Rick Dangerous - An all time favourite game gets an Atari 8-bit port update trailer!

Atari 8-bit owners prepare yourselves for a great update, as the classic platforming game ' Rick Dangerous ', which was developed by Core Design and published by Firebird in 1989 for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and DOS, is still coming to the Atari XL and Atari XE! Yes you heard that right, a game that has lived on in the hearts of many and a gem in the retro

Hera Primera - Juno First clone on the Vectrex looks awesome!

I have a bit of a soft spot for the Vectrex ever since I played one some years ago at the GEEK event in Margate, so you can probably see why I'm just that little bit excited for Peiselulli's latest shoot em up ' Hela Primera ', that is in development for the Vectrex. Now if you've ever played Juno First by Konami in 1983 then you know what to expect with Hela Primera, as this rather cool

Jr. Pac-Man - Bally Midway's Arcade game is coming to the Intellivision

Lots of gaming news to get through today and the first one is a well known classic Arcade game called ' Jr.Pac-Man ', which is coming to the Intellivision this year by the publishers Intellivision Revolution. This game was first released by Bally Midway way back in 1983 and is based on a child like version of Pac-Man that also has to eat dots in a maze style gaming screen while also avoiding

CD32X-men Mind Games - Unreleased 32X title makes an appearance on the Amiga

We are only one day into 2017 and already the news is making a highlight on the Amiga and Amiga CD32, as we are welcoming ' CD32X-men: Mind Games ' into the new year. This is a rather unusual first person shooter that was actually going to be released on the Sega 32x by Scavenger, who are well known for making great games on the Sega Mega Drive. Sadly this game never made it to the 32x as it

Fairlight - A brilliant 8-bit Isometric Adventure gets an Atari XL/XE port!

We have just had a really good bit of info in our email box thanks to Bartekh84, as the 8-bit Adventure classic ' Fairlight ' which appeared on the Amstrad CPC, C64 and ZX Spectrum has been converted over to the Atari XL/XE by Mariusz „mariuszw” Wojcieszek, José Pereira, and Bartłomiej „Wieczór” Wieczorkowski. First released in 1985 on the ZX Spectrum and selling over 50,000 copies with awards

Frogger Arcade for the C64 - Hokuto Force ports a classic for Christmas

It is almost Christmas day and as a special release by Hokuto Force they have finally released the port remake of the Konami classic from 1981, ' Frogger '.  Now known as ' Frogger Arcade ' and remade for the C64 by Inyaksa, with music by Snabel, Graphics by Alias Medron, Inyaksa and linking by The Overkiller is now more in line with the Arcade version unlike the original game. It features

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

Oh Mummy! - One of my childhood Amstrad games, comes to the Intellivision!

One of my favourite Amstrad games ' Oh Mummy! ' has appeared again but not as a HD remake but this time the game has been ported over to the Intellivision. Oh Mummy! in my opinion was and still is one of the best games on the Amstrad from 1984 and published by none other than Amsoft, a well known publisher for the Amstrad computer. So you can see why I'm just that little bit excited to try out

Super Mario Bros CPC - A Nintendo classic on the Amstrad CPC gets an in dev port update

As one of the greatest platforming game series ever released I'm sure many of you remember ' Super Mario Bros ' released by that famous company Nintendo in the late 80's for the NES. Well if you've been keeping an eye on Indie Retro News, you would've learnt of GinBlog82's in development port of that famous game but this time on the Amstrad CPC. If you didn't know about it, now's the time to

Berusky - Sokoban-style game on the Amiga gets an improved update

We haven't finished featuring Amiga news yet as yesterday BSzili released an update to his Amiga port of the MS-DOS Sokoban-style game ' Berusky ', which was originally developed by the Czech team Anakreon. Now if you've not heard of this game before, I hadn't, it requires alot of skill and patience as you have to move boxes around in a maze to collect certain items. It features explosives,

Pinball Dreams CPC Preview - Is the Amstrad port preview of an Amiga classic any good?

Amiga simulation classic Pinball Dreams has made the jump to Amstrad CPC in spectacular fashion. This is an early preview of what we hope will be a complete game, brought to us by the impressive Batman Group (responsible for the Batman Forever demo). For the meanwhile, we have the delights of the BeatBox table to have a bash at, so I take a look into this with very non-biased eyes... erm.. I

Bosconian - 1980's multi-directional scrolling shooter gets an Atari 8bit port

It's the Atari's time to shine as another game has been given the port treatment and it's the Arcade game ' Bosconian ' developed by Namco all the way back in 1981. Currently available as a work in progress for the Atari 8bit by shanti77. Bosconian is a multi-directional scrolling shooter arcade game with similarities to Star Control, it requires you as the space ship pilot to score as many

Pang - Enjoyable Arcade classic ported over to the Atari XL/XE

In 1989 the Mitchell Corporation released the brilliant Arcade game ' Pang ', which was later ported over to a multitude of systems by Ocean including the C64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum Amiga, MS-DOS and Atari ST. However it wasn't until this years Silly Venture 2016 event, that an Arcade port was announced and shown off for the Atari XL/XE. So yes finally Atari XL/XE owners who haven't seen

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

Heart Of The Alien Redux Amiga v1.0 - Amazing news as Another World sequel gets an Amiga port!

In 1991 Delphine Software released the cult classic platformer Another World for the Amiga and Atari ST, it was and still is a game that has lived on in the hearts of many, as it had incredible cinematic effects for its time in both the graphics, sound and cut scenes. Basically one of the best retro games on the Amiga. Yet sadly the sequel ' Heart of the Alien ', developed by Interplay

Custodian - Amiga/Atari ST game coming to the Atari Jaguar

It's time for the Atari Jaguar to come out of the cold as pre-orders are now available for the platformer shooter ' Custodian ', which is Piko Interactive's very first Atari Jaguar release. Now some of you may remember this game from the late 1980's that's because it was released on both the Amiga and Atari ST by Hewson, and featured a number of levels, many different weapons and power ups and

LIMBO C64 - Modern Indie game as a proof of concept on the C64

If you were a fan of the game Limbo with its dark backgrounds and horror overtone, then as a retro gamer you might be surprised to learn of a Limbo C64 proof of concept that has been shown today thanks to a creator by the name of Søren Trautner Madsen. Apparently Playdead have given him the blessing as they have allowed him to port LIMBO to the C64. To coincide with this eye opening news, a

Donkey Kong Jr - Arcade port release for the ZX Spectrum by Gabriele Amore

Finally after many months of waiting a playable version of the arcade port of Donkey Kong Jr, has been released by Gabriele Amore for the ZX Spectrum! Originally released in 1982 for Arcades and later released for home systems such as the Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit with a C64 overhauled version by Mr Sid and an Atari 8-bit Arcade HACK released earlier this year. Has been in

Space Hawks - Amsoft Amstrad game ported over to the Sega Master System

Going back even further in time now, right back to the 1980's. As KanedaFr has released the Amstrad to Sega Master System conversion ' Space Hawks ', that was built for the SMS Power! devkitSMS Coding Competition 2016. Now if you've never heard of this game, it was released in 1984 by Amsoft/Durell software and is classed as a Space Invaders, Galaxian , Pheonix clone with multiple enemy types

Walker - Amiga blaster classic demo'd on the ZX Spectrum

Walker on the Amiga was an incredible action packed shooter by DMA Design/Psygnosis. It was released way back in 1993 and puts you and possibly a friend in control of a giant walker like machine, through multiple time periods blasting both man and vehicle to pieces with a very powerful gun. It was such a great game to play and to look at, that I was surprised to learn this week of a ZX port by