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Stern Pinball – by Michael Thomasson
In the early 1930s, Sam Stern sold pinball merchandise, parts, and accessories as an operator and distributor. In 1947, Sam boldly asked pinball mogul Harry Williams, of Williams Manufacturing Company, “Why don’t you sell me your company?”. In the end, Sam Stern...
1978 strategy game Super Star Trek reimagined with Star Trek 25th Anniversary!
It's been some time since we've actually featured a PC remake of a classic space game, so to change all that, here's a rather special heads up for you all it's Super Star Trek 25th Anniversary. As in the words of the creator "This free fan game is a remake/conversion...
STERN OF THE UNION ADDRESS – March 2023
The Stern of the Union Address, your monthly resource for news, information and highlights on all things Stern Pinball. Without further ado my fellow pinheads: James Bond 007: In case you missed it live, make sure you catch the replay of the latest Marco Pinball...
Berzerk – by Eugenio Agueira
In 1980, Stern Electronics released a multidirectional shooter game with the title Berzerk. This game was programmed by Alan McNeil and it was among the first games to use voice synthesis. Mr. McNeil stated he came with the idea of the game after having a dream in...
Arno Dash – Welcome to Boulder Dash with 500 new levels for the Amstrad CPC
We've featured Boulder Dash already this week, as it was only just recently that we were informed by Saberman, that pmeier had released the port of Boulder Dash 2 Rockford's Revenge over to the Amstrad CPC, which was originally released on the Atari 8bit, C64, MSX,...
Gary Stern – by Kevin Butler
Stern is an interesting company. Although it is actually one of the relatively newer companies in the world of arcade and pinball, Stern has a rich and very colorful history dating back over nine decades before it became Stern. Other companies, such as Atari, Bally...
Grind – The very latest news for the upcoming Amiga 500/ST Doom like experience!
The previously named 'Dread' engine has been featured many times on Indie Retro News, as with every new update the Amiga 500 looked better than ever with fabulous new textures and new zones to visit. Well if you're looking for more gaming news on this upcoming engine,...
“More Than A Game”
Chris Williams Games aren’t just games. Sure, they can bring about great pride in gaming achievements, but more importantly, we’ve all had times that games massively affected our lives, whether they connected us with new friends, helped mend old relationships, or...
Made of Stern Stuff – by John Michonski
As you read in our January 2018 issue as addressed by Roger Sharpe, the Stern Family has been part of pinball and thus arcade history through SamStern being president of Williams Electronic Manufacturing Corporation. The Stern Family (Sam and Gary) purchased Chicago...
Countdown: Wii U eShop Spotlight – Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
From: NintendoLife.com For the month before the 3DS and Wii U eShops close for new purchases on 27th March, each day we're going to highlight a specific eShop game for one of those consoles and give a short pitch as to why we think it deserves your love and attention...
Lemmings – This classic game that so many love, could be coming to the Plus/4!
Lemmings was a game published by Psygnosis way back in the early 90's for the Amiga, Atari ST and PC and regarded by many as one of the greatest games ever, especially as it featured many blue, green haired Lemmings that could be blown up, ripped apart and dropped...
Super Bomberman 2 Remix – A demo of the upcoming NES/SNES to ZX Spectrum 128k remake!
Back in the day I used to love playing the Arcade bomb dropping multiplayer game of Bomberman; a game which was actually first released way back in 1983 by Hudson Soft and then published by Konami. Well if you too played this awesome game back in the day with a bunch...
Get Connected with Stern Pinball at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show
Showcasing the award-winning Insider ConnectedTM across new titles in a brand-new booth #15473 in the Central Hall Stern Pinball, Inc. announces its physical return to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas from January 5th – 8th, located in the Central Hall at...
The Retro Hour – Shadowgate with Dave Marsh
CLICK HERE FOR PODCAST We take a trip back in time to the golden age of point-and-click adventure games with special guest Dave Marsh, the mastermind behind the classic Shadowgate. CLICK HERE FOR PODCAST Beyond Shadowgate Kickstarter: bit.ly/3Xkvp0P Join our Discord...
Switch Online N64 Wireless Controller Restocks Coming Later This Week
Perhaps one of the hardest products to acquire for the Nintendo Switch is the wireless N64 controller. Not only is it an item exclusively available to Switch Online members, but there's also incredibly limited stock. Fortunately, Nintendo has been doing its best to...
Superman Vs. Spiderman: Red Vs. Blue, or False Vs. True?
The Atari 2600 had a lot to offer those of us who entered the home-video game market in its humble beginnings. A lot dreams were made and lived out in the humble 4k that every Atari VCS game brought to the table, be they saving earth from Space Invaders, winning races...
Legends Pinball Micro – by Michael Thomasson
Several years ago, AtGames released the Legends Pinball machine. At roughly eighty percent the size of the traditional pinball machine, it was a fine product that allowed multiple tables to be played digitally on a single device. There were several other companies...
Tiger-Heli – Taito’s vertically scrolling shooter is coming to the Amiga. Early footage shown! (Demo Added)
If you're looking for even more Amiga goodness, then you've come to the right place. As thanks to our good friend Amiga Bill who streams top quality Amiga games through Twitch, we've been told that AcidBottle is working on an Amiga port of the classic Arcade game of...
Five Retro Sequels You Probably Didn’t Know Existed
If you’re like us, you love finding new games, or retro games you never thought existed! Here’s a list of retro sequels we can guess you’ve never checked out. Outrun 2019: This basically just has the Outrun name attached and feels like F-Zero light. It hurts my heart...
Midway/Bally Games you Have to Experience – by Patrick Hickey, Jr.
What began as an “amusement game manufacturer” in 1958 turned into one of the biggest and influential game developers and publishers in the history of the gaming industry. Who would have thought Whack-A-Mole could have been the father to NBA Jam? Well, in a weird way,...
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Montezuma’s Revenge: The 40th Anniversary Edition
Montezuma’s Revenge: The 40th Anniversary Edition comes to modern gaming systems with an all new adventure Original creator Robert Jaeger is on board for this modern reimagining of the classic platformer Palm Beach Gardens, FL - March 10, 2023 - Long before a certain...
Price of Persia – by Jarrod Kailef
Prince of Persia is a name well known to both modern and old school gamers, especially after it rose to prominence following the 2010 release of the feature film Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, based on the video game of the same name. The mostnsuccessful video...
Veggies vs Undead – Plants vs Zombies for the C64 by drmortalwombat
Thanks to another heads up from a good friend of ours , we've been told that if you're looking for a new and fun game to play on your Commodore 64, then make sure to check out Drmortalwombat's latest C64 game of 'Veggies vs Undead'; A new game which going by the video...
