Raid Over Moscow – 8-bit system classic ported to the Amiga!
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
In 1985-1986, Access Software and published by US GOLD released the rather difficult but enjoyable action game ‘Raid Over Moscow’ for the Atari 8-bit, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and Apple II during the real life cold war era of the 1980’s. But now, thanks to Erik Hogan (AKA Earok from the English
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Adrian Cummings, AMIGA 500, AMSTRAD CPC, Apple II, atari, BBC MICRO, CLASSIC, Commodore 64, Labels: Action, Raid Over Moscow, U.S. Gold, Zx Spectrum
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
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
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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Highway Encounter – 80’s retro shooter comes over to the Atari XL/XE!
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
In 1985 Vortex Software released the puzzle shooting game ‘ Highway Encounter ‘ for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX and Commodore 64. It was voted in the top 100 ZX Spectrum games of all time and featured not just personal lives that look like Dalek’s, but the use of these extra lives to push
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Atari XE, Atari XL, GAMES, Hightway Encounter, Labels: ATARI, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, Zx Spectrum
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
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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.
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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 launches a Kickstarter!
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
As someone who is a huge retro gamer going right back to the late 70’s with an Atari 2600, an Amstrad, C64, ZX Spectrum, Amiga and pretty much every other system you could think of at my disposal at one point or another through the years. I was pleasantly surprised to come across a retro
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AMSTRAD, Antstream, atari, c64, GAMES, GAMING, Kickstarter, Labels: Amiga, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, Sega Mega Drive, 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
Tristam Island – A command text based adventure with over 30 classic system support!
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
Command Text Based Adventure games are back in fashion it seems, especially with the latest games mentioned such as Survival Messenger Adventure, and those included in the Halloween and Treasure Hunt Jam . But now we turn our attention to another text based adventure game that’s worth a look in, as according to the creator
- Published in ATARI
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Amiga, AMSTRAD, atari, ATARI ST, Atari XE, Atari XL, BBC MICRO, c64, Labels: Adventure, MSX, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, Tristam Island, Zx Spectrum