Category: Retro News
CoCoBan is a self-discovery action puzzle game derived from Sokoban and Picoban with a few added twists. Use the keyboard to push or pick up objects to make your way to the green emerald goal. Game progress is automatically saved to disk when you advance a level. Be sure to turn up the volume to hear the sound effects! CoCoBan…
In our new episode we talk with Yannick Belzil – script writer for the new Turtles game Shredder’s Revenge by Dotemu and Tribute Games! This brawler for PS4, Switch, Xbox and PC Steam has a lot in common with the classic TMNT games ‘Turtles In Time’ and ‘Hyperstone Heist’, but also adds many quirky new ideas… Cowabunga! Interview starts at…
The AmiGameJam contest has started! Hosted by Underground Arcade, this year the theme is “Sword & Sorcery” where you will have the opportunity to create a game for the Amiga. The rules don’t allow ports this time around, only original games. The games can be entered into two different categories: Classic OCS/AGA and Next-Gen Amigas (Aros, MorphOS, OS4 and Vampire)….
Cosmos Chronicles is an open-world RPG in an SCI-FI setting. According to the author, Dr. Floyd, the game is a tribute to Ultima 4, Sundog & Elite and it is an ambitious game being developed for more than two years! The game features: Persistent Universe You only have one true life There is no going back. You will die, it’s…
The new game Decade Dungeon Gaiden MSX has been released in physical copy. It is an action RPG that explores decaying dungeons, fights monsters and searches for treasure chests, and can be played as many times as the map changes each time. The box illustration is by Masaru Kobayashi, the package design is by Mahoro Ariya, and the pixel art…
Even those who think mobile casual games are a “lesser” category in games have to admit that some titles reserved their places in video game history. One of these is Angry Birds, which not only conquered the mobile world with its clever gameplay and cute graphics but also extended its wings to movies, toys, and whatever you can imagine you…
It was announced at the Amiga 37 event in Germany that Blaze Entertainment and Amiga are partnering to bring Amiga games to Evercade devices, a modern console targeting retro games that uses cartridges as media. Although the line-up is not confirmed yet, the agreement will let Blaze Entertainment license and publish Amiga games from multiple publishers for Evercade. The work…
I learned about this game just a few years ago, and it took me so much time to learn how to leave the hangar! But after I managed to do that, the game is super fun and well made. Today, Lucas Carrafiello announced the availability of the game for the Plus/4. Follow the announcement verbatim: It’s the day! The new…
Lost Games is a compilation of 4 games, resurrected from tape, that Andy “Cosmium” Beale wrote in 1983. You might remember Cosmium when he released the excellent Quadron a few years ago. Although they didn’t make the cut with the publishers at the time, Cosmium thinks these compiled BASIC 16K games were quite fun for the era, and he decided to…
Jonas Hultén made it possible to see one of my favourite Atari 2600 games on the VIC-20. In case you have been trapped in a mine all this time, in H.E.R.O., your mission is to rescue trapped miners from underground caves. There are 20 levels to play, and you will be considered a professional hero after these 20 levels. For…
