The Arcade 1971-1999 by Paul Drury to release next week from Bitmap Books

by William Schwartz | Sep 24, 2026 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Arcade Spotlight, Atari, Bookshelf, Gaming

  Earlier today Bitmap Books confirmed via their website that their new title The Arcade 1971–1999: The Stories Behind Classic Coin-Ops, Told by Their Creators by Paul Drury will be available for purchase on October 1st. A source close to the publication has also...

Breakthru – An Amiga port of a Data East Arcade game is still coming to the Amiga

by Indie Retro News | Aug 20, 2026 | 1970s, 1980s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

We’ve featured a lot of Arcade to Amiga conversions/ports throughout the years, from the more recent Final Fight Enhanced to Super Xevious, Flying Shark and even Green Beret. Well if you’re looking for even more Arcade like updates on the site, then we...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside new C64 Temple of Webshai Project

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Aug 6, 2026 | 1970s, 2020s, Gaming, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Interviews

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with game developer Van, who discusses his new Temple of Webshai game. Project, which he calls “a tribute to the foundational and beloved 8bit classic Temple of Apshai (1979).” Old School Gamer Magazine: How did this project begin? Van:...

Xevious 128k – Arcade classic Xevious gets a 128k edition for the Amstrad CPC via Easter Egg

by Indie Retro News | Jul 31, 2026 | 1970s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

There’s one type of genre that I loved playing in the arcades and more so on my home console, and that is the shoot em up genre! You know the type, enemy waves coming at you at all sides, your ship blasting across the landscape with adrenaline flowing as you try...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Jerry Buckner

by Todd Friedman | Jul 29, 2026 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jerry Buckner, who currently is displayed on card number 1345, from the Superstars of 2014 Collection.  Jerry is also featured on cards 1832, 1981, 2388.   As a musician and producer, Jerry Buckner created many memorable music...

Before LucasArts Took Control: The Wild First Decade of Star Wars Games

by Old School Gamer | Jul 28, 2026 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Retro Computing

Today, a Star Wars game arrives carrying decades of expectations. Players know what a lightsaber should sound like and how an X-wing should move. The earliest Star Wars games had none of that inherited design language. During the franchise’s first decade in video...