Raiden - Atari STe owners get ready for a wicked shooter update!

In 1990 and onwards the epic scrolling shooter game 'Raiden' by Seibu Kaihatsu, made its appearance on many different systems such as the Atari Falcon, Atari Jaguar, Atari Lynx, DOS(PC), PC Engine and even the PlayStation. In fact there was even a prototype of the game released as a demo on the Commodore Amiga, which sadly never appeared as a full release. But don't get your hopes up too much

Tujate - Side scrolling shooter inspired by the classics is free to play

Some more PC gaming news for you today and still sticking with the retro theme, is Hijong Park's side scrolling shooter ' Tujate ', which again is available free to play for the PC. Developed using Game Maker Studio, Tujate is inspired by those great classic games defender, choplifter, and cybernoid, and puts you in control of the ultimate fighter destroying enemy targets, waves of enemies and

Luna 3 - A chaotic blaster on the C64 by Sputnik World!

Another homebrew game has thrust its way into the year 2017, is the recently released ' Luna 3 ' by Sputnik World on the C64, which has also been trainered by our good friends Onslaught. In this game which I would regard as one of the most chaotic shooters I've played for along time, you must blast your way through as many enemies as possible for an ever high score, to make your way to the

Bridge Strike - Modern 'River Raid' on the Amiga gets new screenshots

Only days ago from the creators of Tanks Furry , Project R3D released a teaser for their in development Amiga game ' Bridge Strike ', which had a backers winter demo along side the announced AmiGameJam. But today the developers have given us a further update, as not only is the game now classed as a modern version of Activision's River Raid , but they have also released a number of screenshots

Bridge Strike - Winter Demo teased for the Amiga of an in dev shooter

Project R3D 2016/17 are back in the news again as they have launched a brand new teaser trailer for their upcoming Winter Demo from a top down scrolling shooter known as ' Bridge Strike '. Developed by the same team behind the excellent game Tanks Furry, the latest update of Bridge Strike has been announced along side AmiGameJam and will be made available at some point soon. It will feature

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

AlarCity - Action based shooter by Pixelglass gets a pre-order announcement!

2016 is certainly one to remember for all the best retro gaming goodness, and it hasn't finished yet. As PixelGlass has announced the pre-order for their upcoming intensive action based game ' AlarCity ', which has been teased a good few times now via our Commodore Amiga Facebook group. Classed as their most daring top down shooter on the Amiga in recent years, this fine looking game

Chibi Akuma(s) - A mad bullet hell shooter heading to the Amstrad CPC

You've got waves of enemies appearing at you from all sides, and there's so many damn bullets you don't know which way to turn. It just has to be a bullet hell shooter, which is coming to the Amstrad CPC developed by keith56 and called Chibi Akuma(s). Announced just recently, this game is going to be heavily inspired by Death Smiles with a horror overtone, it will feature 4 unique levels,

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

Shotgun Xmas Edition - Get into the holiday spirit with a 4-Player Death match!

Nothing quite says Christmas like a good party game, and when it comes to video games: Multiplayer death match.. Whether it was Quake 3, Call of Duty, or Bomberman 64, blowing up friends is probably the pinnacle of pure joy. Dr. Wuro industries celebrates the festive season this year with a X-mas themed version of their recent multiplayer hit: Shotgun for the Commodore 64.




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Mini DOOM - First person shooter hit classic transformed into a 2D platformer!

The original hit Doom was developed by id Software way back in 1993 as a first person shooter playing as a space marine fighting hordes of demons and the undead in order to survive. But now a team by the name of Calavera Studio has released a short tribute to that famous game, but this time as a 2D action platformer called ' Mini DOOM'. Developed using Game Maker Studio, you must collect keys

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

PicoFox - Fly your Arwing in this Pico-8 demake of an iconic SNES game

Day in day out we get the latest updates from around the world of games being released, or are in development. But when it comes to this gem of a Pico-8 game which is also playable in your browser, it is a rather special breed indeed. This is a demake of the classic 1990's SNES game ' Star Fox/Star Wing ', developed by electricgryphon for the Pico-8 and renamed as ' PicoFox '! It  has 3 levels

WARP - Thalion's Amiga Shooter cracked with a trainer by Flashtro

I'm sure many of you have a huge stash of Amiga hardware and games, more especially taking up space on a big internal CF drive (ahem 4GB+). So you might be pleased to learn that Thalion Software's 1989 multi-directional shooter called ' WARP', was recently cracked with a trainer by our good friends Flashtro. Although not the best of Thalion's games, it does feature lots of action filled

Let's Invade! - A psychedelic Space Invaders on the C64 by Richard Bayliss

Not long ago we teased Richard Bayliss's new Space Invaders game with a twist ' Let's Invade! ', as a preview for the C64. Well today a full version of the game has appeared and has been released by The New Dimension as both a Disk and a Tape based file. Be warned though, Let's Invade is not for someone who suffers epilepsy or migraines as it takes the original Arcade 1978 Shooter Space

Code Name Intruder - Classy Shoot Em Up on the MSX now available for pre-order

Of all the genres I like the most are RPGs and Shoot Em Ups, and it is with great excitement to announce Bit Vision's MSX Shoot Em Up 'Code Name Intruder ', which is available for pre-order, complete with cartridge, manual and visually appealing box by Repro Factory. Due for main release 25th October, Code Name Intruder is a high quality sci-fi shooter complete with stunning arcade graphics,

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

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

Gravity Star Rescue Racer - Early work in progress Arcade game inspired by Thrust

Denis Evans from the wicked retro gaming store The Retro Cavern,  has contacted me about his new game that's in development for Mac, iOS, Android, and possibly PC via HTML5, 'Gravity Star Rescue Racer'. Taking inspirations from that classic game Thrust but with a unique twist, Gravity Star Race is more of a shoot em up affair as you have to blast everything under ground while keeping an eye on

BUTCHER - A bloody gory 2D shooter game is out now on GOG/Steam

We've mentioned this game some time ago in its prototype state, but today Transhuman Design (creators of Soldat and King Arthur's gold ) have announced the bloody gory GOG/Steam release of ' Butcher ' for PC, Mac and Linux. A mix and mash of Doom blended in with a bit of the classic Abuse, has as we said before: ultra-violent carnage in the spirit of Doom and Quake, skill based gameplay, wall