Category: Indie Games News

Clube MSX Magazine pre-sale starting on May 15th

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Portuguese-speaking people out there, rejoice! Another retro magazine in print is ready for the debut! The first issue of the Brazilian magazine Clube MSX will be available for pre-order tomorrow, May 15th. The quarterly magazine will be sold only in print with the first issue presenting 40 pages in full colour. The official release will happen during the 2018 RetroRio,…

Bad Ninjas vs Rick & Joe, Amiga Demo Version Now Available

Ricky Place has released an early demo of Bad Ninjas Vs Rick & Joe, a new game he is currently developing for classic Amiga computers. Despite being in the early stages of development, the demo appears to be shaping up nicely, taking inspiration from classic arcade side-scrollers that require the player to knock the stuffing out of various bad guys and…

New Amstrad CPC Shooter/Platfomer, Galactic Tomb Now Available, ViTNO First Run Through

Amstrad CPC owners who are fans of platform shoot’em up games likes Turrican and Metroid, may have been looking at Steel Ranger for the C64 in envy over the past few months wondering when they would get to receive an equivalent quality title for their beloved machine. Well ESP Soft has provided Amstrad owners with a great response in the…

Best of ViTNO Homebrew: We review Snake Escape for the ZX Spectrum

As regular visitors to our site will be aware, we recently unveiled our very own database of homebrew and freeware titles for our readership and the wider community to enjoy. In the first of what we hope will become a regular feature, we’ve chosen to showcase a particular title that stood out amongst our most recent uploads, something which we…

Sega Mega Drive / Genesis, Crypt of Dracula Preview

MatteusBeus, a homebrew developer for the Sega Mega Drive / Sega Genesis, has released a video showcasing his early progress on his development project for the platform titled Crypt of Dracula. Crypt of Dracula looks to be a dungeon explorer game with some detailed graphics and atmospheric music. The video preview goes through to show some great introduction scenes and…

MSXDev’18 Second Contestant – BUDDHAGILLIE!

MSXDev organizers have just announced the second entry for the 2018 edition of the MSX Game Development Contest – BUDDHAGILLIE! BUDDHAGILLIE by GW’s-workshop is an action game where you play Buddha who uses his sword to slash the enemies throughout 6 realms: Hell, Hunger, Animals, Asuras, Humans, Gods and Nirvana. On each realm, besides fighting the enemies directly, you also have to…

World War Simulator Part II, A New Game Preview by Retrobytes Productions

We have recently learnt News of a new game preview release by Retrobytes. It’s our understanding that “World War Simulator Part II” will be released coincide the Amstrad Eterno event in Barcelona, from Saturday April 21st until Sunday afternoon April 22nd. The game shares similarities to Pandora’s “Into the Eagles Nest” originally released way back in 1986. World War Simulator…

Project ZX 2 Jetboot Joe, Langford Productions New Speccy Tribute Sequel Released!

If you’re a regular reader of Vintage is the New Old, you will know that we mostly feature old and new games for Vintage computers and game consoles. We sometimes share News about Retro Game remakes and also on the odd occasion, Indie Retro Games. Today I would like to share some News about a new game by Langford Productions….

We review Ooze for the ZX Spectrum and find a game full of protoplasmic goodness

Ever since I joined the ViTNO team, I’ve been broadening my horizons by taking the opportunity to play a number of modern retro titles, and I’m currently working my way through the impressive portfolio of Andy Johns. I’ve yet to be disappointed by any of Andy’s titles and my hopes were equally high when I came across the intriguingly titled Ooze, co-created…

Clube MSX: Portuguese-speaking MSX enthusiasts will get a new printed magazine

As you might know, the MSX platform is very popular in Brazil, with an extensive and very active community. The only thing that was missing was a new printed magazine. Until now! Mario Cavalcanti has contacted us to announce the launch of a new quarterly magazine next June. Clube MSX will have the standard magazine size (20,5 cm x 27,5…