I was checking the latest releases and came across this pretty damn fine Amiga game that blends a bit of dungeon crawling with some roguelike fun. Titled as 'Sir Redford Knights Adventure', this upcoming Commodore Amiga game by Juen, Koyot1222 and JMD, not only came 1st place at the RAM#3 compo, but word on the street is the game is still being worked on, with a demo for you to try right now. To coincide with this news, provided below is some gameplay footage and full details.
A weekend heads up for all of our Amiga readers , as we've recently found out through the EAB forums, that Tukinem together with Retronics, is not only still working on bringing the Polish point and click adventure game of 'Sołtys' over to the Commodore Amiga 1200 with an English release date of May 23, 2025. But as of today you can try out the latest demo featuring English, German, Spanish, Italian and Polish subtitles. A game which was originally released by LK Avalon for MS-DOS on May 23, 1995. To coincide with this news, we've got some new footage of the game below.
When I was young I used to love playing the very latest in 16bit/32bit racers such as Outrun, Lotus or even XJ220 on the Amiga. It was a time that gave me the feeling of intense speed and near misses without driving a real car and ending up in the local clink. Thankfully if you too like games like that, or even ones with a more science fiction element to them, then make sure to keep an eye on Hyper Runner; An upcoming sci-fi racer for the Commodore Amiga by Raster Wizards that looks even better in this latest footage!
In 1985 Capcom released one of the greatest side scrolling platform game series we have ever known. It featured a knight, creepy enemies and was rather difficult to the point of frustration. The game I am talking about is none other than ' Ghosts 'N Goblins ', the first game in the Ghosts 'n Goblins franchise. A game which appeared on systems such as the Amstrad, C64 and ZX Spectrum. Well if you played this game, you'll be interested to know that as of today, Skyzoo73 has made available the first demo of an AGA edition for the Amiga. As in his words "I created this to see how GnG could be on the Amiga by breaking free from the limitations of the Amiga 500 classic"
Vector5 Games who was behind titles such as Space Station 23, Laserscape, Jump Out, and our personal favorite Santa's Workout has recently released a new Commodore 64 game of 'Zookeeper'. A Columns/Match 3 style of game that has you matching the required amount of animals in a Zoo to complete the level. In light of this news, as always provided below is the latest gameplay footage and details.
When I was but a youngster I just loved playing the 1981 Arcade game of Frogger by Konami. It had loads of charm, great gameplay for kids and it really made you feel for the safety of those little green frogs as they hopped their way across a busy road, then across a river of logs and Crocodiles to get to the other side. So to get an update from happycodingzx, that he has released the final version of 'Frogger RX', which is basically an Arcade-like version of Frogger for the ZX Spectrum, I just had tell everyone about it here on IndieRetroNews.
BSzili is certainly no stranger to the Amiga scene, as not only did he release the Amiga port of Blake Stone Aliens of Gold, but there was also ports done of Exhumed / Powerslave, Wolfenstein 3D, BLOOD and even my personal favourite Shadow Warrior. Well it looks as if BSzili isn't done with the Amiga scene just yet, as he has released a proof of concept 'Tomb Raider' for the Commodore Amiga called 'OpenLara'. Although don't get too excited for a finished product any time soon, as in his words "This took me a few days. No sound, no full game, no warranty. I put it out there as a call to action: if anyone would be interested in helping out with the rasterizer let me know"
Another Plus/4 announcement of which RPG genre fans might enjoy reading about, is the fact that Synergy has released the Ultima like CPRG of The Tale for the Commodore Plus/4. A full-fledged entry in the BASIC category of the Commodore Plus/4 játékfejlesztői verseny Plus/4 GameDev competition . A game that features rather large PETSCII graphics during the story. To coincide with this news, we've got the full details from the website as well as some gameplay footage.
Good evening you fine retro gamers! Thanks to a recent heads up through Facebook, we've been told that JuanGM has released the rather enjoyable arcade game of 'Bonsai Quest' for the ZX Spectrum. A game in which not only play as a Ninja, but you are secretly trained in the art of ninjutsu, on a personal quest to defeat the invaders that have plundered the palace, and endangered the most precious treasure of her lineage: the sacred bonsai collection!
Now here's a blast from the past and a game that I remember as being one of the best action-adventure games I had ever played on the Amstrad CPC 464. It's 'Saboteur II' developed by Clive Townsend and released by Durell Software in 1987, the same publishers behind the incredible dragon flying 'Thanatos'. This fine game was released for many platforms such as the CPC, ZX Spectrum and C64, and featured a female protagonist who must break into a high-security compound, fight off guards, avoid pumas and alter the course of a nuclear ballistic missile and then escape on a motorbike.
We've had another heads up via a good friend of ours, that if you like unique games for your 8bit system, then it might be worth checking out the latest ZX Spectrum release update of 'JetPac Miner v1.2b' by riefer666. A fabulous speccy game which one person is quoted as saying " a nice version of Hard Day's Night. Game looks interesting!" To coincide with this news, we've got some footage of the game as well as the story from the itch page below.
An IndieRetroNews reader, has recently informed us in our comments feed, that JOTD is still working on a Bad Dudes vs DragonNinja Arcade conversion for the Commodore Amiga (AGA). Although it's still in a very early stage of development, and the original Amiga version of the game was regarded as terrible with one such Lemon Amiga saying "This is absolute dreck with horrible graphics, terrible backgrounds, how did this get released in this state?" Rest assured if JOTD finishes this conversion, it's sure to be another hit in the Amiga scene.
With two competitions currently on going, the ' TND SEUCK Compo 2025' and the 'game programming competition', it's always worth checking out both of these, to see if any special games have been entered that's worthy of our attention. Well that's certainly happened this week, as LBM has entered their new Plus/4 game of 'Gravity Boy!'. A cool entry that doesn't just look rather unique with its monochrome graphics, but it's also fun to play with challenges to be had via each level.
Trawling through the latest SEUCK Compo 2025 entries looking for a fun C64 game to play, and one that stood out in the crowd, was Vox VideoGame's C64 Shoot 'em up of ' Mega Vortex 2 '. A game in which you play as Pinov Vox, a fearless space pilot of Mega Vortex 2 on a mission to destroy the evil Megaloryan emperor and his minions. To coincide with this news, we've got a very brief description of the game as well as some footage below.