Author: Alec
Having achieved critical success with The Last Ninja and it’s subsequent sequel in 1987 and 1988 respectively, System 3 had developed a formidable reputation as one of the top software houses in 80’s Britain. No longer simply just the publisher of relatively obscure budget titles, the studio had soon become developer and producer to some of the biggest and best…
Eagle-eyed forumites over at CPCWiki have spotted early signs that a conversion of TAD Corporation’s Toki could be set to receive a conversion to the Amstrad CPC. AmstradGPP, a duo of French developers, recently uploaded a series of images to their Twitter account to showcase progress that they have made on the game. According to the post, despite being amateur…
Continuing our showcase of the very best games added to our homebrew gaming database, we take a look at a 16-bit title first released for the Sega Mega Drive back in 2013. Developed and released by Spanish development team, Mojon Twins, Uwol – Quest for Money is an arcade game released initially for the ZX Spectrum, with various ports and conversions…
Revival Studios recently launched two new games for the precursor to the Commodore 64, the VIC-20. With new gameplay trailers recently announced on the developer’s official Twitter feed, the first of these games is Down!, a take on the ‘Endless Runner’ genre where the player must descend vertically through a series of platforms, making sure to drop through any available gap…
Fresh from this year’s Schlimeisch party in Frystak comes Schlimeisch Mania II, a competitive multiplayer game by Unreal. With support for 2 to 8 players, the game is definitely guaranteed to put any friendship to the test as you seek to outwit your opponents in this party version of the classic Snake arcade game. The objective of the game is guide…
One of the most significant advances in computing technology during the early 1990s was, undoubtedly, the proliferation of CD-ROM technology. The transition to optical media meant that software and games developers suddenly found themselves with an enormous 650 MB of storage capacity at their disposal, exceeding anything even remotely practicable with floppy disks or ROM-based cartridges. The arrival of CD-ROM…
Back in January, we posted a quick sneak peek covering Alco-Copter, an all-new game for classic Amiga computers by Flashtro. The game has come a long way from that initial 6-level preview, having finally reached final release status! If you’ve not been following coverage regarding this particular game, it blends arcade and puzzle elements together in a devious little package that’s…
Marvin Hardy recently unveiled an early preview of Hellbound, a new title he is working on for the Commodore 64. Posted in the Commodore 64/128 Facebook group, the preview demonstrates a number of rooms present within the game, including preliminary artwork, game design, as well as some of the mechanics implemented so far. We should point out, however, that the footage revealed…
The official Commodore 64 release of Street Fighter II: The World Warrior is well-known for being one of the most lacklustre conversions of the Capcom’s seminal tournament fighting game in existence, so we were excited to learn that a new, fan-based remake is in the works! Behind the planned reincarnation is Paco Herrera of PacoBlog64, which was originally conceived a…
Safar Games recently announced that their text-adventure game, Athanor 2 – The Legend of Birdmen, has been given a full UK English release. According to a post made by the game’s author, Eric Safar, on the official website, 50 copies have been made available for purchase. This isn’t an especially large quantity, so we suggest that adventure game fans who…
