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Indie News

Skate Cat Backflips onto Nintendo Switch Next Week

https://youtu.be/Osf-hjfplXQ As kids, many of us dreamt of creating our own video games, especially those of us who grew up in the era of home computing. Skate Cat is the realisation of such a young gamer's dream!While the furthest most of us got was dabbling in BASIC or Shoot ‘Em Up Construction Kit and the like, some of us eventually made that dream come true, but very few managed it
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Arcade News

Taito Milestones 3 Heading to Switch this Winter

https://youtu.be/6vYyp2jOMng We previously reviewed Taito Milestones 2 and reported on a bundle containing both Taito Milestones 2 and the first Taito Milestones collection, and now, the more astute among you (and even the not so astute) will have deduced that we’re now reporting on the announcement of Taito Milestones 3.Yes, the third in the series of collections of Taito arcade classics is heading exclusively to Nintendo Switch.TAITO Milestones 3 is
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Indie News

Stray Gods DLC to Bring Encore Performance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCHp98aeaDU We previously reviewed the Switch version of the “roleplaying musical” Stray Gods, and we enjoyed it very much. And soon, Stray Gods DLC will be taking to the stage, creating something of an encore performance for the game.The Stray Gods DLC, titled Stray Gods: Orpheus, gives you the chance to play as Orpheus in a brand new story. The DLC offers six brand new original songs, where each decision
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NES News Nintendo

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Coming to Switch this July

https://youtu.be/ELmBYBga5SY One of the things we love about modern consoles (in particular the Nintendo Switch) is the ability to experience retro classics in a new way, such as Tetris 99, Pac-Man 99, Super Mario Bros 35, and F-Zero 99, and soon Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition will be joining that list.On 18th July, Nintendo will be offering a new way to experience 13 NES games in the form of Nintendo
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Indie News

Goliath Depot Opening on Switch at the End of the Month

As regular readers will know, one of the main reasons this website exists is to highlight some of the many fantastic indie retro games being published these days. And it seems like one of our favourite publishers of such titles, Flynn’s Arcade, has yet another neo-retro classic in the offing in the form of Goliath Depot, a new title which has been developed by neo-retro games developers Vidvad Games.Goliath Depot
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre Pinball to Hack its Way onto Pinball M Next Month

https://youtu.be/7ho_V100G7k We previously reported on the Pacific Rim franchise monstering its way onto Zen Studios’ Pinball FX platform, and now, news comes that Texas Chainsaw Massacre Pinball will splatter its way onto Zen Studios’ horror-based pinball platform, Pinball M, on 6th June 2024.Texas Chainsaw Massacre Pinball will allow you to use the medium of pinball play as Leatherface and terrorize new arrivals who dare come into your town. Following the
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Indie News

Are You Ready to Shock? Cyber Citizen Shockman 3 Makes its Western Debut this Friday

https://youtu.be/oznlS2XxFWw We previously reviewed the enjoyable Switch release of the PC Engine title Cyber Citizen Shockman.And now, the third game in the series, Cyber Citizen Shockman 3: The Princess from Another World, which was originally released in Japan only, on PC Engine in 1992, is finally making its way westwards, when it shocks its way onto Xbox One/Series S|X, PlayStation 5/4 and Nintendo Switch on Friday 3rd May 2024.Citizen Shockman
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Pacific Rim Roars onto Pinball FX Next Month

https://youtu.be/nk1KjMq4J4o?si=gpwiGAAs5Due1NZW If you like retro arcade games, they don’t come much more retro than pinball machines. The history of which can arguably be traced back to the 1930s! And since 2007, arguably the best video game version of pinball has been Zen Studios’ Pinball FX.17 years on, Pinball FX is still hitting all the the targets, with "bumper" updates and new tables aplenty, and the latest franchise to launch as