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Another day and another news announcement for the Commodore Amiga scene! As the previous game we mentioned was ‘Tiny Pixel Adventure’ by HooGames2017, today’s work in progress game however is ‘Duel’ by Electric Black Sheep. The same creator behind games such as Tale Of Evil, The Tower of Evil, Project – Quest and many others. A new…

This column / article / retrospective or whatever you want to call it is a reflection on why and how we collect video games. Each time we’ll cover a different collector and discuss various (sometimes) polarizing topics that affect us. COLLECTOR PROFILE: Aaron Gum OCCUPATION: Record Producer / Film Director TOPIC – MAKING YOUR OWN…

Point and click adventure games have a certain undeniable charm about them, granting exceptional immersion despite their occasionally clunky controls and obtuse puzzles. In the sea of retro point and clicks, the “MacVenture” franchise stands out, thanks to its brutal difficulty and macabre tone. Originally developed by ICOM Simulations for the Macintosh and later ported…

First Person Dungeon Crawlers have a huge fan base on Indie Retro News, so many of us love games such as Dungeon Master, Eye of the Beholder and my personal favorite Ishar. Well here we are with another special announcement especially if you love dungeon crawlers, as Sabbas Eleftheriadis has not only shown off some…

Capasoft has been in the news a few times over the last few years, as not only did they release the Amstrad CPC game of JAX THE DOG, but also the more recent Roland in Retroalacant: A single screen homebrew celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Amstrad CPC 464. Well here’s another Capasoft update, as just recently they…

Video Game of the Year. What an attention-grabbing title for a book, and what an accomplishment for a game to be titled as such. Jordan Minor, who works as an editor at PCMag, has put out a book that names his favorite games of the year. Overall, I agree with a large percentage of the…

The first news story for a weekender, as we’ve recently found out through through Facebook, that the developer HooGames2017, who created the awesome scorpion engine based game of Dr.Dangerous, is now working on the Commodore Amiga game of ‘Tiny Pixel Adventure’. A game in which the dev says "Welcome to the colorful and dangerous world of…

Back in the 80’s and 90’s, it wasn’t uncommon for nearly every grocery store in North America to have an arcade machine or two in its foyer. With just a handful of quarters, it served as an ideal place where preoccupied parents could temporarily stow their kids while they’d browse the food aisles. Over the…