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When the word was out that there was a Monkey Island style game on Kickstarter, I just had to see for myself, and sure enough there it was! Duke Grabowski, Mighty Swashbuckler by Venture Moon Industries is a brand new 2.5D point and click adventure game for PC, Mac, Linux and Ouya that has a very strong LucasArts and Autumn Moon Entertainment flavour.

Source
http://www.indieretronews.com/2014/08/duke-grabowski-mighty-swashbuckler.html

Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/venture-moon/duke-grabowski-mighty-swashbuckler-point-and-click

Some great news today as finally after all this time Atari has announced the release date for the latest upcoming PC RollerCoaster Tycoon game, RollerCoaster Tycoon World. Developed by Pipeworks Software, RollerCoaster Tycoon World will feature much of what has made the originals so great, with no micro-transactions and all new innovative features to build the park of your dreams.

http://www.indieretronews.com/2014/08/rollercoaster-tycoon-world-gets-teaser.html

Dave from RetroYak has just informed me about a new game jam that is about to begin on the 29th of August. This jam has my full interest as it's going to be a Speccy Jam, in which indie developers from around the world will come together to create brand new retro inspired games in the flavour of that great 8-bit system, the ZX Spectrum.

http://www.indieretronews.com/2014/08/speccy-jam-new-game-development-jam-for.html

ummm errr ermmm I know hence us reporting it to the masses

( Search as in, searching this forum for a topic )

If you have a great collection of DOS or Windows based classic point and click adventure games, then the latest update of ScummVM 1.7.0 will do you nicely. I for one have it installed and use it for all my classic adventure games. But what is ScummVM, I hear you ask? ScummVM is a very special program which allows you to run certain classic graphical point-and-click adventure games in the compatibility list with extra added nifty features, provided you already have the main files.

Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Dreamcast, PocketPC, PalmOS, AmigaOS, BeOS, OS/2, PSP, PS2, SymbianOS and many more..

http://www.indieretronews.com/2014/07/scummvm-v170-best-way-to-play-adventure.html

( Did a search for ScummVM and nothing came up for this month )

I know the devs They just let us know that the Indiegogo campaign was a success

And that game was Inherit the Earth: Quest for the ORB, a multi-platform adventure that made a popular appearance on the Amiga & PC. It was just a shame it never got the official recognition it truly deserved (I for one loved it). But the good news today is, thanks to Tom Turrittin who has a soft spot for Inherit, he has informed me that the original creators Wyrmkeep Entertainment have announced through Kickstarter, Inherit the Earth: Sand and Shadows, a sequel to the original!

http://www.indieretronews.com/2014/07/inherit-earth-sand-and-shadows-new.html

Ya we featured this and didn't even get a mention so meh :p

Does look nice though

What looks to be a fantastic game with a dark and creepy nature filled with creepy creatures and monsters, Bulb Boy is sure to be fun for all the family and what's more the developers have also released a demo.

http://www.indieretronews.com/2014/06/bulb-boy-creepy-horror-adventure-with.html

Delayed

http://www.indieretronews.com/2014/06/quest-for-infamy-infamous-quests.html

Oh that's harsh

I picked one of these up for £5 a few weeks back, it's missing the cables and the Amstrad CRT, does anyone have any experience with using the RF modulator and PSU?

To be honest you are far better off getting an Amstrad Scart Kit & PSU from ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AMSTRAD-CPC-464-TV-CONNECTION-KIT-PSU-ADAPTER-RGB-SCART-CABLE-/390401137879?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item5ae5b89cd7

Well worth the money!

I finally had to say goodbye to mine a year ago... But it still turned on and worked even after all these years. Dizzy, Rick Dangerous, Marble Madness. I got started on this beauty.

What happened to it, you sold it?

Ahhh the Amstrad CPC 464, a great machine that did surprisingly well against the C64 and the ZX Spectrum. And today it's a day of celebration! Well at least if you had an Amstrad, as the old girl is 30 years today.

http://www.indieretronews.com/2014/06/amstrad-cpc-464-30-years-old-this-month.html

Knowing this game, clicking the pre-order button will probably kill you somehow...

I chuckled

Gamers and retro gamers alike you are in for a serious treat today as Shadowgate, which is the new re-imaging of an incredible adventure classic originally from 1987, is now available for pre-order. The developers Zojoi have claimed that Shadowgate is the granddaddy of all "point and click" fantasy adventure games and NES favourite, and to be honest I completely agree with them!

http://www.indieretronews.com/2014/06/shadowgate-epic-point-and-click.html

Ah the Amiga 500... We didn't need a Nintendo or Sega in our house!! What did Mario and Sonic have on Chaos Engine, Robocod, BASS, and Monkey Island?!

A500 when I was a teen, A500 + A1200 now :p

Abstauber, if your Amiga is like that then yeh... Mine is full of nearly 3000 games on a 4GB internal CF card interface

If this is not allowed then please delete, but just to give you the heads up International Amiga Day is here!!



http://www.indieretronews.com/2014/05/international-amiga-day-day-has-come-to.html

Visionaire Studios have just announced through Kickstarter and Steam Greenlight, The Mystery of Oak Island, which is a new point and click adventure game that is inspired by the golden classics of the past. The company behind this game is also the developer of Visionaire Studio 4, which is a powerful tool used for creating incredible adventure games such as Deponia, The Chains of Satinav and other well known greats.

Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/visionaire-studio/the-mystery-of-oak-island?ref=card#
Steam Greenlight - http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=259597708
Source - http://www.indieretronews.com/2014/05/the-mystery-of-oak-island-point-click.html