Category: News

Flight of Pigarus, a homebrew shoot ’em up available for Sega Master System

The Sega Master System received a new homebrew launch this week with the launch of Flight of Pigarus, an impressive-looking caravan shoot ’em up by Kagesan. Players take on the role of Pigarus, a snout-nosed fellow possessed of distinctly porcine qualities, but with one small difference: he can fly! Equipped with a pair of feathery wings, our piggy pal must…

AGDx Christmas Code Jam 2018 – A collaborative game in the making

Allan Turvey has announced on the AGDx Facebook Group the Christmas Code Jam 2018, where a Christmas-theme game will be created using as many hands as possible. AGDx group is a spin-off from the official Arcade Game Design group with the objective to discuss technical challenges, modding, patches and the current progress with AGDX Studio, which by itself is an expanded…

2018 World of Commodore Report

For the past many years, I had loose plans to attend the World of Commodore that happens in Toronto, but for one reason or another, it never happened. This year, however, only two days before the event, I manage to confirm my presence and book the hotel. For those who aren’t as fortunate as me, here are my report with…

Sam’s Journey on TheC64 Mini

Protovision, the C64 game publisher is cooperating with Knights of Bytes to release Sam’s Journey for TheC64-mini. Sam’s Journey was one of the most expected games and has been received with high praises for every retro media outlet. The adorable platformer is so good that I believe it could be on any modern platform as is and it would still be…

It Came From the Desert remake teased in trailer reveal!

Gamers look set to do battle with the mutant ants once again in this remake of the Cinemaware classic.

Aviator Arcade II (Commodore 64) – Full Game Review & Developer Insights with Mark Hindsbo

RGCD is gearing up to unleash a great new vertical shoot-em up game, Aviator Arcade II, for the Commodore 64.  The backstory to Aviator ArcadeII is that an unknown militarised terrorist unit has occupied the peaceful city of Suburbia and you have been called in to fly your state ofthe art attack helicopter into the city limits in to neutralise…

AMIGArama Podcast Episode 58: Double Dragon

Billy and Jimmy Lee join up with AMIGArama to fight against the evil Double Dragon thugs but can they survive and save Marian from these brutal foes? https://amigarama.com/episodes/amigarama-podcast-episode-58-double-dragon/

R-Type Dimensions EX now available on PC & Nintendo Switch

Tozai Games updates Irem’s classic shmups with 3D visuals and new gameplay features.

The Legacy of 3DFX, a history of the 3D graphics pioneer hits Kickstarter

Martin Gamero Prieto’s new book charts the rise and fall of the once-dominant 3D graphics firm

Haujobb Framework – Amiga Demo Development Tool being released as open source

The group Haujobb has already enriched the Amiga Demoscene with dozens and dozens of amazing demos released throughout its existence. If that wasn’t enough the group has decided to make their tools available for everybody, including examples, and extensive documentation. Back in last August, Hellfire and Noname from Haujobb held a seminar at the 2018 Evoke Demoparty in Cologne where they share…