2017 Retro Calendar by ChinnyVision.
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
Youtuber ChinnyVision, who specializes in reviewing games from the golden 8-bit generation, has produced a rather neat and tidy 2017 retro themed calendar. Featuring many of the 8-bit systems of the 80’s, each month highlights a classic game such as Chase HQ or Bomb Jack 2, and how it looked on different formats of the
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8-BIT, acorn, AMSTRAD, atari, BBC MICRO, calendar, chinnyvision, COMMODORE, Labels: 2017, MSX, Retro Gaming, screen shots, Spectrum
Amiga Retro Event – Playnation Games celebrated the Amiga
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
After all our write ups and social media chatter, Playnation Games on the 29th September celebrated the best of the Amiga with its own Amiga Retro Event. Sadly however Indie Retro News was not there due to a number of unforeseen circumstances, hence these photo’s given to us by permission instead. Still from everything Chris
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Pang – Enjoyable Arcade classic ported over to the Atari XL/XE
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
In 1989 the Mitchell Corporation released the brilliant Arcade game ‘ Pang ‘, which was later ported over to a multitude of systems by Ocean including the C64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum Amiga, MS-DOS and Atari ST. However it wasn’t until this years Silly Venture 2016 event, that an Arcade port was announced and shown
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atari, Atari 8bit, Atari XL/XE, GAMING, Labels: Arcade, Pang, PORT, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, Silly Venture 2016
Bosconian – 1980’s multi-directional scrolling shooter gets an Atari 8bit port
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
It’s the Atari’s time to shine as another game has been given the port treatment and it’s the Arcade game ‘ Bosconian ‘ developed by Namco all the way back in 1981. Currently available as a work in progress for the Atari 8bit by shanti77. Bosconian is a multi-directional scrolling shooter arcade game with similarities to
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atari, Atari 8bit, Bosconian, Labels: Arcade, Namco, PORT, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, shanti77, shooter
Fairlight – A brilliant 8-bit Isometric Adventure gets an Atari XL/XE port!
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
We have just had a really good bit of info in our email box thanks to Bartekh84, as the 8-bit Adventure classic ‘ Fairlight ‘ which appeared on the Amstrad CPC, C64 and ZX Spectrum has been converted over to the Atari XL/XE by Mariusz „mariuszw” Wojcieszek, José Pereira, and Bartłomiej „Wieczór” Wieczorkowski. First released in 1985 on
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AMSTRAD, atari, Atari 8bit, Atari XL/XE, c64, Fairlight, ISOMETRIC, Labels: Adventure, PORT, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, Zx Spectrum
HeliCommander – Action game inspired by Choplifter coming to the Atari 8-bit
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
The above screenshot might not like much (it is only from a 240p video the developer uploaded), but this is the first tease for a new game peteym5 is developing called ‘ HeliCommander ‘ inspired by the arcade version of Choplifter and the Activision game Chopper Command. According to peteym5 this side scrolling shooting game
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arcade, atari, ATARI 400, Atari 800, Atari 8bit, Atari XE, Atari XL, HeliCommander, HOMEBREW, Labels: Action, Peteym5, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, Shoot em up
Outrun New Year Music Demo 2017 – Blasting away those classic Outrun tunes on the Atari ST
Sunday, 13 August 2023
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I thought it time to mention a bit of Atari news for tonight, much to the delight of AtariCrypt. As in celebration of a new year, Peter Jørgensen (bionic nerd) has made available an exceedingly good music demo on the Atari ST called ‘Outrun New Year Music Demo 2017’. Yes you guessed it, that classic racing
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atari, ATARI ST, AtariCrypt, Labels: Arcade, Music, Outrun, Outrun New Year Music Demo 2017, RACING, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming
Raiden – Atari STe owners get ready for a wicked shooter update!
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
In 1990 and onwards the epic scrolling shooter game ‘Raiden’ by Seibu Kaihatsu, made its appearance on many different systems such as the Atari Falcon, Atari Jaguar, Atari Lynx, DOS(PC), PC Engine and even the PlayStation. In fact there was even a prototype of the game released as a demo on the Commodore Amiga, which
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atari, Atari STe, HOMEBREW, Labels: Arcade, Raiden, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, Seibu Kaihatsu, Shoot em up, shooter
Dungeon Master and Chaos Strikes Back both receive Atari STe audio upgrades!
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
Throughout all these years, right from the very beginning of Indie Retro New’s birth, I have always tried to feature as many Dungeon Crawlers as possible, whether it be clones, remakes or even ports. But today’s news is a bit of an eye opener, as thanks to a heads up by AtariCrypt one of the
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atari, ATARI ST, Atari STe, AtariCrypt, Audio, Chaos Strikes Back, Dungeon Crawler, DUNGEON MASTER, Enhancement, Labels: 8bitchip, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, RPG
Indie Retro News is taking a short break
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
As many of you know I have been writing on my site Indie Retro News for many many years, and I feel now is the time to take a short break away and enjoy the lovely weather with loved ones. So don’t be too concerned if you don’t see any gaming news appearing over the
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