Foggy's Quest to Narg and Back Again - John Blythe‎'s ZX Spectrum game is nearly here!

Usually it takes developers a number of weeks or months to get a ZX Spectrum game out in the wild, but it looks as if John Blythe's ' Foggy's Quest to Narg and Back Again ' is actually coming soon. Developed using the very popular software Adventure Game Designer, this game puts you in control of Foggy, who is on a quest to find the lost crystals stolen by the evil NARG's from his very own

CASTLE CAPERS - Save the Dream Fairies in Gabriele Amore's new ZX Spectrum game

Even more speccy news now, as after much teasing during the development stage, Gabriele Amore has finally released a brand new ZX Spectrum game called ' CASTLE CAPERS ' for playable on real hardware and online. Once again developed using AGD and again a platformer, you are on a mighty rescue mission to rescue the Dream Fairies who have been kidnapped by an evil mouse king and his menacing

Total Recall - Hot news as playable scrapped ZX Spectrum version released!

An amazing heads up by Ocean Software Ltd for the speccy as the scrapped ZX Spectrum version of ' Total Recall ' has once again seen the light of day and made playable. According to World of Spectrum this game was originally given to a programmer by the name of Paul Houbart, but progress was so bad even after the demo, the Christmas 1990 deadline would never be met and it was handed over to a

Foggys Quest - John Blythe‎'s ZX Spectrum game gets new screenshots!

As many of you already know John Blythe had turned his attention away from the BBC Micro and Electron, and towards the ZX Spectrum with a new game called ' Foggy's Quest '. This upcoming game which is still in development using Arcade Game Designer, is a charming looking platformer and a far cry from his recent adventure horror game ' The Darkness of Raven Wood '. Although there's still a long

A new Monty Mole game by Andy Johns is in development!

Only just recently many of us had the pleasure of playing Andy Johns brand new Monty Mole game 'Montys Honey Run'. It was one of Andy's very first games developed using AGD and put you in control of that classic character Monty but on a personal quest to recover some honey pots stolen by Bee's. It is a fantastic ZX Spectrum game to play and impressed us even more so that it was his very first

Basic 1​.​1 - Ready. A Chiptune Compilation by McKlain features 30 wicked tracks!

It's cold outside, the sun has gone down and there's not much on TV. So what better way to spend this evening than turning those speakers up for the latest Amstrad and ZX Spectrum Chiptune album by McKlain, the ' Basic 1.1 - Ready. A Chiptune Compilation. Created by the same musical genius who was behind a number of tunes such as those heard in other Amstrad CPC productions including Breaking

FOGGYS QUEST - John Blythe moves over to the ZX Spectrum for his next game

John Blythe has moved away from the BBC Micro and Electron with his horror 8bit adventure The Darkness of Raven Wood, and has come over the ZX Spectrum with a brand new in development platformer called ' FOGGYS QUEST '. Announced only recently on Facebook with the help of Andy Johns , FOGGY is being developed using Arcade Game Designer and will have detailed rooms, enemies, items to pick up

Montys Honey Run - Andy Johns first ZX Spectrum game is here!

Way back in the 1980's Gremlin Graphics released the very first Monty Mole game in the series for the ZX Spectrum and C64. This lovable character that looked like a cross between a human and a mole, star'd in his very own adventure as ' Wanted : Monty Mole ' , which from then on spawned a number of other famous sequels on different 8-bit systems such as Monty on the Run and Auf Wiedersehen

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

Retro Games Forever and other great Facebook groups worthy of a visit!

Over the years many Facebook groups have come and gone and some are still going even today much to the delight of the retro gaming community. But it takes more than just a whiff of nostalgia to keep the members coming and staying; it takes lots of gaming updates and posts, people getting along and an Administration worthy of your respect. And so through all this time of being an actual member

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

A Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year from Indie Retro News [UPDATE]

Here we are again with another Christmas and what a year it has been, full of incredible indie games, new homebrews, and lots of lost and found retro specials that have amazed even our own writers thanks to Genesis Project, Hokuto Force or Laxity. From C64 games such as Charlie Chaplin, Red Baron 3000, Donkey Kong + (X2016 Version), Locators Synd, Hessian, Alien 8 and Pentagram, to the

Pietro Bros - A stunning ZX Spectrum homebrew based on Mario Bros from the NES

Well it is finally Christmas day, oh the joys! This is the time when all the homebrew developers come together to show off their very special treats for both the young and old in all their retro gaming splendour. Welcome to possibly the best looking ZX Spectrum game we've seen so far this winter and one that has been in development for some time, Noentiendo - Pietro Bros by Cristian M.

Barbarian - A head chopping review on the ZX Spectrum

As it's Christmas, what better to celebrate the festivities by looking at a game where the main character looks like Jesus? Albeit with rather large sword in hand rather than that bread he made once. Not only is the Jesus reference valid, but also what better way to relate to Christmas than with a bit of violence? There's always a war film on at Christmas, a Bond film or failing that,

Heroes Rescue - Amstrad platforming homebrew is now on the ZX Spectrum

During 2016 we've been featuring including a big preview, of Defecto Digital's homebrew platformer ' Heroes Rescue ' for the Amstrad CPC. It was by the same developer who also released ELF, an adventure game based on the arcade version released by Ocean Software in 1992. Developed using AGD, in Heroes Rescue you play as the lovable character FRY from Futurama and must rescue all the famous

Crappy Crates - A very festive ZX Spectrum Review by Steve Trower

Well it's almost Christmas, and you know what that means, right? You got it, it means there's some poor chav working overtime in a warehouse somewhere, possibly for a company with a river-based name, we don't know. He's constantly shuffling boxes from remote corners of a warehouse into the despatch area, while being chased by giant Christmas puddings, weird little aliens and that big blue

In the Walls of Eryx - A rather special ZX Spectrum game gets a release

As a very early morning treat Kevin McGrorty has released his rather special game ' In the Walls of Eryx ' for the 128k ZX Spectrum. Developed using Jonathan Cauldwell's Arcade Game Designer and regarded as an Action/Puzzle game with inspirations by H.P.Lovecraft and Kenneth J Sterling short story. You play as the skilled Private Stansfield after he crash lands in the Erycinian highlands of

CyberMania - Rescuing humans in a new Maze ZX Spectrum game

New ZX Spectrum games are coming thick and fast this week, as after already mentioning two previously, another one has come out to play, and it's Payndz's first attempt at writing a ZX Spectrum game in AGD, ' Cyber Mania '. Regarded as a cross between Robotron, Berzerk and Pac-Man, you play as what looks like an alien of some kind and must rescue humans before they are killed by the

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

Zombo's Christmas Capers! - A new festive ZX Spectrum game reviewed by Florinthedwarf

Santa isn't looking himself these days


It's the most wonderful tiiiiiiiiiimee...of the year, and what better way to celebrate than with a zombie and some evil sprouts? (Though, all sprouts are evil!) Poor Santa. Every year he's the busiest person in the world, for one day a least, so it's only natural/inevitable that he gets a bit stressed at this time of year. Taking this into account,