Castlevania is still coming to the Sega Master System and here's some cool footage and a demo!

Castlevania has been featured many times on Indie Retro News, from my personal favorite 'Castlevania Spectral Interlude' on the ZX Spectrum, to Dante's upcoming Castlevania AGA for the Commodore Amiga. But here's another update you might like to know about if you love this classic game. As we have been told that Xfixium, who is also behind the Golden Axe Tyris Edition, is still working on bringing Castlevania over to the Sega Master System! In light of this news, we have some brand new footage of the game and further info from Xfixium and Louis The Sega Nerd who is doing the audio.

Zippy Race is being ported over to the Amiga 500 by Modern Vintage Gamer [UPDATE]

Shock!! This isn't a JOTD Arcade to Amiga port! As I've found out from Walter Mamo that Modern Vintage Gamer is working on an Arcade to Amiga port of the top down racing game called 'Zippy Race', also known as MotoRace USA in the states. A game in which the player controls a racer who must travel on a motorcycle from Los Angeles to New York City. To coincide with this news, MVG has provided a long video showing how the game came to be and the current progress.

Pjusk - A puzzler from Zooperdan for the Commodore Amiga [UPDATE]

While many of you are looking forward to playing the finished version of 'RallyXSE', there's another game that's worth checking out by the same developer, especially if you like puzzle games, is Zooperdan's Amiga game of 'Pjusk'. A Sokoban like game whereby you must defeat enemies in the right order and collect power-ups along the way to carve your way to the exit. To coincide with this news, there's some further info and footage below.

Project Horizon - An Alien blaster for the Commodore Amiga by Electric Black Sheep

Another day and another great news announcement for the Amiga scene, as we've just been informed by both Saberman and Tom, that Electric Black Sheep's previously announced in-development Amiga game called 'Project Horizon', has finally come out of development and released for you to download. Yes indeed this game that was mentioned some time ago, is an Amiga game inspired by basic shooting elements such as Commando, with a mix of Chaos Engine and a dab of Alien Breed.

XZAP - A Commodore Business Machines game from 1984 arrives on the Amiga

We've been told that if you remember playing the 1984 game called 'XZAP' by Commodore Business Machines, which was released for the Commodore 16 and Plus/4. Then as of today you can download the Commodore Amiga version by Electric Black Sheep. A recreation of that classic game, whereby your objective is to destroy all the aliens on each level, and so progress through 140 different levels. To coincide with this news, provided below is the full details as well as the gameplay footage.

Cake Rush - A high-speed arcade showdown in the Kitchen for the Amiga 1200!

It's so nice to have something different for the Amiga, something that is both unique and fun to play. Well I think that Hambo3 and Skyrunner's new Commodore Amiga game called 'Cake Rush', is certainly both of those. A high-speed arcade up to 4 player showdown in which you'll need to be fast to keep the customers satisfied. To coincide with this news, Saberman has done a video showing the game in action.

Wings of Fear - A fantastic top scrolling WW1 Shoot 'em up from Roar Tjørhom for the Amiga AGA! [UPDATE]

I have a soft spot for shoot 'em ups on the Amiga, especially games such as the fantastic Banshee, or my personal favorites Project-X and R-Type. Well thanks to another heads up from the developer known as Roartj(Roar Tjørhom), we've been told that the eagerly awaited WW1 Shoot 'em up called 'Wings of Fear' has come out of beta and has been released into the wild. A high quality game developed using Earok's Scorpion Engine, that will have you hooked for hours!

Rex - A 1980's 8bit classic appears as a PC remake by Langford Productions

We've certainly had some impressive games this week and when Langford Productions told us about their new platformer remake called 'REX' which was released via itch io, it was another game to add to our awesome list. You see Rex wasn't just an awesome platformer released in the late 80's for the Amstrad and ZX Spectrum, but this is a rather awesome remake that the creator says he is particularly proud of and worthy of mention on Indie Retro News. In light of this, we've got some screenshots from the game and a video soon.

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

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 a new demo that can be downloaded right now through Steam. 

Ghosts'n Goblins is also getting a Commodore Amiga AGA edition via JOTD! [UPDATE]

If you played ' Ghosts'n Goblins ' the first game in the Ghosts 'n Goblins franchise on systems such as the Amstrad, Amiga, Atari, C64 and ZX Spectrum, or the more recent arcade overhaul that was released for the Plus/4. You'll be interested to know that as of just recently, JOTD has started working on Ghost's'n Goblins for the Commodore Amiga as an AGA edition. Although he does state "This will be a AGA-only project I think. The original OCS version by Elite is already very good. Not sure it can be improved (apart from the reuse of the original code)"

GlowPoint - An interpretation of the arcade game Flash Point for your Amiga!

Another Tetris style game has appeared that's worthy of a mention on Indie Retro News, as we were recently informed by glowpoint JMD/Harwdired on our website that Retro Nanny has made available a work in progress version of the upcoming game called 'GlowPoint'. A game that is described as an interpretation of the arcade game Flash point for your Amiga. To coincide with this news, provided below is the full details as well as gameplay footage from Saberman.

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

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.

Return to Dark Castle - An extremely challenging retro classic is getting a PC remaster!

Ask anyone who's played Dark Castle back in the 80's on systems such as an Amiga or a Mega Drive, and they'd probably tell you that it was a very frustrating platformer with one of the most annoying character controls in a classic game. But ask anyone who's played it on a Macintosh however, and it would be given high praise for sound and graphics, with some even saying they didn't know the classic monochrome Macintosh was capable of animations of such quality! Well depending on how you feel about the game, you may be interested to know that as of next month you'll be able to play 'Return to Dark Castle'.  A re-imagined retro platformer of precision, peril, and persistence — featuring every level from Dark Castle and Beyond Dark Castle plus 50 brand-new punishing rooms rebuilt for modern systems by Z Sculpt Entertainment and Ludit. 

GOBLiiNS6 - The retro classic GOBLiiiNS are back with a brand new game!

If you remember playing the comical puzzlers of Gobliiins, Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon, Goblins 3 and then the 3D variant of Gobliiins 4, which had its first release as Gobliiins back in the 90's. Then you are going to love this! As we have been informed that as of right now, you can download and play the latest release of GOBLiiNS6 - The Prince Buffoon - The Madmen of the Year 1000. The sequel to GOBLiiNS2, the big comeback of FINGUS and WINKLE! To coincide with this news, provided below is the latest footage and screenies!

Lock'n'Chase - An Arcade port of the 1981 Data East Corporation game for the ZX Spectrum (Now Free!)

Here we are with another great conversion, because if you remember playing the 1981 Arcade game called Lock 'n Chase, then you may be interested to learn that while the game was unofficially converted over to the Atari 5200, Amiga, and C64 throughout the last few years, it wasn't until recently that Bob's Stuff had made available a very decent port over to the ZX Spectrum as a free download. A game that originally appeared back in 2025 as a physical cassette, as part of The Midnight Brew Collection 2025