Mazeract - 50 level challenging puzzler on the ZX Spectrum

We are turning our attention to the ZX Spectrum now, as Jar: Komppa and Antt: Tiihonen have released a challenging puzzle game set in a maze of boxes called ' Mazeract - Adventures in other Dimension '. In this game you play as a workman trapped in a warehouse full of boxes, at first he thought he was going home, but through every exit is another set of difficult challenges that will prove

Max Knight Xmas - Festive Arcade fun on the Amiga as a demo

Every year when it comes close to Christmas you'll always find lovely festive games to play, either via a new Indie release or a homebrew game such as this one ' Max Knight Xmas ' for the Amiga. Released as a demo developed in Backbone with a full version due Feb 2017, you play as Max Knight and must traverse through 36 levels challenging levels in 5 worlds, collecting items, avoiding enemies

Stela II - The Secrets of Doctor Malfario - Steve Trower's latest review of a new ZX Spectrum game

When our illustrious editor said he was sending round a Stella or two, I was fully expecting a Christmas bonus fresh from the Artois brewery in Belgium. Obviously he realised that wouldn't make for a particularly relevant review, so instead I got Stela II, fresh from La Moderna software house in Spain.




Stela II is, in fact, a new puzzle/maze game in which your mission, should you choose

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

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,

SNAKE ESCAPE - A very unique take on a classic for the ZX Spectrum

Good morning retro gamers around the world, if you have a ZX Spectrum you are in for a real treat, as Einar Saukas has released a game based on LIME RICK and a rather unique take on that classic game 'Snake'. Titled as ' SNAKE ESCAPE ' and developed using the NIRVANA+ Engine so it will work on all ZX Spectrums and the ZX Vega, you play as this very large and happy snake that uses platforms and

Candy Puzzle - CUBO CD32 Puzzle game makes an appearance on the Amiga CD32

Fresh off the press AmigaJay has announced the release of a rather rare Puzzle game, that is now playable on both original Amiga CD32's and via emulation. This game is called Candy Puzzle and is better known as a CUBO CD32 original, and was released by CD express in Milan way back in 1994. For those of you who don't know anything about the CUBO CD32, it was an arcade machine with CD32

Jack the Ninja Preview - Challenging puzzler previewed on the C64

Next up on the list of games available for playing, is a new game previewed on the C64 by Raffaele Formato and released by none other than our good friends Hokuto Force. Titled as ' Jack the Ninja Preview ' and supplied by The Overkiller, this is a challenging puzzle platformer game in which you need to pick up all the yellow dots, avoid the crossed spikes and reach the green exit.




If you

Pentagram v.1.20 - Knightlore sequel ported to the C64 with a cool update!

In April of this year @hayes_maker did a great write up, mentioning Rod & Emu's C64 port of the ZX Spectrum classic ' Pentagram ', which originally was released by 'Ulimate Play the Game' in 1986.  It was the fourth in the Sabreman series, following on from his adventures in Sabre Wulf, Underwurlde and Knight Lore and was played in an isometric viewpoint. Well after a number of write ups the

Maze of the Mummy - A new C64 Game is available from Psytronik Software!

This week sees the release of a brand new C64 puzzle game from Psytronik Software and Magic Cap. Maze of the Mummy is available now on two different disk formats. It looks like an overhead puzzle game where you take turns to try to either escape the maze, or get caught by the chasing Mummy. The game boasts 255 levels, and some rather nice looking graphics. All orders come with a digital

Sailor Moon Super S Floating Panic gets a full English SNES translation

It wouldn't be a week without a romhacking mention and sure enough here is ' Sailor Moon Super S: Floating Panic ' also known as Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Super S: Fuwa Fuwa Panic, that was recently translated into full English for the SNES by Dynamic-Designs. This colourful game is a Sailor Moon themed competitive puzzle style game originally released in Japan way back in December 1995 and

Robouldix - Boulder Dash styled Amiga game features over 100 levels

A fresh start to the week and a newly featured Amiga game to play is Robouldix. An arcade puzzle game by Terminus Team that was originally released for the Amiga in 1993 is now freely available for everyone on the internet. A game that was made available as a demo version with just five levels, was later fully featured as a two player game, with improved graphics and over 100 levels. As they

Robbo - The Atari 5200's latest Atari XL/XE port that's in development

It is the Atari's time to shine this week, especially after the recent Donkey Kong hack overhaul, as the Atari XL/XE action puzzle game ' Robbo ' published by LK Avalon in 1989, is coming to the Atari 5200! Currently in development by tdididit, you control the robot Robbo, who, after being insidiously trapped, must travel through 56 different planets to escape!




Currently the game doesn't

V*Bert - A rather wacky classic Q*Bert available for free!

In 1982 Gottlieb released a very famous game that had an orange character with a long snout as a nose, it just had to be the isometric arcade game with puzzle elements of ' Q*Bert '. It was so popular in fact it appeared on many systems such as the Atari 2600 and the C64 with a cameo appearance in Wreck-It Ralph. But today's game has turned Q*Bert on its head and is now known as V*Bert,

Adolfish - A colourful free adventure that comes with high frustration!

If blasting enemies with a gun isn't to your liking, then how about a rather challenging, or shall I say frustrating game, that has a piranha and lots of colourful cartoon detail with plenty of bizarre enemies. Welcome to ' Adolfish ', a free PC 2D adventure game in which you play as a piranha called Adolf, on the hunt for food such as his favourite little red blowfish through many different

Invasive Species - A new ZX Spectrum game with a great intro tune!

Boy do we have a very unusual game for you today and this one is developed by The Death Squad for the ZX Spectrum! In what I'd class as an arcade puzzle game with a fantastic intro tune by Yerzmyey, you play as a yellow wasp like insect and must wipe out the other species before it's too late. Be warned though this is no easy game, as everything that's small in this game will be very painful

Alien 8 - Ultimate Play the Game Classic is coming to the C64!

Possibly the last post of the day unless something major comes out, but we have recently been contacted by Artur Bujdoso of a new C64 port that he is currently working on at this very moment. This port is none other than Alien-8, which was originally developed by the legends that is Ultimate Play the Game for the ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, Amstrad CPC and MSX. To coincide with this news, the

A Prelude to Chaos - A ZX Spectrum homebrew appears on the Amstrad CPC

Last year Egotrip released the ZX Spectrum adventure/puzzle game of ' A Prelude to Chaos ', which is once again available but this time for the Amstrad CPC. Developed using AGD but as a far bigger and more complex game than his earlier ZX Spectrum variant, you need to collect all the energy jewels scattered around the map. But be warned there are various obstacles to hinder your progress,