Category: Freeware
While writing my previous post about the ZX Spectrum Next, I learned that one of the games I mentioned in the article had been released only four hours ago! Rite of the Druid is a text adventure game or using a more modern term, an interactive fiction where you are part of a small tribe, preparing to take part in…
The Antic magazine started offering the disk/magazine option only from issue #10. The disks featured all the current issue listings, saving the readers many hours in front of the computer typing and debugging the programs. With the newsstands price of $9.95, it was an expensive option but worthwhile for those lucky people that could afford to buy them. Luckily for…
Who Dares Wins for MSX2, a remake of the ’86 game Who Dares Wins 2 by Alligata, was launched in 2017 as a physical copy. If you haven’t had the chance to purchase or simply don’t have a real machine, you can now download the game for free. Retroforce has announced the great news at the 56th Barcelona MSX meeting, which…
Some interesting News popped up on Twitter recently regarding a website that is at least New to me. “Tiny Emus” has a lot to offer the on-the-go Retro Gamer. Perfect for someone who doesn’t have the time nor the patience to mess around fiddling with emulator settings. Visiting the website, you will be presented with a full page of games…
Joe Blob is a small game created by Ronan McEvoy in 1989 that was never officially released until now. Felipe Veiga, Pedro Pimenta, Mario Viegas, and Andre Leao, all members of the Espectroteam and also Planeta Sinclair website got together and with the help of Andy Green, have created a remastered version of Joe Blob to be included in Woot!…
The already traditional game development contest sponsored by the Universidad de Alicante has announced the start of its 2019 edition. CPC RetroDev 2019 aims to promote the development of games targeting the Amstrad CPC 464. This year contest is giving to the best games nothing less than 1.650 €, divided in the following categories: Special mentions: 150 € – Gominolas…
Developer Sunteam has announced that their retro-inspired game Grelox is close to completion, and has released a new website and set of screenshots. Grelox is inspired by the Sega Master System game Zillion (an indeed uses the SMS colour palette) and casts you as a ‘Galactic Troubleshooter’ who has to infiltrate the base of the curiously named ‘Lady Mandrill’. The…
Unsurprisingly, the retro community is always presented with Halloween-themed games on October 31st. The one we picked to highlight here is Unhallowed, a traditional text adventure game that runs on any ZX Spectrum with 128K. (Blerkotron, the developer, was also kind enough to provide a special version that runs directly on any modern browser). The game page sets the mood:…
The Facebook group Homebrew Gaming News is one of the best places to know first hand what is happening in the homebrew community, including, of course, new games announcements, like the brand new Shadow Switcher. Christian Gleinser’s game features a Lode Runner-inspired gameplay where the hero has to run through the platforms collecting rings to find his way out while…
Back in May we shared some News about a new work in progress Amiga game called “Bad Ninjas vs Rick & Joe, a game created using the RedPill game creator engine. You can read more about the game here and here. Good News today as Vicente Jose Gimeno announced on Twitter that the game has finally been released! Lanzamos nuestro…
