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Tassei Denki Time Crisis Kickstarter Project Septuples Initial Funding Request
On June 24th, Tassei Denki made an initial offering for the G’AIM’E Plug & Play Time Crisis Gun, a device which can play Time Crisis and other lightgun games of its era on a modern television display. Tassei Denki launched its initial offering on Kickstarter here with a fairly modest initial funding request of…
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ROGUEish – This roguelike C64 game by Syntaxerrorsoftware looks pretty decent (UPDATE)
I do love a good roguelike, it’s one of my favorite genres to play, especially when I’m delving deep into dark dungeons looking for decent loot and avoiding many of the nasties contained within. So if like me, you like that sort of gaming experience. Then make sure to check out Syntaxerrorsoftware’s upcoming Commodore 64 game…
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Project: Horned Owl Review
From the mid-1980s to the early part of the 2000s, light gun rail shooters were a staple in both arcade and home system gaming. Arguably, the genre started to really hit its stride in the mid-1990s. While games like Time Crisis, Virtual Cop, and House of the Dead, among others, dominated both the home system…
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Musketeer – Action-packed swashbuckling C64 game coming soon via Psytronik Software!
Although Psytonik Software doesn’t inform us very often of their new games that are soon to be released. I did find out through Twitter however, that at some point in the near future, they are going to release a new game called ‘Musketeer’. An action-packed swashbuckling arcade adventure set in 17th century France. A game that…
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Space Invaders – A C64 conversion of Taito’s Space Invaders by LC-Games
We’ve mentioned many Space Invader variants over the years, from Havie’s Blitz Basic version of the game on the Amiga, to our personal favorite from Pink/Abyss called ‘Tiny Invaders’. Well yet again we’ve been sent another version of Space Invaders for you to download and try, and it’s LC-Games full C64 conversion of the famous…
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AmiSeaFox – An Amiga tribute to the classic SeaFox from Amiten Games
The Amiga news was a bit quiet last weekend, but thankfully with a new week to start us off, Amiten Games has announced the release of ‘AmiSeaFox’ for the Commodore Amiga. A tribute to the classic SeaFox, which was previously announced by us as a demo, in celebration of Internal Amiga Day. A day that is…
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Unofficial SNK vs CAPCOM for the C64/128 gets a pretty impressive update! [Stronger Edition]
There’s another awesome news story that’s worth a mention here on Indie Retro News, as thanks to both Ethan Knight and Saberman letting us know through Facebook, we’ve been told that Jon Eggelton and Gianluca Alberico has released a pretty impressive update to their 2023 Commodore 64 and Commodore 128 unofficial hit of ‘SNK vs CAPCOM’;…
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Cosmic Payback from the ZX Spectrum looks impressive on the ZX81
This week has certainly been one to impress, especially with Doom being shown on the Atari ST, and the more recent Turrican 128k remaster for the Amstrad CPC. Now it’s time for the ZX81 to get in on the action, as trawling through the latest Twitter posts, we’ve just come across a game called ‘Cosmic…
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Stern Pinball Announces Sweepstakes for DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS: The Tyrant’s Eye Pro Model Pinball Machine
Starting today on June 20th, Stern Pinball has started accepting entries for a sweepstakes, with the winner eligible to win a DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS: The Tyrant’s Eye Pro model pinball machine. The Tyrant’s Eye was released in January of this year to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Dungeons and Dragons tabletop role-playing game.…
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From Joysticks to VHS: The Retro Gear We Still Can’t Quit
There’s something about old tech that just sticks with us. In a world bursting at the seams with AI tools, streaming platforms, and hyper-realistic gaming, it might seem odd that so many people still cherish the gadgets of the past. But nostalgia has power. More than just a trend, our love for retro gear taps…
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