Category: Retro News
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….
Virtual ][ version 8.3 is available now with the following changes: Support for the “woz” disk image format. The woz format and implementation guide were created by John Morris in conjunction with his Applesauce project. It allows for disk images that are like a carbon copy of the original disk – even their copy protection checks can’t tell the difference….
Fans of Tetris style games are in for a treat with the Commodore 64 release of BINTRIS, developed by nurpax. BINTRIS is a twist on the classic Tetris game by asking the player to convert decimal numbers into binary code/patterns. A decimal number is displayed on the right side of the screen and your job is to manoeuvre the black…
Kilobyte Magazine is a hobbyist magazine dedicated to 8-bit computing today. This edition contains the following articles: Alf Yngve Computer Warriors Dun Darach Diskettes Floppy Sleeves Hyberbnated Legend of Silverpeak Luftrauserz Nintento & Atari Pet Rescue ..and more! Download: Kilobyte Magazine Source: Kilobyte Magazine
Talented SEUCK game designer has provided an update on one of his current Commodore 64 development projects, PRECINCT 20: Dead Strange, releasing a number of updated screenshots showing off improved graphics. Collaborating with Richard Bayliss, Yngve first hinted of PRECINCT 20’s existence late last year, where he disclosed that PRECINCT 20: Dead Strange is based on a series of short…
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…
The Mojon twins have recently released a brand new NES port of their 2013 ZX Spectrum game Bootèe. Bootèe is a very nice platformer starring Cheril, a semi naked girl in a boot, who can’t stop jumping! This is most definitely not your typical game, however you can’t say the idea isn’t original! As you can imagine the NES version is…
Rucksack Games are pleased to announce the release of Rubicon: Run the Maze for the ZX Spectrum 48k/128k, now available for download from their website. The backstory to Rubicon sees you playing as NYM who’s in his last day of childhood and , as tradition dictates, must take part in a right of passage to cross the Rubicon maze so…
Only a few days ago, we announced that Andy John’s new game, Nixy The Glade Sprite, had finally gone gold, and that we promised to deliver a full review once the game was complete. We’re extremely pleased to announce that Andy has now officially released the game, and we’re very proud to bring you one of the first reviews of this lovingly-crafted…
