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From Williams We Get Midway – by Todd Friedman
Midway, Midway Games, Midway Manufacturing, Bally Midway. Any way you say it, you can identify some very cool games in its history, especially in the 1990s and early 2000s. This era was the absolute best times for the company and their video games were about to be...
H.E.R.O. – An awesome conversion of a classic now for the VIC-20 by Kollektivet
Gamers of the 1980's will remember a fantastic game called ' H.E.R.O' which was released for the Atari 800/2600, ColecoVision, C64, C128, and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. It was a classic game which puts you in control of Roderrick Hero, on a mission to search the cave...
Wonder Boy – An Arcade game from 1986 as an unofficial Amiga port by Acidbottle gets a new update
We've featured Wonderboy many times now on Indie Retro News, from the modern remake of Wonderboy The Dragons Trap, to the Amiga versions of Wonderboy in Monster Land SE, and the more recent Arcade to Amiga port of Wonderboy by Acidbottle. Well here's another Amiga...
The Flip Side by Roger C. Sharpe
It was May 30, 1871, when Montague Redgrave of Cincinnati, Ohio was issued patent US115357A for his “Improvements in Bagatelles”. His invention was a smaller table top version of what had been a very popular French parlor game in the 1700s. In addition, Redgrave made...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Wayne Coombs
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Wayne Coombs who currently is displayed on card number 2055, from the Superstars of 2015 Collection. Wayne was one of the first referees for Twin Galaxies back in the early 1980’s. Wayne was instrumental in helping Walter with...
The Antstream Arcade Years: 1995
With the Antstream Arcade search facility capable of narrowing its range by year, there’s a great way to discover the games from a time you remember especially fondly. This week, we look back at one such year and the noteworthy games that make it a fantastic time...
Antstream Arcade Twitch Superstar: Retro Death Row
In our latest Antstream Arcade Twitch Superstar feature, we chat with another one of the wonderful people spreading the retro gaming glory of Antstream Arcade via streaming platforms. This week, we proudly present Steve, aka Retro Death Row, answering questions on his...
Radiohead Album Using Mario 64 Music Is Utterly Brilliant!
Have you ever wanted to know what Radiohead's incredible 2007 album 'In Rainbows' sounded like if it was the soundtrack to an N64 game? Then look no further. The hugely talented on4word has recreated the entire album using music and sound effects from Super Mario 64....
Five Superhero Games We’d Love to See Happen
Legacy Comix owner and Old School Gamer Magazine Senior Writer Patrick Hickey Jr. shares his thoughts on five great comic book franchises that would make amazing video games. The Maxx: The art alone in this comic lends itself beautifully to the video game world. Add...
The Last Ninja – Is System 3’s classic game coming to the Atari XL/XE? Here’s a Demo tease!
Way back in 1987, System 3 released one of the greatest action adventure games ever to be made available for the C64. It was none other than 'The Last Ninja', which also saw a number of ports released for the Apple IIGS, MS-DOS, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron ,Apple II,...
Ultimate Play The Game “Sabre Wulf” is getting a C64 remaster, and it looks awesome!
The retro news just keeps on coming this weekend, as earlier today we found out ' Sabre Wulf ' will be coming to the C64 as a full remaster by Genesis Project. Yes indeed this famous game released in 1984 by Ultimate Play the Game, and originally released on the ZX...
Distant Worlds & A New World Concerts!
AWR Music Productions, LLC presents Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY, the official symphony concert tour. Launched in 2007, in conjunction with the twentieth anniversary of FINAL FANTASY, Distant Worlds features the music of the great video game series FINAL...
Pak-Men – A Pac-Man clone for the C64 as a preview via Lucas SDM Siudym!
In the early 80s, when video games were just starting their migration from the arcades to the living room, it was common for games programmers to take their inspiration from the more popular arcade games, and so we ended up with a million and one variations on...
Hyperkin Wants To Make The Sega Dreamcast 2
Accessory maker Hyperkin just got everyone's hopes up regarding a follow-up to the Sega Dreamcast – only then to proclaim that, if it got the chance, it would love to make the console happen. The original Dreamcast was Sega's final foray into the world of home...
Mind Blown! As Starfox demo’d on the Sega Genesis/MD!
I always try to get you the latest updates from around world when it comes to games that have been released or are still being developed. Well this latest news story took us by surprise this afternoon, as looking through our Twitter feed, I've come across a mind...
Duke Nukem 4Ever – A prototype build for a scrapped sidescrolling 2D version of Duke Nukem Forever has been recovered!
Apogee Software certainly released some great games in the 90's, games such as Monster Bash, Bio Menace and even our personal favorite Duke Nukem. Well one game you've probably never heard of is the platformer version of Duke Nukem 4Ever. That's because while the game...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Walter Day
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Walter Day who is displayed on card number 95, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Walter is also featured on cards 108, 523, 539, 591, 775, 1000, 1021, 1859, 2133, 2149, 2261, 2292, 2321, 2390 and 2462 (And many...
Retro Gaming Roundup – December 2022
CLICK HERE FOR PODCAST TOPICS COVERED IN THE SHOW Hardware Flashback - (00:00) Dinosaur Pie - (35:47) Guinness Gaming Records - (1:53:31) Martin Galway: Rambo High Score - (1:55:09) Top Ten Swinging Games - (1:59:15) Linus GH: Truck On - (3:16:14) Live News And...
The Retro Hour EP360 – Sega Classics
90's Video Game Shop Memories & Sega Classics We chat to the wonderful James Schall about working at classic gaming shops like Virgin Games and Future Zone, his time as product marketing manager at Sega in the post Dreamcast era, and his current work resurrecting...
KICKSTARTER – “Back of the Box” A 90s Video Game Coloring Book
CLICK HERE FOR KICKSTARTER PAGE Do you remember the thrill of powering on your favorite video game console and embarking on an epic adventure? Take a trip down memory lane with our retro video game coloring book, designed for those who grew up playing classic games....
COMING SOON – It Returned To The Desert – For Steam
Unique mix of turn-based strategy and adventure. Defend the town of Glint Rock against radioactive giant ants! Dr. Mill is a geologist that came to town to examine the recent meteor crash. Now he has to convince the towns folk that something's going on. It Returned to...
Missile Command on the Amstrad CPC+ and GX4000 and it looks pretty decent!
The iconic Atari game Missile Command didn't get the best of ports even on the Amstrad, but that is about to change. As thanks to yet another gaming heads up from Saberman, he has told us that Ayor61 and team, have released a much improved version of the game over to...
Coming Soon for iiRcade – Wizard of Walls
Coming Soon to the iiRcade Wizard Of Walls! "Wizard Of Walls" is a dungeon/maze shooter with retro mechanics inspired by the old arcade classic "Wizard Of Wor". You play a warrior with a laser gun and have to shoot all monsters. If you touch a monster or get shot by a...
Bleeps On Wax: Bushiden Soundtrack
Welcome to Bleeps On Wax, where we look at a variety of Video Game Soundtracks released on vinyl! Bushiden Soundtrack Garoad is back at it with another fantastic game soundtrack. This time, Garoad lends his talents to Bushiden, a soon-to-be-released ninja action...
