleased to know after numerous updates another video has

Shotgun Xmas Edition - Get into the holiday spirit with a 4-Player Death match!

Nothing quite says Christmas like a good party game, and when it comes to video games: Multiplayer death match.. Whether it was Quake 3, Call of Duty, or Bomberman 64, blowing up friends is probably the pinnacle of pure joy. Dr. Wuro industries celebrates the festive season this year with a X-mas themed version of their recent multiplayer hit: Shotgun for the Commodore 64.




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EgoWings - Alpha footage of a new Shoot em up on the Amiga

During these last few years Javier Alcaniz with music by Carlos Del Alamo has been hard at work on a brand new Shoot em up in development for the Amiga, with specifications only requiring an Amiga 500 (1meg). Although the screenshot above doesn't look like much, the video shows off a good glimpse of the game in action, with decent enough landscapes, enemy waves and lots of blasting to be done.

Mini DOOM - First person shooter hit classic transformed into a 2D platformer!

The original hit Doom was developed by id Software way back in 1993 as a first person shooter playing as a space marine fighting hordes of demons and the undead in order to survive. But now a team by the name of Calavera Studio has released a short tribute to that famous game, but this time as a 2D action platformer called ' Mini DOOM'. Developed using Game Maker Studio, you must collect keys

PicoFox - Fly your Arwing in this Pico-8 demake of an iconic SNES game

Day in day out we get the latest updates from around the world of games being released, or are in development. But when it comes to this gem of a Pico-8 game which is also playable in your browser, it is a rather special breed indeed. This is a demake of the classic 1990's SNES game ' Star Fox/Star Wing ', developed by electricgryphon for the Pico-8 and renamed as ' PicoFox '! It  has 3 levels

Risky Rick - Rick Dangerous port in development for the CBS Colecovision

Here on Indie Retro News we've always had a soft spot for the Core Design and published by Firebird in 1989 game 'Rick Dangerous'. It is a very challenging action platformer that made you feel like an Indiana Jones character traversing dangerous locations such as caves and temples, avoiding the bad guys and making sure you didn't get hurt by deadly spikes and rolling boulders. It was such a

Sir Ababol 2 - The Mojon Twins time to shine with a new Amstrad CPC game

Seriously I can't keep up with all these classy Amstrad games, not that I'm complaining too much but I'll have to eat some time. Anyway thanks to a heads up by Retrotaku here is the next Amstrad game and it's from those well known retro guru's The Mojon Twins, with 'Sir Ababol 2 - The Ice Palace'. Now you may have heard of the game name before, that's because Sir Ababol did actually appear on