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Double Ball – A Public Domain game from 1992 has been preserved by the Polish Amiga Floppy Preservation Group
If you remember those great classics such as Arkanoid or even Breakout you might be in for a treat! As we’ve recently been contacted by Saberman, that the Polish Amiga Floppy Preservation Group has preserved and provided the Arkanoid clone of ‘Double Ball’: A Public Domain game that was originally developed by Blue Data, coded by…
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Podcast of the Week – Retronauts
Let’s hear some Mortal Kombat discussion! The home of Retronauts, the greatest classic gaming podcast of all time! Or at least the oldest. New episodes every Monday (with bonus episodes every other Friday). Hosts Bob Mackey and Jeremy Parish explore the history of video games through casual conversations, developer interviews, and deep-dives into both influential…
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Ami-H.E.R.O – An Amiga game inspired by Activision’s 8bit game H.E.R.O gets a much needed update
Ask anyone about H.E.R.O, and I’m sure many would share their memories about this great game. A game which was released way back in the 1980’s for the Atari 800/2600, 7800, ColecoVision, C64, C128 and ZX Spectrum! Well if you do remember it and would like to play it on your Amiga, then make sure…
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Galaga – An Arcade classic as a new Commodore Amiga conversion by JOTD and team!
Remember when we said that a possible 1:1 Arcade conversion of Galaga was coming to the Commodore Amiga thanks to the hard work of JOTD and team? Well if you’ve been following all of our previous articles on Indie Retro News, then you’ll be pleased to know that as of today you can download the…
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Retro Ads in the Digital World – How Vintage Marketing is Making a Comeback
There’s something undeniably charming about vintage advertisements. From the bright colors and catchy slogans to the iconic images, retro ads have a way of sticking in our minds and evoking a sense of nostalgia. Today, these classic marketing pieces are making a resurgence, finding new life in the digital age. Let’s dive into why retro…
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Antstream Arcade Retro Gaming History II: The Super Game Boy
It seemed like the perfect gaming idea – take the hugely popular Nintendo Game Boy and enable gamers to combine its games with the also-hugely popular Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Antstream Arcade digs into the archives to unearth the history of Nintendo’s Super Game Boy peripheral in the second of our retro gaming history features.…
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Droid Special Edition – A 1990’s run n gun ST platformer is being converted to the Amiga
We always try to keep you up to date with the best in Amiga news, but boy do we have a surprise for you. As we have recently been informed through the EAB forums, that the 1990’s coverdisk game of ‘Droid’ for the Atari ST, is being converted over to the Commodore Amiga by junosix: A…
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King and Balloon – A 1:1 arcade port for the Commodore Amiga 500 gets a new beta v.094!
I thought it would be best to give another shout out for this addictive yet simplistic little game called ‘King and Balloon’ by RMJ & JoeJoe. A 1:1 arcade port of Namco’s 1980 game for the Commodore Amiga, which was written in 68k assembler and based on the original Z80 code! To coincide with this…
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PETSCII Wizard of Wor – A classic Arcade game in PETSCII is coming to the Commodore Plus/4, C64 and CBM PET
Commodore owners are going to love this news story that we’ve just come across on Facebook. As if you remember playing and hopefully enjoying the 1980’s Arcade game of Wizard of Wor, which also appeared on the Atari 8-bit, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Bally Astrocade and C64. Then at some point soon, Kornél Kolma together with Csabo…
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Basilisk of Roko 2 – An action platformer for your ZX Spectrum by retrosotano
Saberman has recently contacted us through Facebook, that retrosotano has released the sequel of ‘Basilisk of Roko 2’ for the ZX Spectrum. An action shooter in which playing as Nachete “El Intern” and his powerful laser, must put a stop to an evil space thing and his crazed robots. To coincide with this news, we’ve also…
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