Category: Indie Games News
Anthony Perez (greenwebsevilla), veteran of the Spectrum development scene, is in the process of developing Gremlins 2: The NES Batch for the classic 8-bit micro. When horror comedy Gremlins 2: The New Batch hit movie theatres in 1990, a slew of video game adaptations were soon to follow. Sunsoft were responsible for developing a version of the game for the NES,…
Of the many Dungeons and Dragons games released over the years, one that continues to hold a special place in many gamer’s hearts is Eye of the Beholder. Developed by Westwood Associates (of Command & Conquer fame) and selling in the region of 130,000 copies, the title proved incredibly popular and would go on to spawn a number of sequels,…
When it comes to retrogaming, “everything old is new again” is a phrase that seems especially fitting given the current predilection for remaking and remastering classic video games for today’s gaming audience. With interest in the titles of yesteryear becoming ever more mainstream, most days herald the announcement of a yet another classic game receiving an update, remaster or re-release…
Old-school console gamers should be interested to learn that a crowd-funding project is currently underway, looking to secure investment from backers for Tänzer, a new release targeting Sega’s 16-bit Mega Drive console. Spearheaded by Mikael Tillander and Johan Agurén, information from the official Kickstarter page describes the game as a hack n’ slash platform game, taking inspiration from arcade classics such…
Amstrad gamers have cause to celebrate with the release of an updated version of Robbie Strikes Back, a relatively recent homebrew release for the 8-bit CPC range of computers. Developed by SalvaKantero, the game is remake/re-imagining of early ZX Spectrum title Pssst, originally developed back in 1983 by the legendary Tim and Chris Stamper of Ultimate Play the Game and Rare….
Back in February we mentioned News about a new Amiga game by Pixelglass called Worthy. Good News for all of you currently following it’s progress. Several updates have been implement which you can read about below. – All game gfx are 100% – All gameplay features are 100% – SFX are 100% – Music is 98% (one last track is…
Originally released in 1987, gamers of a certain age will surely remember Palace Software’s hack n’ slash fighting game, Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior. With an eye-popping cover that featured a scantily clad Maria Whittaker and muscle-bound Michael Van Wijk, the game proved incredibly popular on most computing platforms of the day. Heavily inspired by John Milius’ 1982 movie adaptation of Conan…
Back in February, we shared some News about a new platformer coming to the ZX Spectrum Next called Monkey McGee: Where are my Bananas? Fast forward to May and we can see that John, Simon (Miami Vice, Platoon, Target Renegade) and Paul have been hard at work getting the game together, showing off a brand new promo video! The first…
You may remember we mentioned Bubblesoft’s new upcoming ZX Spectrum game back in early March. Nixy the Glade sprite is a brand new AGD platformer, which we have been vigorously putting through it’s paces since the very first alpha version, weeding out the bugs, sharing ideas, and suggesting to Andy what could be improved to make the game the very…
Retro gamers will be pleased to learn that Jaime Grilo, stalwart member of the Spectrum homebrew development scene, returns with yet another exciting AGD title. In a change of pace from the arcade platform antics seen in the likes of Tea-Leaf Ted and previous releases, Quahappy is an arcade adventure game that puts players in control of Dauntless Andy, a soul both brave…
