Total Recall - Hot news as playable scrapped ZX Spectrum version released!

An amazing heads up by Ocean Software Ltd for the speccy as the scrapped ZX Spectrum version of ' Total Recall ' has once again seen the light of day and made playable. According to World of Spectrum this game was originally given to a programmer by the name of Paul Houbart, but progress was so bad even after the demo, the Christmas 1990 deadline would never be met and it was handed over to a

SpongeBog Demo - The wackiest C64 tune you'll hear all week!

As you know Indie Retro News prides itself on mentioning games, teasers and compilations, but the latest C64 SpongeBog Demo by Max of Flat 3 Hackers was just too good to miss. This is one of the wackiest and most upbeat tunes I've heard on the C64 by far, and apparently the music is related to the catchy tune playing at the Spongebob Arcade Machine, which is located at Planet Fun, Ingoldmells.

Alex Kidd 2 - Curse In Miracle World - SMS Demo Hack looks seriously cool!

In 1987 Sega released the great side-scrolling platform game ' Alex Kidd ' for the Sega Master System console. Although it was first released in Japan in 1986 but internationally in 1987, it was one of the most well known games as it was also built into most Master System II's. For anyone that has played that great game, will be pleased to know Yeti Bomar (aka Watain) has released the Alex

Thrust 30 - A truly awesome version of Thrust aims for a Greenlight success

Earlier this month we did a big feature of HayesMaker's Thrust remake known as ' Thrust 30 ' for PC, Mac and Linux. It is a 2D vectored game that celebrated the 30th anniversary of Jeremy Smith's "Thrust", which puts you in control of a fast moving ship that could blast away defences, take out power stations and tractor orbs from deep underground and out into space. Well you'll be pleased to

Feral - Hunt and survive with mighty claws! (+Demo)

Are you getting hungry and feel like getting your claws into something meaty, then come and check out this rather short but impressive first person hunting game known as ' Feral '. Developed by a team of 7 Supinfogame students during one year as a graduation project, you play as a mighty hunting animal and must hunt and survive through a first person view point in a beautiful but hostile

Amiga Christmas Crackers - A very festive unofficial Amiga CD32 release!

It's nearing the very festive time of Christmas Day and what better way to get in the mood, than another Amiga Jay Amiga CD32 compilation for you to play! Welcome to the ' Amiga Christmas Crackers' unofficial Amiga CD32 release , which has lots of cracker filled fun, with a total of 33 games, demo's and music that are included on the disc. As Amiga Jay mentions for a Yuletide surprise, there's

OverBite - A charming platformer with a bite gets a Steam Greenlight campaign (+Demo)

Ladies and Gentlemen Dracula is back and this time he's just a little bit annoyed! Developed by Hotdog Laser, Dracula has returned from his grave after a long recovery at the defeat at the hands of the legendary vampire hunter Van Helsing. The problem is what was once a menacing character of evil, has pretty much been turned into a laughing stock, with cartoons, plushies and t-shirts. So it's

Super Skelemania - A super Indie game needs your Steam Greenlight votes

This week so far has been non stop retro games on pretty much every system I can think of, from the BBC Micro, to the C64 and the ZX Spectrum. So now we are going to look towards the latest Indie games to get our more modern fix with Benal's in development Adventure Platformer ' Super Skelemania '. This game is currently going through a Steam Greenlight campaign with a playable demo for PC,

X'2016 - The C64 had one hell of a demoparty!

There is nothing more satisfying than being at a demo party, listening to some fine tunes and seeing the best demo's that each retro machine has to offer. Yet this year at the X'2016 in the Netherlands for the C64, it was one hell of an incredible event, celebrated with demo's, graphics and music that blew even my mind. In fact during the competition results, there were 21 demos, 28 musical

Atlantian Preview - The ultimate gladiatorial C64 combat game appears.

Just moments ago and out of the blue, Achim of Mayday and RGCD released an early preview version of the ultimate gladiatorial game ' Atlantian ' on the C64. Developed by Achim Volkers, Trevor Storey and Linus with publishing by Psytronik Software, this game was due to be released at some point between 2015 and 2016, however in late 2015 the development was put on hold and it wasn't until now

Okinawa Rush - A seriously cool Beat Em Up/Platformer you've got to play!

Move over Way of the Exploding Fist as a new game is fighting to take your belt. Titled as Okinawa Rush and developed by David Miller, Steve Miller and Gary Angelone, this is a seriously cool ninja beat em up based platformer, that is in development for PC with a possible Kickstarter to come. In this game you play as the experienced martial artist Hiro Yashima, who has honed his skills to a

Red Baron 3000 Preview - Onslaught teases a C64 game that could've been awesome

Throughout this week a few previews had appeared that didn't really take to my fancy, but one such C64 game called Red Baron 3000 Preview, took me completely by surprise. Released by Onslaught earlier on today, Red Baron 3000 is a top scrolling shooter with very impressive graphical effects and simultaneous music and sfx. According to GTW, this game was by Hein Holt who was inspired by the

YIIK: Episode Prime - The MixTape Phantom and the Haunting of the Southern Cave demo

This month AckkStudios released their rather wonderful short demo tease, YIIK: Episode Prime - "The MixTape Phantom and the Haunting of the Southern Cave" for both PC and MAC. Regarded as a Supernatural Japanese style RPG with action based micro games, you star as Vella Wilde, Alex Eggleston, and Claudio Erlich on a quest to uncover what happened to Sammy Pak, who disappeared after being

VilQ - 1st place game dev compo winner for the Sega Megadrive!

Many of you asked about the first place winner of the RetroKomp Game Dev Compo 2016, and here it is for the Sega Megadrive, ' VilQ ', by Axi0maT (code, GFX), KaiN (code) and AceMan (MSX). Unlike the other games mentioned in the game compo, this one is a non stop side scrolling jump, run and slider in which you need to avoid the enemies, pick up the food and get as far along as possible to

Oniric Kung Fu - Martial arts game in development for the MSX2

If Karate chops and high powered kicks is your idea of fun, then 'Oniric Kung Fu' developed by Oniric Factor for the MSX 2 might just be the game for you. As an inspiration by that classic game ' Yie Ar KUNG-FU ' published by Konami in 1985, Oniric Kung Fu takes a different approach to Konami's game, with polished graphics and fresh game mechanics where your strategy and fighting skills will

Bridge Strike - Amiga game 2nd place winner gets a demo release

From the developers of that excellent game Tanks Furry, Project R3D 2016 have now made available the demo for their latest Amiga game Bridge Strike, which came 2nd place in the game dev compo at RKLE 2016. Classed as a top scrolling shooting game, Bridge Strike looks to be inspired by that classic game River Raid but with top quality graphics, wicked tunes and blasting action!





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Alarcity - PixelGlass' upcoming first commercial Amiga game exclusive Survival Mode Demo Preview v0.2

Rejoice Amiga gamers as we've just had an exclusive heads up from our friends PixelGlass, of the first Survival Mode Demo Preview v0.2 for their upcoming commercial Amiga game ' Alarcity '. You may have enjoyed the recent remastered/overhaul release of Giana Sisters Special Edition by a new label called Reimagine Games who dealt with the free side of hacks and remakes. But this latest action/

The Planet of the Vicious Creatures - A rather short retro styled platformer gets a demo

Something retro inspired to talk about now as 'The Planet of the Vicious Creatures' by jorgicor is not only available to buy, but you can download the demo and vote for the game via its Steam Greenlight page. Designed as a short title with little time to play such as at work totalling just 15mins, this game is a platformer set in space and you play as Johanna Brahe, the most famous astronaut

Furtum Sacrum - Amigawave's Medieval Amiga adventure gets an English demo

We've already featured this game (here) so I'll not go too much in depth with it, but sufficed to say Amigawave has now released the English demo version of their Medieval adventure game ' Furtum Sacrum ' for the Amiga. This is a promotional demo and shows the game as a work in progress and allows you to explore parts of the game as if it were a movie set, prior to the final release. According

The Atari ST and the Creative People: Anthology - An awesome Atari ST Kickstarter Campaign

While the crowdfunding platforms are being flooded with projects for retrocomputing greats such as the C64, Spectrum and Amiga, the scene has been a little light on products for the Humble Atari ST. Seemingly unloved by people targeting the frothing hoards of Amiga fans the ST has been getting a short shrift of memorabilia to drop your wad on. Well Marco A. Breddin wants to change that with