by Indie Retro News | Dec 18, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
Fancy a game that doesn’t just have a great starting soundtrack, a brilliant intro and turn based combat for up to 4 players? Then make sure to check out Windigo Productions latest Commodore 64 game of ‘Battle for Cronos’. A game in which the creator...
by Brett Weiss | Dec 7, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, Magazine Preview
Although I first began playing video games on my cousin’s Atari Pong in 1975 and on my friends’ Fairchild Channel F systems in 1976 (both my next-door neighbor and another buddy a mile away had a Channel F – crazy!), the first console I actually owned was a...
by Todd Friedman | Nov 20, 2024 | 1970s, Columns
I wanted to write about a unique game I purchased from eBay this week. It is one I think is the beginning of handheld gaming that we know today. There are many things that jump started the handheld gaming, but this device was something I may have missed or did not...
by Old School Gamer | Nov 7, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Press Release
Atari Announces Expanded Edition of Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Featuring 39 new games added to the acclaimed Atari 50 collection Atari and developer Digital Eclipse are excited to announce a significant expansion to their acclaimed 2022 release Atari 50:...
by Old School Gamer | Oct 25, 2024 | 1970s, 1990s, 2000s
Halloween is finally upon us. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been taking a tour through creepy, old video games, and I saved the most terrifying for last. For those who are unaware, coulrophobia is described as the “morbid fear of clowns.” Psychologists have looked at...
by Jarrod Kailef | Oct 9, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Pinball
Walking into the Stern Pinball Factory just outside Chicago was an experience that left me in awe. Stern Pinball, a company that dominates the market with their self-estimated 90% share of all pinball machines sold today, operates an incredible facility that blends...