DreadStar – A wicked PC shoot em up that’s in development with ZX Spectrum tunes!
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
Growing up there was nothing more satisfying than playing top down scrolling shoot em ups such as the fantastic classic Tyrian 2000, which is also available on GOG. I’m also a bit of a sucker for bullet hell shooters that just don’t stop with the constant flood of bullets across your gaming screen. But this
- Published in ATARI
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atari, ATARI ST, AugmentedIrreality, DreadStar, EARLY ACCESS, FREE GAME, free games, GAMEJOLT, Labels: ALPHA, PC, RETRO INSPIRED, Zx Spectrum
Revision 2018 – Bombastic experience of Scene Demos!
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
As you probably guessed by now our previous post it was a complete April Fools, we could never leave the retro scene however much we tried! But to those of you who were a little upset with us, here’s a wicked post to keep you going through Sunday and beyond, it’s Revision 2018. Yes that’s
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AMSTRAD, atari, c64, Labels: Amiga, Music, PC, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, Revision 2018
Rikki & Vikki – A cool puzzle platformer coming to Atari 7800 ProSystem and Steam(26th Dec)
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
If you’re looking for a game that really stands out on the Atari 7800 Prosystem, or just want to play a rather cool puzzle platformer on Steam, then look no further than Rikki & Vikki by PenguiNet, which is due to be released 26th Sept(Steam) and January 14, 2019(Atari 7800 Pro). In this game you play as Rikki
- Published in ATARI
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Atari 7800, Atari 7800 Pro System, Labels: ATARI, PC, PenguiNet, Retro Gaming, RETRO INSPIRED, Retrogaming, Rikki & Vikki
A Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year from Indie Retro News
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
Here we are again with another Christmas and what a year it has been, full of incredible indie games, new homebrews, and lots of retro specials that have amazed even our own writers! From C64 games such as Aviator Arcade II, Portal, L’Abbaye des Morts 64, Caren Thank You Edition 2018, Organism, Limbo, Sizzler, and even Rocky Memphis
- Published in ATARI
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AMSTRAD, atari, c64, CHRISTMAS, Happy Christmas, INDIE RETRO NEWS, Labels: Amiga, Merry Christmas, PC, Zx Spectrum
SimCity – DarkwyndPT takes a look at multiple versions of Sim City in this BIG review!
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
And again we’re going to take a look at not just a true classic game, but also a highly influential title that helped define an entire genre, spawned several clones and influenced several other titles. I’m talking about the one and only SimCity. SimCity is a simulation/managerial game developed by Maxis and published by Infogrames.
- Published in ATARI
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AMSTRAD CPC, atari, ATARI ST, BBC MICRO, c64, CDTV, DarkwyndPT, Labels: Amiga, Macintosh, MS-DOS, PC, PC Gaming, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, REVIEW, SIMCITY, SNES, Zx Spectrum
Antstream – A retro game streaming subscription service is a Kickstarter success
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
Great news if you were supporting the Antstream Kickstarter; a crowd funding campaign for a retro gaming based streaming service. As we’ve recently been informed through our twitter feed, that not only is it a Kickstarter success but the pledges are still increasing and it’s now beyond £50,000! For those of you didn’t follow our
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AMSTRAD, Antstream, atari, c64, DOS, Kickstarter, Labels: Amiga, nes, PC, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, Sega Mega Drive, SNES, Zx Spectrum
King’s Quest – The first graphic adventure ever made for the IBM PC and Sierra’s first big hit reviewed!
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
We can’t make a Sierra games retrospective without beginning with the first graphic adventure ever made for the IBM PC and Sierra’s first big hit: King’s Quest: Quest for the Crown. As I mentioned in my Sierra historical retrospective, IBM needed a game to promote their new computer, the PCjr, and approached Sierra to finance
- Published in ATARI
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Amiga, Apple II, atari, DarkwyndPT, GAMES, IBM, King's Quest, Labels: Adventure, MAC, PC, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, REVIEW
Space Quest III – A classic Sci-fi adventure sequel reviewed by Cola Powered Gamer
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
Space Quest III is one of the funniest and self-aware video games ever. An improvement on almost everything from the previous two games, Space Quest II and it really shows. Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon, developed by Sierra and its duo Two Guys From Andromeda, and released in 1989, it’s simply known as
- Published in ATARI
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Amiga, atari, ATARI ST, Cola Powered Gamer, Commodore Amiga, Labels: Adventure, MS-DOS, PC, PC Gaming, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, REVIEW, Space Quest III
Ziggurat Interactive plans to remaster classic games such as Forbidden Forest (1983)
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
If you’re looking to play some remastered classics in the near future, then you might be interested in this piece of news. As thanks to a heads up from Blues News, we’ve found that publisher Ziggurat Interactive having acquired several other publishers’ back catalogues to gather a portfolio of over 140 titles, dating back as
- Published in ATARI
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c64, Forbidden Forest, GAMES, GAMING, Labels: ATARI, PC, PC Gaming, Remaster, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, Ziggurat Interactive
Barahir’s Adventure Askar’s Castle – An early 90’s Atari 8-bit adventure remade for Windows and Linux
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
If you don’t have a Sega Master System at hand but still want to play the latest in retro adventuring, then how about this new game released by BrocantyGames it’s ‘Barahir’s Adventure Askar’s Castle’; a game that was originally released way back in 1993 for the Atari 8-bit that has now been remade in English with
- Published in ATARI
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atari, Atari 8bit, Barahir's Adventure Askar's Castle, BrocantyGames, GAMES, GAMING, Labels: Adventure, LINUX, PC, Retro Gaming, WINDOWS