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

Frontier Elite II - Space Sim classic gets an Elite Dangerous intro remake

Here at Indie Retro News, we've always had a soft spot for Elite ever since the original 1984 release and then the fantastic sequel 'Frontier Elite II' on the Amiga in 1993. Each one vastly different in graphical quality, but still giving a space-sim sci-fi experience like no other allowing the user to fight in space, trade, complete missions and even in Frontier Elite II land on planets. They

Policenauts - Snatcher follow up on the Sega Saturn gets a full English translation patch

Another day another full English translation patch, and this time it's none other than Hideo Kojima’s Snatcher follow up but on the Sega Saturn as ' Policenauts '. Regarded as one of the finest iteration's on the Sega Saturn and released in Japan in 1996, Policenauts puts you in the shoes of a detective who travels to a space colony to investigate the circumstances surrounding his ex-wife's

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

Harbinger Convergence - An incredible looking ZX Spectrum game appears

ZX Spectrum owners sit up and take notice, as (Cthonian Godkiller ) also known as Apsis has released a mighty ZX Spectrum sci-fi game called ' Harbinger Convergence '. Using the latest Mojon Twins MK2 engine, this is a side view arcade adventure game with multiple levels as you must fight for the liberty of millions of worlds as a result of the project Harbinger. From the same creator of that

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