With a mini Commodore 64 and a full-sized variant, a VIC-20, a mini Amiga, an Atari 400, and now a ZX Spectrum, Retro Games Ltd has amazing at supporting retro gaming. But what could be coming next? While we don’t know, we’ve compiled some possibilities; a sort of slightly-likely wishlist…Read More →
A new retro puzzle game has made its way to a plethora of classic platforms. This block-matching, score-busting title provides that engaging challenge for the avid puzzle solver. Vexed created by Under4MHZ, responsible for Pillars and Pitman, has the following description on their itch.io page: “Vexed is an addictive puzzleRead More →
The Street Fighter series has always been near and dear to me, so I’m thrilled to see a fanmade version being made for the Amstrad CPC 128k. Amstrad GGP has uploaded a stylish trailer of their game, Mighty Street Fighter, to YouTube. Honestly, it’s worth watching for the footage from Van Damme’sRead More →
A new YouTube video provdes an in-depth look at the Dan Dare game series available on 8-bit systems in the late 1980s Long ago there was a comic book hero called Dan Dare. Address the front and back covers of the eagle and 1950s boys magazine and Dare’s adventures tookRead More →
Back in 1984 I was presented with my first computer, a Commodore 64, which shipped with one game: Galaxy, an adequate take on Galaxians, for £7.99. After several weeks of struggling to get past stage 3, my mum finally acquiesced and agreed to buy some extra games. The result wasRead More →
Legendary Olympian Daley Thompson is trending on social media today, so what better time to remember one of the greatest 8-bit era games of all time, Daley Thompson’s Decathlon? Released in 1984 following Thompson’s second Olympic gold medal in the 10-stage event, Daley Thompson’s Decathlon was an early success forRead More →
One of the most influential action platformers on 8-bit home computers, Impossible Mission, is now available on Steam as Impossible Mission Remastered. Released by Epyx on the Commodore 64, Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 7800, BBC Micro, Master System, and ZX Spectrum between 1984 and 1988, Impossible MissionRead More →
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