Readysoft Cartoon Collection - Amiga Jay goes Don Bluth for the Amiga CD32

Originally released in 1983 was an epic laserdisc video game that many people still remember today, and that game was Dragon's Lair, which was by Don Bluth and originally published by Cinematronics. It was so special, in the fact that not only was it a game, but it allowed you to play in an interactive experience in a cartoon animation. You didn't just watch a cartoon, you actually played it! So what a great way to celebrate this cartoon experience than an Amiga CD32 collection released by Amiga Jay called ' Readysoft Cartoon Collection '.

Inviyya - The latest Amiga shoot em up gets an early play through

We've been talking about Steril707's in development game ' Inviyya ' for some time now, which is going to be a high grade shoot em up coming to the Amiga. But after many updates showing either screenshots or animated videos, this week the developer has now shown off the first early version of a one and a half minute play through, although it does still have glitches and lacking enemy behaviour and certain weapons.

Benny Hill's Madcap Chase - ZX Spectrum game with added Benny Hill Theme, brilliant!

In 1985 many of us had the pleasure of playing Don Priestley's 'Benny Hill's Madcap Chase', which was released for the ZX Spectrum by DKTronics and was loosely based on the famous Thames TV show. As many of you have played the game, there was something missing that would make all the difference, and after a conversation between Allan Turvey and David Saphier they decided to add a Benny Hill Theme into the game, to see just how much difference a tune can really make.

Minecraft Demake - Modern Minecraft on the ZX Spectrum? Sort of!

I'm sure there's not a person out there that hasn't heard of the name 'Minecraft'; a game developed by Notch of Mojang which has been played by millions from both the young and very old, as they create pretty much anything and everything in a 3D procedurally generated world. But even if it is a modern game, and appearing as an unofficial teased in development Amstrad title called AmsCraft, it hasn't appeared on the ZX Spectrum... At least until now.

Star Cruiser II The Odysseus Project - Action role playing game for the PC-98 is fully translated

Another awesome heads up by our translation source Romhacking as they have said the action role playing game 'Star Cruiser II: The Odysseus Project ' published by Arsys for the PC-98, has been fully English translated by Nebulous Translations! First released in the mid 90's, Star Cruiser II was only ever released in Japan and is the sequel to Star Cruiser, which came out initially for PC-88 and was later ported to many other systems.

Zodes - Amiga 3D Voxelspace shooter ready for download!

The Amiga scene has kicked up a notch this weekend as once again we've been contacted by Per Ola Eriksson regarding two games that have appeared and he's done a gameplay video of both of them so you can see what they are like. The first one in this article is called ' Zodes ', which was originally available as a game demo on the file site Aminet and is classed as a 3D Voxel space shooter in a first person view point.

XELDA - Another Zelda'ish game is coming to the ZX Spectrum!

Zelda ZX by Team ZZX  and Legend of Zelda by David Clarke aren't the only Zelda styled games coming to the ZX Spectrum, as we've been informed by the creator Andrew Dansby that he too is making a similar game and it's going to be called XELDA. Currently at a work in progress state and loadable by a standard 128k Speccy on cassette, this game aims to be a bit of a big one that will be packed with both worlds and dungeons to satisfy most who love playing as Link.

Prince of Persia is being ported from the Apple 2 to BBC Master!

Owners and original players of the 1986 BBC Master will be pleased with this news to start the week, as we've been told by Andy that the hit classic Prince of Persia is being ported over to the BBC Master from the Apple II by Kieranhj. This game was first released by Brøderbund in the late 80's and appeared on a multitude of systems such as the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Master System, Mega Drive and yes even the Apple II.

FAITH - Prepare for old school horror, inspired by retro classics.

Airdorf are hoping to scare the hell out of you with their latest game 'FAITH', as it is created in an usual pixel art style to that of old classics such as the Apple II, but with a taste of horror such as Exorcism and even my personal favourite on the Amstrad, Friday the 13th. Currently as a pay what you want, this game is short at only 1-2 hours of play time but promises to be not lacking in atmosphere, creepiness or the stuff of nightmares!

Pole Position - Arcade conversion to the Atari ST is looking pretty damn sweet

During the late 80's Namco released a brilliant arcade racing game called Pole Position, which was designed by Tōru Iwatani, designer of Pac-Man, ending up as one of the most popular arcade racing games of 1982-3. A game which also appeared on multiple systems including the Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64/128, Commodore VIC-20, Intellivision, Vectrex, MS-DOS, TI-99/4A and Sinclair ZX Spectrum is about to be shown off as a very high grade conversion and on the Atari ST!

The Last Run - John Blythe teases a potential new ZX Spectrum game!

It's that name again John Blythe, creator of games such as The Darkness of Raven Wood, Foggys Quest, Circuitry, and his previous spiffy game called 'Peculiar Perplexing Perils Of Professor Poldark. But this time he's no longer going cute, as he has recently been teasing a new project he may or may not release in ' The Last Run '; a rather excellent looking action shooter. As in his words "our battalion is gone. Destroyed in the last airstrike from the enemy. You have one desperate, suicidal run at the enemy base. One last loony run. Make it count soldier! Make them pay soldier..."

Inviyya - R-Type inspired Shoot em up for the Amiga gets an update

We have been featuring Steril707's in development game ' Inviyya ' for some time now, which is still on course for an Amiga release. But after all the gossip since its first showing on the EAB forums as a design exercise for himself in learning Amiga ASM. The creator has finally released not just new screenshots but new information regarding an upcoming demo, and the game will be presented in Neuss at the Amiga32 at the end of October!

After Death - Dark and twisted exploration platformer set for release 5th October

A dark and twisted exploration platformer has made its way into our inbox this evening, as we have been contacted by After Death Team regarding their latest game that is coming to Steam tomorrow 5th October, ' After Death '. A game which looks to put you in control of a skeleton with long slashy claws, you must find a way to open a gate which seems to be the exit from a mysterious world infected by monsters.

Panic! Rooms - Defeat your enemies within your mansion in this upcoming Atari 2600 game

We haven't featured any Atari 2600 homebrew games for awhile so to change all that here's a game that's in development by Generation2 called ' Panic! Rooms ', which is coming to the Atari 2600 very soon. In this game you play as a rich and ruthless Texan oil tycoon who, after crushing his opponents to dominate the market, has ended up having to defend himself and his home in a labyrinth of Panic! Rooms after the same opponents have escaped their jails and come after you in revenge.

Rescue - ZX Spectrum game reviewed by Florinthedwarf!

Saving all the memory for the game, eh? Let's hope so!

Here we have a game which some say is famous for its infamous loading screen or indeed the slight likeness to Harrison Ford on the game's front cover which shows the protagonist of the game. I try not to look at it like that. I like to think of it as the game that you can end in less than ten seconds if you try and take off without fuel. We've all done it, surely? Just me? Surely not! (and yes, I am serious before you ask).

Abandon Ship - Sail the seas exploring a diverse, procedurally generated world!

Throughout the years ever since I played the Amiga game Pirates! I've had this longing for a damn good Pirates game, and to be honest I've yet to play one as good, even though I was a huge fan of Port Royale and Tortuga. But Abandon Ship by Fireblade Software which is due to be released this year, COULD be the one to set that high bar. You see Abandon Ship isn't just your average looking ship sailing, combat game, but you command a ship and her crew, exploring a diverse, procedurally generated world, taking on quests and dealing with random events framed in an Art Style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings!

DwarfCorp - Dwarf Fortress meets Dungeon Keeper in this rather interesting strategy game!

During 2013 we announced the Kickstarter for Completely Fair Games 'DwarfCorp'; a Dungeon Keeper, Dwarf Fortress mix, in which you needed to lead a colony of dwarves in their quest for profit in a strange new land inhabited by hostile and savage creatures. This game ended up as a Kickstarter success raising $45,783 and was due to be released as a beta during 2014. Yet fast forward to this month and the game is not only available as an early access title, but it's on Steam for Windows, Mac OS X, and SteamOS + Linux

Juniper Keep Assassins - A retro inspired action platformer that's pretty cool!

Putting aside the homebrew retro games for the moment as we are now looking towards a new action platformer called ' Juniper Keep Assassins ' developed by Crowno for the A Game By Its Cover 2017. This game which I found today, came across as a mix between Switchblade on the Amiga, with a hint of Ninja Gaiden blended with some sort of cute anime look. It features colorful graphics, smooth animations, wall climbing abilities, a great retro inspired chiptune and plenty of enemies to defeat with a variety of moves.

Code name Hell Squad - Amiga CD to HD as a playable sci-fi action adventure!

No sooner had we mentioned DamienD's Amiga CD to Hard Drive conversion of the high quality isometric game 'Wasted Dreams', that another game was also converted over and that was the action adventure ' Code name Hell Squad ', which again was also developed by the same team Digital Dreams Entertainment and released in 2000. Shockingly enough some say this is one of the last ever games released commercially on the system and if it wasn't for these developers contacting the original dev's of this game, when it was known as Hellpigs by Classica Entertainment (link), it probably would've never seen the light of day!

The Incredible Shrinking Professor - John Blythe kicks it up a notch with another cool ZX Spectrum game!

That homebrew guru is at it again who we know as Rucksack Games aka John Blythe, as after previously releasing such games as The Darkness of Raven Wood, Foggys Quest, and Circuitry, he's now moved on to a spiffy game called 'Peculiar Perplexing Perils Of Professor Poldark... The Incredible Shrinking Professor ', which is available for the ZX Spectrum 128k, ZX Spectrum 48k, ZX Spectrum VEGA and ULA Plus Edition.