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QUOD INIT EXIT IIo – 9 years in the making and Retream’s colourful C64 sequel is finally here!
In 2015 we gave a special mention to Retream’s Arcade platformer of ‘ QUOD INIT EXIT ‘, a C64 game that had a cute little pig, lots of fast moving fruit and was so colourful you would’ve been silly not to load it up on a C64. Well fast forward to today, and after 9…
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Atari ST- By Peter Fletcher and Bill Lange
olWhen the Atari ST series debuted in 1985 with the Atari 520ST, which was quickly followed by the Atari 1040ST, it represented a significant leap forward in home computing technology, particularly in graphics and sound capabilities. This 16-bit computer line would go on to become especially renowned in Europe’s music and desktop publishing scenes, thanks…
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A review of Pokettohiro! for the Game Boy Color
The Game Boy Studio program by Chris Maltby has inspired a whole new generation homebrew Game Boy developers. David Marin is one of them, having published Pokettohiro! last year through Broke Studios. It’s now available for download on the David Marin’s website here, as well as through the Steam and Switch stores. Truly dedicated…
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Oh Mummy Resurrected! – One of my childhood Amstrad games, gets an enhancement
One of my favourite Amstrad games ‘ Oh Mummy! ‘ has appeared again, but not as a HD remake but this time the game has been enhanced for the Amstrad CPC. Oh Mummy! in my opinion was and still is one of the best games on the Amstrad from 1984 and published by none other…
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Retro Review: Yo-Kai Watch: Gotta Befriend ‘Em All
BEFORE WE GET STARTED: There is a Yo-Kai will a butt, for a face. http://southpark.cc.com/clips/104392/ben-assfleck Yes, you read that right. Remember that episode of “South Park” where Trey Parker and Matt Stone make fun of Ben Affleck and Cartman calls him Ben Assfleck? Something like that. For reasons like this and thanks to a…
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Wings of Fear – A WIP top scrolling WW1 Shoot ’em up from Roar Tjørhom gets a new demo!
I have a soft spot for shoot ’em ups on the Amiga, especially games such as the fantastic Banshee, or my personal favorites Project-X and R-Type. Well thanks to another heads up from the developer known as Roartj(Roar Tjørhom), we’ve been told that not only is he still working on the awesome WW1 Shoot ’em…
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Telethugs – A PC Game by Pedro Paiva in 2019, now ported to the MSX by Amaweks
Another homebrew announcement has appeared in our inbox, is a new release by Amaweks called ‘Telethugs’ for the MSX. This game available for purchase as a full edition or downloadable demo right now. Is not only an Arcade run and gun game, but this game was originally created and published for PC by Pedro Paiva…
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Rex and the Galactic Plague – A new homebrew blaster for the Commodore Amiga by Hoyster Games!
Glorious news if you’re looking for another Amiga game to play, as the arcade shooter called ‘Rex and the Galactic Plague’ by Hoyster Games, with music by Matt McGuire, has been released! A game in which the developer says" Just for the fun of it, I’ve been creating my own Amiga game in Scorpion Engine,…
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Solar Fox 2: Space Evaders – Bally Midway’s Arcade speed runner gets a ColecoVision & MSX adaptation!
Fancy playing a rather unique game whereby quick reflexes and time isn’t your friend? Then come and check out ArugulaZ’s latest ColecoVision and MSX speed runner of ‘Solar Fox 2: Space Evaders’. The sequel to an Arcade game that was originally released in 1981 by Bally Midway, with ports to the Atari 2600 console, and as…
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Happy 40th Birthday Commodore Amiga 1000
My awesome Amiga, now all modded up with a Pistorm! (Not an A1000) It’s a time to light those candles upon that tasty cake, as the Commodore Amiga 1000 is celebrating its 40th anniversary. That’s right, it’s 40 years to this day that the Amiga 1000 was launched. It’s amazing to think that when I…
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