Category: Retro News
Since I wasn’t a British kid in the 80s and never owned a ZX Spectrum until recently, iconic characters like Monty Mole, Miner Willy, or Dizzy don’t bring me any nostalgia as they do to many of you. I think this is a good thing because I can enjoy many of these games with fresh eyes and an open mind,…
The first completely new Dizzy in adventure from the Oliver Twins in 26 years is to be released Friday 18th December 2020 for ZX Spectrum! Dizzy was a massively successful UK Video game character developed initially for 8 bit home computers, but then as the series expanded in popularity there were many releases on 16 bit computers, PC’s and consoles….
The Double-Do competition winners were announced in the December issue of the TRS8Bit Newsletter. The competition had so many entries that the organizers decided to expand the categories and awards from two to six! The winners were spread in three different categories. The Monochrome category for software developed for the Model I/III/4, the Coloured category, for programs created for the…
After years of active development, 6502 Workshop has finally launched one of the most anticipated games in the retro gaming community. Starting today, December 12th, 2020, you can buy Nox Archaist for your Apple II. The game also includes a custom emulator so that you can run it on your PC or Mac with no hassle! Nox Archaist is a…
The Portuguese-speaking Clube MSX Magazine is starting the online pre-sale of its issue 11. The magazine can be purchased at the Clube MSX website for R$ 24,90 (US$ 5) plus shipping. For international shipping, the buyer has to follow the link https://www.clubemsx.com.br/international-shipping What is in issue #11? Every issue of Clube MSX includes a few bonuses, and #11 is no…
River Raid was, alongside Missile Command and Enduro, one of the games I played the most on my Atari 2600. The thrill of trying to go just a little ahead and get that another bridge and the frustration of dying when going through some of the narrower paths just kept me going back and replay the game many, many times….
If you own ZX Spectrum, you probably know about the ZX Dandanator Mini, a game cartridge that is equipped with an EEPROM and aims to be a platform for developing and releasing cartridge games for the Sinclair machine. The same team that has created the ZX Dandanator is releasing a new add-on for it. ‘Multiply’ is a small board that…
I know many people don’t read as much anymore in this current digital age and the Short Attention Span problem the Internet brought us is likely one of the main culprits (get off my lawn, you hooligans!). However, we all love video games. If they are retro-games even more, maybe you would be interested in this bundle. StoryBundle, a Humble-bundle…
Always seen as the older poor cousin of the Commodore 64, the VIC-20 games are often underestimated by those that are not familiar with the machine. Back in the day, the VIC-20 had excellent games, and nowadays, a vibrant and active community keeps releasing high-quality homebrew for the machine. One of the most recent examples of that is Overthrown, a…
Badgerpunch Games has teamed up with a group of seasoned retro games develop and are offering a good deal with The C64 Xmas Bundle, consisting of nothing less than 15 games for your C64. This bundle combines holiday-themed games and other recent paid and free games. For anyone looking for a collection of lovingly crafted escapes into yesterday’s hardware, there…
