When I was growing up I really 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 when happycodingzx announced via itch io about 'Frogger RX', which is basically an Arcade-like version of Frogger for the ZX Spectrum, I just had to mention it here on IRN.
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.
Heads up ' H.E.R.O' gamers! As Liqmatrix recently informed us, that 'H.E.R.O, which is a game that was released for the Atari 800/2600, ColecoVision, C64, C128, and Sinclair ZX Spectrum, has been remade for PC, and available to download through itch io by Langford Productions . A classic game which puts you in control of Roderrick Hero, on a mission to search the cave system for the trapped miners of Mount Leone. To coincide with this news, we've got some screenshots of the game below.
Another Scorpion Engine game has appeared, as looking through the Commodore Amiga Facebook group, I've come across a new work in progress arcade shooter called 'Galactic Plague' by Hoyster Games with music by Matt McGuire. A game in which the developer says" Just for the fun of it, I’ve been creating my own Amiga game in Scorpion Engine, and this based on a game I wanted to make in SEUCK way back in 1992!" While he does state he's having fun with it however, provided below is some early screenshots of the game.
If you remember playing and enjoying HooGames2017 other titles such as 'Tiny Pixel Adventure' and 'Dr.Dangerous' for the Commodore Amiga, then you are in for a treat! As we've recently found out through Facebook, that this same developer, is now working on a new Scorpion Engine developed game of 'Phantom Leap'. A platformer that is set deep within moss-covered ruins and ancient trees, as you must uncover the mysteries that lie within..... Will you find hidden treasures and untold secrets, or will you succumb to its countless dangers?
Thanks to another heads up by the developer(Amaweks) and our good friend Saberman(YT), we've been told if you remember playing the famous platformer of the Great Giana Sisters which was released from 1987 onwards. Then it will be well worth your time checking out Amawek's latest MSX game of 'Marlow'. An incredible platformer that is inspired by "The Great Giana Sisters" and was previously released for the ZX Spectrum 128k.
We were one of the first gaming websites to give you the heads up about TIGERSKUNK's amazing Shoot 'em up of Inviyya; a game with amazing scrolling graphics, super action, great sound effects, and a real hark back to days of R-Type or Project-X. Well time has passed since its release, as this week the same developer has now shown off a new video tease to his upcoming fighting game for the Amiga called 'Krogharr'; a new OCS action slasher which was mentioned some time ago in our very own Facebook group Commodore Amiga!
A bit of a late heads up for this one, as a good friend of ours, has recently informed us, that Gasega68k has released an early work in progress version of 'G-ZERO' for the Sega Mega Drive. A game that is inspired by the SNES title of 'F-Zero'. The first game in the series originally released for the Super NES, as the first game for the platform to use a technique by Nintendo called "Mode 7 Scrolling". To coincide with this news, we've got some footage and a very brief description about this WIP tease below.
I have a bit of a soft spot for the Sega Mega Drive, especially with my ever growing collection of great games, such as FINK, Golden Axe, Mickey Mania and my personal favorite Comix Zone. So to find out that RetroLover was aiming to port the Sega Mega Drive game of 'Phantasy Star II' over to the Commodore Amiga, this certainly caught my interest. Sure, it's still in a very early stage of development, and at one point I wasn't sure if it was going to go any further at all, we are pleased to show you the latest demo footage from yesterday.
Way back in the early 90's a fantastic top down game based on an original board game was released by Gremlin, that became hugely popular to the point of receiving great reviews and ending up as one of the top most recommended games to have in any retro collection. That game was none other than ' Hero Quest ', a video game adaptation with a great soundtrack, of the fantasy board-game from Games Workshop and Milton Bradley. So you'll have to forgive my over excitement as I have just found out through Xenomorph, that Hero Quest is getting an improved version for the Amstrad CPC.
It's not often we get new racing games for the Commodore Vic-20, but searching through the itch io website earlier today, we've found out that Huffelduff has released the Commodore Vic-20 game of 'Formula V20 1985'. A new game in that the developer says is a nod to classic Commodore 64 games such as Pitstop II and Pole position.. In light of this news as ever we've got some new footage of this arcade racer which can be found below.