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You can now play Atari Classics Yars’ Revenge and Caverns of Mars on the Intellivision

1up | 2 May 2023 | Comments

Intellivision owners can now get to play classic Atari games, Caverns of Mars and Yars’ Revenge on their console. The two games have been unofficially ported to the INTV by Homebrew Inc, and are being released as roms by Intellivision Collector. Caverns of Mars and Yars’ Revenge are two classic video games developed for Atari … You can now play Atari Classics Yars’ Revenge and Caverns of Mars on the Intellivision

Sarah Jane Avory releases sequel to vertical shooter Zeta Wing 2

1up | 1 May 2023 | Comments

Sarah Jane Avory has released Zeta Wing 2 – the sequel to the original game, which was released on the C64 back in 2020. Not that you need a story – you can just load the game and blast away! – but should you need it, “The strange mutant creatures have returned! Only this time … Sarah Jane Avory releases sequel to vertical shooter Zeta Wing 2

New version of Tetris comes to ZX81

1up | 27 April 2023 | Comments

The humble ZX81 has a new version of Tetris thanks to Spanish coder, Salvacam. 81-tris features a normal mode and an arcade mode and you can also redefine the keys. With arcade mode you are given some pre-fallen blocks to get rid of – after ten lines you get a new variation. You need … New version of Tetris comes to ZX81

Atari are selling repro Arcade PCBs for Gravitar, Black Widow and Major Havoc

1up | 27 April 2023 | Comments

Atari has partnered with Retro Arcade to create authentic replica arcade machine PCBs for Black Widow, Gravitar and Major Havoc. According to Atari, these are “games prized for their advanced gameplay and the relative rarity of cabinets.” These officially licensed reproductions are based on the original board sets and use the original bill of materials, … Atari are selling repro Arcade PCBs for Gravitar, Black Widow and Major Havoc

Playdate’s Catalog Updates for April 2023

1up | 27 April 2023 | Comments

Playdate have updated their game catalog twice since they launched it in March. The new games added are: Shadow Gadget and Shining Gadget Shadow Gadget and Shining Gadget are passive creature collecting idle game that transforms your Playdate into an online-enabled specter catcher! Take aim at ghosts and suck them into your Playdate using the … Playdate’s Catalog Updates for April 2023

After 31 years, Flashback gets a sequel on modern platforms – and new trailer

1up | 27 April 2023 | Comments

in 1992 Delphine Software released the classic game, Flashback, for a variety of contemporary platforms including the Amiga, Mega Drive and Jaguar. Paul Cuisset, the original creator of the game, has partnered with publisher Microids, to launch Flashback 2* in November 2023 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and … After 31 years, Flashback gets a sequel on modern platforms – and new trailer

Video: Retro Indie Games Round-Up April 2023

1up | 27 April 2023 | Comments

We take a look at some of the awesome retro and retro adjacent indie games launched in the last month. You can find details of all the games below: Bruxólico (ZX Spectrum) – download Sparrow Solitaire (Playdate) – download Boxx4 (Amiga) – download Murderlize all Humans (VIC-20) – download GunTner (NES) – get cart Donut … Video: Retro Indie Games Round-Up April 2023

Rogue Declan Zero is upcoming twinstick shooter for Amiga

1up | 26 April 2023 | Comments

John Girvin, the man behind Turbo Tomato and Dodgy Rocks, has been showing some early footage of his upcoming game, Rogue Declan: Zero. The game is described as a twinstick roguelite shooter for the Amiga, and features support for using two joysticks or a CD32 controller. You can see an alpha release video of … Rogue Declan Zero is upcoming twinstick shooter for Amiga

Ahoy’s Stuart Brown recreates lost Amiga art, Four-Byte Burger

1up | 26 April 2023 | Comments

In the early days of the Amiga, the company wanted to show off it’s graphical capabilities, and so in 1985 Jack Haeger, art director of Commodore, produced a collection of images to show off what Commodore’s 16-bit computer could do. One of these images was Four-Byte Burger. The software that Haeger was using, Graphicraft, was … Ahoy’s Stuart Brown recreates lost Amiga art, Four-Byte Burger

New turn-based strategy game for DOS, Barren Planet

1up | 24 April 2023 | Comments

Barren Planet is a turn-based strategy game by Cyningstan, which is designed to run on the original IBM PC from 1981. It supports the original 4.77 MHz 8088 processor, and requires only four-colour CGA graphics. It is compact enough to run from a 360k floppy disk. Players take on the role of a strategist, … New turn-based strategy game for DOS, Barren Planet