The Last Pumpkin - A charming bouncing platformer for the Commodore 64 by Donut80

It was only just last month that we featured Donut80's charming little platformer that's fun for all ages, game called 'Egg Fued'. A Jumpman Junior, Bounty Bob Strikes Back, and Lode Runner inspired game, whereby you need to collect all the eggs while avoiding the nasty foxes. Well fast forward to this month, and the same developer has made available the spooky yet charming bouncing platformer called 'The Last Pumpkin'. A game in which one player controls a plucky pumpkin while the other takes charge of a fearless cat. Your mission is to gather bones and sweets while dodging bats, ghosts, and all manner of castle-dwelling nasties.

The Addams Family - An enhancement is in the works with backgrounds for the Amiga version!

Chances are you would've heard of The Addams Family, either by watching it at the Cinema or playing it at home on a computer or console. Well, if you played the 1992 Amiga version however, compared to say, the Atari ST, Mega Drive or SNES, it was one of the only versions that had no background detail at all for most of the game, just pure blackness. Well as a complete surprise to myself, it looks as if DJ Mike with the help of some EAB members are remaking the Amiga version of The Addams Family with those missing backgrounds. As one person puts it "the game is 99 % finished, I tested all the levels using infinite energy and all the backgrounds are perfect and everything is fine"

Final Fight Enhanced - An enhanced Amiga AGA/ECS version of a classic Beat 'em up from 1991

Well this is fantastic news for a Sunday, as I've just been been told that Prototron and team has released a much improved build of the previously released enhanced version of the 1991 US GOLD published Beat 'em up of 'Final Fight' for the Amiga; A game that when it was originally released back in the 90's, was regarded as either a failure, or just a pretty terrible game suffering the same fate as the Street Fighter II Amiga port ". To coincide with this news, provided below is the latest footage of this incredible looking enhanced version of Final Fight that was coded in 68000 assembly.

Stunt Car Racer running at a super smooth 60fps on the Amiga?

In the late 80's, Geoff Crammond released the incredible game of ' Stunt Car Racer '. It involved you the player, racing around a 3D track in a first person view using a vehicle which had boost capabilities. It was also one of the greatest racing games ever released and what made it so great was the fact that all of the tracks were like rollercoasters, with such dangerous driving and incredible heights involved it would've killed anyone if it was real life. But this month as a bit of a shock, a coder by the name of Vesuri looks to be working on an Amiga version of Stunt Car Racer that's running at a smooth 60fps. Something Amiga owners have been wanting for a very long time.

Wings of Fear II - Could this be another hit Shoot 'em up for the Amiga by Roartj?

Well, this is brilliant news, especially if you enjoyed Roartj's hit top down Shoot 'em up game called 'Wings of Fear'. As checking through my messages this evening, I was told that the same developer has recently announced he is now working on the sequel called 'Wings of Fear II' for the Commodore Amiga. While the game is in a very early stage of development however, provided below are a few new screenshots showing how good the game looks thus far and that it is now a side scroller and not top down like the prequel.

DOUBLE BABOON NINJA - This upcoming Arcade game by Danlabg for the Amiga looks fab!

Fancy playing a new Commodore Amiga game that smacks of high quality, is fun to play, and well worth keeping an eye on as developments progress, then this game called 'Double Baboon Ninja' by Danlabg is just the game for you. An upcoming Arcade game in which you play as The Double Baboon Ninja's, and must put a stop to an alien invasion terrorizing the city. To coincide with this news, Saberman has provided some footage of the early part of a level 1 demo.

US Championship V'ball Amiga remake for AGA & ECS by JOTD and no9 [v1.10 UPDATE]

I've just found out via the Amiga community, that after finishing his Arcade to Amiga conversion of a 1981 game called 'Lock n Chase' by Data East, he's now released an AGA and ECS Amiga final version of Technōs Japan volley ball game called ''U.S. Championship V'Ball'. A 1988 beach volleyball sports game that was released for the arcades by Technōs Japan Corporation and later ports to the NES and X68000. To coincide with this news, provided below is the latest gameplay video.

Amirun and the Alien Beersuckers - A fabulous Pooyan clone released for the C64 by Devlab-TSA

Fancy reliving a bit of Arcade fun on the C64, then look no further than this latest release by Devlab-TSA, called 'Amirun and the Alien Beersuckers'. A fantastic game that's not only a nod to the 1982 Arcade classic called Pooyan by Konami, but also the 1984 game Pigs from Space. If this sounds like  your sort of game and you want something to load up on your C64 ultimate, make sure to check it out below Saberman's gameplay footage.

Micro Karting - A nod to Super Mario Kart for the Amiga, but so far it's just a tech demo!

If you've never heard of Super Mario Kart, then I guess you were living in a cave, as this game series which first appeared in 1992 on the SNES, was one of the most addictive arcade style racing games ever to appear on a TV screen. So to see someone try to create a Mario Kart like experience on the Amiga certainly caught my interest! Welcome to Micro Karting, a small proof-of-concept to see if a 3D-ish kart racing game can be done on Amiga AGA without cheating.

Space Invaders - A 1978 arcade classic appears on the MSX 2 via Edd Biddulph!

Yet another arcade classic has appeared in our inbox, as the classic 1978 Taito game called 'Space Invaders' has been ported over from Juan Jose Ponteprino’s ZX Spectrum version to the MSX 2 by Edd Biddulph. As in the words of the MSXdev website "Here’s an absolute classic: one of the very first space shooters in history, created by Taito called Space Invaders. Yes, that one! And here’s the ode to that legendary and influential mother-game, done for the MSX2 system."

Underkeep - This upcoming Dungeon Crawler by Rake in Grass looks stunning! (PC)

First Person Dungeon Crawlers have a huge fan base on Indie Retro News, so many of us love games such as Dungeon Master, Eye of the Beholder and my personal favorite Ishar. Well here we are with another special announcement especially if you love dungeon crawlers, as Rake in Grass has not only shown off some new footage for the work in progress PC game of Underkeep, but there's also been talking of a demo that is due very soon this month. So if that's the case, I'll make sure to update this article with the demo for you to try.

Magenta Sky and Welcome 2 The Machine - Two great games for the ZX Spectrum by Radical Reflux

Some rather cool news speccy owners, as if you fancy playing two great games with both a unique graphical style and gameplay, then come and play Magenta Sky and Welcome 2 - The Machine by Radical Reflux. A series of games in which you play as Clark, and must earn your place among the rebels by obtaining a secret source code, as well as taking on the oppressive u_corp and learn more about project u_nvrz. To coincide with this news, provided below is the latest footage from both of these games.

A "modernized" Speedball by Rebellion hits Steam

Lets go back to the 90's, a time of violent handball and ice hockey action, in which violence meets goal scoring antics that appeared in our homes on the Acorn Archimedes, Atari ST, Amiga, Amiga CD32, PC, Commodore 64, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Game Boy and even the Game Boy Advance. Yes it is none other than Speedball 2, a 1990 game developed by Bitmap Brothers as the sequel to the 1988 game Speedball. So why am I mentioning this game you might ask? Well as of just recently a modernized version of this classic can be played through Steam.

JOTD's Bad Dudes vs DragonNinja port for the Amiga gets an AGA update tease

An IndieRetroNews reader has recently informed us in our comments feed, that JOTD has shown off a new gameplay video from the eagerly awaited Bad Dudes vs DragonNinja Arcade conversion for the Commodore Amiga (AGA). A game that when it was originally released by Data East/Imagine in 1989, was regarded by some on the Lemon Amiga forums as an absolute dreck with horrible graphics and terrible backgrounds! Thankfully with JOTD behind this conversion, it's sure to be another hit in the Amiga scene.

Midwinter Fan Remaster - A ground-up PC remaster of Mike Singleton's 1989 classic is in the works!

Throughout this month we've featured a number of open sourced remakes. From games such as the brilliant Transport Tycoon on the PC, to Rollercoaster Tycoon and one of my personal favorite's called Diggers.  Well thanks to a heads up via the EAB forums, it looks as if Mike Singleton's 1989 classic Midwinter is also getting a full PC remaster by DrEvil. A faithful recreation in which the creator says has blessing by Chilli Hugger (who held the remake rights).