The Video Game Life – by Chris Tang

by Old School Gamer | Oct 27, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Magazine Preview

This issue’s theme of computers offers me a chance to relate my journey as an arcade and console gamer who once hated playing on them in the early days. The PC is now my primary platform to game on today, so how did that come to be? Growing up in the game industry...

The 7th Guest In Fragments

by William Schwartz | Oct 26, 2025 | 1990s, 2010s, 2020s, Retro Computing, Youtuber/Twitch Streamer of the Week

  Mr. Math Expert is not, by any means, a well-known YouTuber. Look over his channel and you will find hundreds of videos, though the vast majority are either math problems or film reviews. There are a few old gaming videos sprinkled throughout, and it was my...

SPECCY SAGA CODENAME : RKW – Check out this rather cool ZX Spectrum game by MicroChops

by Indie Retro News | Oct 24, 2025 | 1970s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

New homebrews for the Amiga and C64, so what’s next? Well it’s the ZX Spectrum’s turn for a new game to enjoy! As MicroChops has announced the release of their latest game called ‘SPECCY SAGA CODENAME : RKW’. A game that not only features...

The Strange Story of Phase Paradox

by William Schwartz | Oct 21, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, The Story Of...

  It’s not uncommon for Japanese games to include English voice acting, even for games that aren’t necessarily planned for release outside of Japan, just for the sake of maintaining an exotic vibe. PaRappa the Rapper for the Playstation and Sin and...

A Hidden Gem! – Retro Game Books

by Todd Friedman | Oct 21, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Press Release

Brian Riggsbee, a game developer of such games as Disney’s High School Musical 3 (Wii, Xbox 360, PS2, PC),Medal of Honor: Allied Assault – Breakthrough (PC), Madden 10 (iOS), and many more. is part of a retro game passion.  He is part of Retro Game Books....

Voyage of the Retronaut – by Jeremy Parish

by Jeremy Parish | Oct 21, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview

On July 15, 1983, Nintendo launched its first programmable console, the Family Computer. A couple of years later, the Famicom would arrive in America as the Nintendo Entertainment System. In the decade following the console’s Japanese debut, it would help transform...