The Minstrel’s Legend - Open world RPG making its way to the Intellivision

It is a rare thing to mention an open world game coming to an old 70's machine, but here we are with ' The Minstrel's Legend ', which is a brand new RPG developed by Intv Prime, that is making its way to the Intellivision. If you like games such as the Ultima series or even Nethack, then you probably know what to expect with Intv Prime's latest game, as the game mechanics are similar but

Unknown Realm - A drool worthy 8-bit styled RPG via Kickstarter campaign is a success

This did not come as a surprise to me, considering how good this retro styled RPG looked for both C64 and PC, as Unknown Realm - The Siege Perilous by Stirring Dragon Games is a Kickstarter success raising $65,887 pledged of $65,536 goal (19 days still to go). Again as mentioned before this is an RPG that has the look of one of the best RPG's ever released on the C64 as Ultima IV, while also

Glory of Heracles IV - Milestone English fan translation for an EPIC SNES RPG

I was wondering when the next Romhacking special would appear especially towards Christmas, and sure enough here comes another English translation, and this time it's for the Japanese game ' Glory of Heracles IV ', or the proper name Heracles no Eikou IV: Kamigami Kara no Okurimono. Now translated by the Nightcrawlers Translation Corporation (Nanashi), this is an EPIC JRPG with a deep story

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

Unknown Realm - This RPG via Kickstarter for C64 and PC looks gorgeous!

In the 80's many of us had the pleasure of playing Ultima IV on the C64, it was arguably one of the best RPG's ever released for the Commodore and featured a top down playing field with lush landscapes, dungeons to explore, characters to traverse with and many enemies to fight. It was no wonder that many would class the 80's to the 90's as the golden age of RPG's and that's before the love of

Argus - Dungeon Crawling style C64 Adventure teased in new preview footage

Even more C64 news now, as once again Trevor Story has teased another game in development for the C64 and this time it's an Adventure game called ' Argus '. Now there's not much to go on, but the game looks to be a Dungeon Crawler of some kind as you traverse through woodland areas, picking up items, especially weapons and using them against menacing foes. I'm unsure as to when it's going to

Wizard's Dominion - Lost early C64 RPG gets new release [ Update ]

Wizards Dominion was a popular graphic adventure written for the first 16 bit home computer the Texas Instruments TI 99/4A in 1982, and ported to C64 in 1983. Until now you'd only find the Texas version to download online, but thanks to Genesis Project the game has been rescued and is available now on CSDB.

The game is a Pseudo 3D isometric turn based RPG. Explore the caves to find the

Skullstone - Dungeon Master inspired Dungeon Crawler coming 2017

One things for certain, you can never get sick of too many dungeon crawlers, especially as each one gives you a choice of characters, plenty of loot to find and dark cramped dungeons to explore filled with evil creatures in need of a tasty human meal. And so welcome to ' Skullstone ' developed by Polish developers Black Torch Studios for a release date of 2017; a new first person dungeon

BS The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets - An Obscure Zelda game gets a BIG translation and more!

What an incredible end to the week especially for Zelda fans across the globe, as BS Zelda no Densetsu, also known as 'BS The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets', has received a full English dub restoration. If you've never heard of the game, which until today included me, it was a score attack version of 'A Link to the Past', featuring high quality CD music and voices, but had to be

Sector 88 - HQ Sci-fi RPG Shoot Em Up gets an MSX2 release

Moving on to the MSX2 now, as a new shoot em up has just been released called ' Sector 88 ', which has been made available by KAI Magazine through ordering for cart and digital download. Classed as a space-RPG but at its core a shoot em up, Sector 88 was originally an experimental game using pre-rendered 3D graphics on the PC, which was later converted over to the MSX to gauge peoples

Wolfenstein/RPG engine previewed on the Amstrad CPC

This isn't something you see every day, a new engine previewed on the Amstrad CPC, and not just any engine either, the classic 1992 ID Software's 'Wolfenstein' or in the case of this engine, Wolfenstein/RPG created by Optimus. This preview gives us a first hand look of what the developer had planned in a game but never finished last year; a smooth dungeon crawler with free movement, which can

Cat Quest - In development Atari 2600 homebrew looks to impress

With all the games that come and go through Indie Retro News, there's always one that amazes us. This is especially true of ' Cat Quest ' developed for the Atari 2600 by Alp, which started as an idea to port a cancelled NES game of his to the Atari 2600, just for fun. Currently at an early work in progress state, Cat Quest uses a ' Venetian Blinds ' Interlacing Technique that according to him,

Vixen 357 - Turn based war on the SMD gets a full English translation

It's a new English translation for a Monday and this time it's the Japanese turn based war game on the Sega Mega Drive ' Vixen 357 ' . First released way back in the 90's and published by NCS, Vixen 357 is a seriously cool tactical turn based strategy game featuring powerful mechs and other such dangerous weaponry. If you've ever played games like Battle Isle, with units being moved on a grid

Hired Guns - An Amiga Sci-fi experience like no other on the PC

As its my Birthday today, I thought it best to celebrate by mentioning one of the best games on the Amiga, 'Hired Guns', which has been packaged together with FS-UAE for playability on the PC by GamesNostalgia. First released in 1993 for both Amiga and DOS, this game was the highlight of my gaming youth developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis. It put you in charge of 4 mercenaries

Heroes of the Monkey Tavern - A real time dungeon crawling experience coming to Steam 22nd Sept!

Good evening dungeoneers, a new dungeon crawler is coming to Steam 22nd of September and this one is called ' Heroes of the Monkey Tavern ', developed by Cédric Maussion. Classed as the younger brother of Legend of Grimrock for people who are new to this kind of game with an ease of use with gamepad support. Heroes of the Monkey Tavern puts you in control of four adventurers exploring dark

The Deep Paths Labyrinth Of Andokost - Dungeon crawling experience coming 14th Oct!

Warriors and Wizards get your weapons ready and health potions made, as a new Dungeon Crawler known as ' The Deep Paths Labyrinth of Andokost' is coming to Steam 14th October! If you loved those turn based classics such as Dungeon Master and Lands of Lore, of which this game is inspired by, then The Deep Paths developed by Steve Jarman is a game you might want to add to your wish list. Explore

Star Cruiser - Japanese Sega Mega Drive RPG gets a full English translation

What a great start to the week and it's just about to get so much better, as celcion, cccmar and KenshinX have released the full English translation public beta of the seriously cool action adventure RPG 'Star Cruiser' for the Sega Mega Drive. Originally this was a Japanese game developed by Arsys Software and released in Japan for the PC-88, Sharp X1, NEC PC-98 and Sharp X68000 and ported by

Demons of Dex - Brand new roguelike released on the C64

Remember those first days at work? When you were asked to go and get a left handed hammer from the hardware store, or asked to use a computer where they've turned the background picture into a screenshot of the desktop... Well think yourself lucky you didn't go to Druid college, like poor Eino here, applying for the role of Arch Druid in Demons of Dex. A brand new roguelike dungeon crawler

The Warlock of Firetop Mountain - Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson's book comes to life

When I was a lad during the 90's my teacher used to keep telling me off for bringing in books that needed a good dice roll to turn the page. It was as if I was playing a deeply involved RPG story but kept deep within the pages was filled with tales of monsters and other such menacing foes. It was none other than the books from Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson, with one such book called 'The

Wizardish - Pico-8 Dungeon Crawler gets a major v2.0 update

Only just last month Eduardolicious with music by 0xabad1dea, released the updated old school retro dungeon crawler ' Wizardish ' for the Pico-8, with a browser based version also available. It was developed as a Wizardry game in his own style using 80's graphics that gave you the feeling of walking through tight tunnels while battling strange beasts, and collecting loot all with up to four