PSSST – A classic Ultimate Play the Game as a 40 year tribute for the Commodore 64
Tuesday, 15 August 2023
by HAS Admin
In 1983 Ultimate Play the Game released a rather unusual game called “Pssst” for the ZX Spectrum; a game in which you played as Robbie the Robot on a personal struggle to stop deadly garden pests from swarming and eating at his lovely garden plant. If you remember this fun game you’ll be pleased to
- Published in C64
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c64, Commodore 64, GAMES, GAMING, Labels: Arcade, PSSST, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, Ultimate Play The Game
Kitsune Zero – A charming retro styled PC platformer as a nod to Super Mario Bros
Monday, 14 August 2023
by HAS Admin
If you want to play a new platformer that not only looks charming, but has plenty of enemies and challenges to be had, then as of this moment you can play the latest release of ‘Kitsune Zero’ by Kitsune Games. A lovely arcade platformer that isn’t just a nod to classic retro games such as
- Published in PC
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GAMES, Kitsune Tales, Kitsune Zero, Labels: Arcade, LINUX, MAC, PC, PC Gaming, Platformer, STEAM, SteamOS, WINDOWS
Planetoid – A side-scrolling shooter based on the classic arcade game Defender!
Monday, 14 August 2023
by HAS Admin
In 1981 Williams Electronics released Defender, an all time classic multi-directional arcade shooter featuring 2D graphics as you defeat waves of aliens while protecting astronauts on the surface. But what if I told you there’s a new game by Ben James that is very much inspired by that classic but looks oh so good as
- Published in PC
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BROWSER BASED, Defender, Labels: Arcade, PC, PC Gaming, Planetoid, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, shooter
Immortal Ka – A great nod to the 16bit classics and it’s only a PC prototype
Monday, 14 August 2023
by HAS Admin
I said to myself today, I seriously need a damn good entertaining indie game to play that would keep me occupied for more than just a few mins. Well the good news is, I’ve found it with ‘Immortal Ka’. However Immortal Ka by Josyan is more than just an indie game, it’s an indie game
- Published in PC
Tiny Thor – A stylish Jump’n’Run game featuring pixel art from Henk Nieborg and music by Chris Hülsbeck! [GOG/Steam]
Monday, 14 August 2023
by HAS Admin
Our good friend Tom has contacted us regarding a lovely looking game called ‘Tiny Thor’, that is not only available for PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch and Steam OS/Linux, but features true 16-bit pixel art from Henk Nieborg, and the musical talents of the legend that is Chris Hülsbeck! This game which is a Jump’n’Run, goes beyond
- Published in PC
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GAMES, GAMING, GOG, Labels: Arcade, LINUX, MAC, Nintendo Switch, PC, PC Gaming, RETRO INSPIRED, Tiny Thor
Terra Lander – Retrotastic homage to Luna Lander now on Steam!
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
Turn back the clock to 1979 when Atari released Lunar Lander with lovely vector graphics on Arcade machines across the Globe. Your mission, to pilot a lunar lander module for a safe touchdown on the moon. Fast forward to today and we have Terra Lander to play through Steam! A homage to Luna Lander in
- Published in ATARI
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atari, Labels: Arcade, Lunar Lander, RETRO INSPIRED, shooter, STEAM, Terra Lander, THRUST, vector
BOMBER – C64 release coming to the Atari 8bit with enhanced graphics!
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
In 1992 Active Developments released a C64 game called ‘Bomber’ on a Commodore Format demo tape, in which you are tasked with the catching of bombs thrown by the “Mad Bomber” through 48 levels of increasing difficulty and intense speed. Well that same game inspired the developers José Pereira, Xuel, Poison and Powersoft/Pro to make an Atari 8bit
- Published in ATARI
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atari, Atari 8bit, Bomber, c64, HOMEBREW, José Pereira, Labels: Arcade, Poison, Powersoft/Pro, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, work in progress, Xuel
Double Dragon – Beat em up enhanced for the Atari 7800
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
In 1987-1988 a fantastic beat ’em up video game developed by Technōs Japan and distributed in North America and Europe by Taito was to take centre stage with two-player cooperative gameplay and the ability to use weapons from disarmed enemies. ‘ Double Dragon ‘ as it was titled, was one of the greatest beat em
- Published in ATARI
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atari, Atari 7800, Atari Age, BEAT EM UP, Double Dragon, HOMEBREW, KevinMos3, Labels: Arcade, REMAKE, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming
Moon Patrol – 1982 Arcade classic gets an Atari Jaguar port!
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
In 1982-1987, Irem with licensing by Williams released the fantastically enjoyable game of’ ‘ Moon Patrol ‘ for the Arcade gaming community. A side-scrolling shooter that is widely credited for the introduction of parallax scrolling in side-scrolling video games, as you drove a buggy across a landscape, jumping over ditches and rocks while also shooting
- Published in ATARI
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atari, ATARI JAGUAR, CryanoJ, GAMING, Irem, Labels: Arcade, Moon Patrol, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, shooter, Williams
Lupo Alberto – Atari ST game discovered and released after 25 years!
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
We’ve recently been contacted by Filippo from the Atari World Italia Facebook group of the announced release of ‘ Lupo Alberto : The VideoGame ‘ for the Atari ST. What makes this release so special is the fact that Lupo Alberto was available for the C64, and Amiga, but never saw the light of day….
- Published in ATARI
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atari, ATARI ST, DOWNLOAD, Filippo, GAMING, Labels: Arcade, Luca Stradiotto, Lupo Alberto, Platformer, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming