Bat n Ball – A Breakout / Arkanoid style game with something new to mix it all! (PC)

If you remember Arkanoid; an arcade game first developed by Taito in 1986, with the bat like device scrolling from side to side at the bottom of the screen, bouncing an orb back and forth and smashing blocks for a high score. Then you might be interested to know Langford Productions has released Bat ‘n’ Ball; an Indie game which is inspired by that classic game but instead mixes it up with some rather cool features.

As noted by the description : BAT ‘N’ BALL is not only a Breakout / Arkanoid style game, but it brings new additions to the table such as 50 level brick-busting bonanzas with 100 screens, bonus levels, big scary bosses, angry aliens behind bricks that launch at you in frustration, extra balls, explosive bombs, bonus bubbles and much much more to make this a worthy download for PC(Windows).

Links :1) Source 2) Main Website – Thanks Andy Green for the heads up!

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Parachute – Game and Watch title unofficially released for MS-DOS

Another day and another Game and Watch mention, as the previous one was called ‘Donkey Kong Jr’ which was ported over to multiple commodore systems, and this latest release called ‘Parachute’ has been developed for MS-DOS. Now unlike the other game port developed by alargames and starring Mario, Parachute was a game released in 1981 and has been ported/remade to the MS-DOS by friedpixels.

According to the Wikipedia write up for the game ” Parachute is a Game & Watch game released as a part of the Wide Screen series on June 19, 1981. The player controls a character in a boat and has to prevent parachutists from landing in shark-infested waters. A life is lost every time the player fails to do this. In Game B, the parachutes can get stuck in trees. Parachute was recreated in Game & Watch Gallery for Game Boy, Game & Watch Gallery 2 for Game Boy Color, Game & Watch Gallery 4 for Game Boy Advance and Game & Watch Collection 2 for the Nintendo DS (a Club Nintendo-exclusive)”.

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Bagman Comes Back – A homage to Bagman, an arcade game released by Valadon Automation in 1982

We’ve certainly had our fair share of Arcade games mentioned on Indie Retro News this year so far, from Tapper, to Puzzle Bobble, and yes even Space Invaders. But another game has just caught our attention, and that’s LC-Games latest homage to the 1980’s ‘Bagman’ called ‘Bagman Comes Back’; a game that’s available to download through the itch.io website as a version that is made up of 8 completely new stages.

According to the wiki for Bagman, The objective of the game is to maneuver the bagman through various mine shafts, picking up money bags and placing them in a wheelbarrow at the surface of the mine. The player must avoid pursuing guards, moving ore carts, and descending elevators. The player may temporarily stun the guards by striking them with a pickaxe or by dropping money bags on them when they are below the player on the same ladder. The player may move between the three screens which make up the level via shafts and on the surface.

Links :1) Source  (PC/Windows) 2) Amiga Version

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Annalynn – A 2D platformer made in the style of arcade games from the early ’80s!

We’ve certainly had our fair share of Arcade games mentioned on Indie Retro News from Donkey Kong, to Kung Fu Master, and even Rygar. But another game has just caught our attention with a nostalgic nod to the past, and that’s Cruise Elroy’s Arcade game of ‘ Annalynn ‘; a highly recommended 2D platformer for PC(Windows) which has been made in the style of arcade games from the early ’80s. 

Play as Annalynn, the eponymous heroine who has to run, jump, and climb to outwit the four snakes: Randy, Handy, Candy, and Mike. Collect the coins, grab the bonus foods, and turn the tables with blinding rubies! The game features addictive gameplay, 16 rounds over 5 unique areas, graphics and sound faithful to early 80’s arcade games, 22 unlockable characters, local high score tables, and all of this with great feedback such as “I love this game and have played it a bunch” and “This game looks great”.

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Vermitron – Twin-Stick shooter with classic inspirations available now on Steam

If you’re looking for a new indie game for your PC(Windows), with retro inspirations then we might have found just the game for you, as if you head on over to FobTi interactive’s Steam page you’ll be able to play their latest game of ‘Vermitron’; a Retro styled Arcade Twin-Stick shooter with Tower Defense elements inspired by the classic titles like Robotron, Smash-Tv, Gauntlet or PSSST from the ZX-Spectrum.

With a mix of a Tower Defense game, and a Twin Stick Shooter, you must defend your lovely Flower from invading insects using not just your powerful Bug Spray, but even your friendly Holo-Pet! The game features old school arcade gameplay, infinite replayability, new weapons to unlock, ZX-Spectrum style graphics without the colour clash, full Xbox 360 controller support, multiple enemy types(Slugs!), cats and much much more.

Links :1) Steam 

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SlipSpeed – Race your Slip Speed craft in this cool DOS/Windows game

A rather special little game for our ever growing MS-DOS Gaming Facebook group, as trawling through the latest featured games, we’ve come across a DOS and Windows game called ‘SlipSpeed’ developed by Voxel and tijn. This game updated around 53 days ago on the itch io website, is a seriously cool game in which you must race your Slip craft through multiple tracks pushing to be the number 1 racer of the future.

As noted by the description : Available for DOS and WINDOWS 95 PCs, it is the far future racing event of the 1990s! Race your Slip-craft through 16 exciting locations, from famous EARTH CITIES to the exotic distant dimensional rifts of FARFIELDS in this intense single player drifting speedfest.  For those who want to play the game before you buy as it is currently priced at $7, you can download the demo right now.

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