by Indie Retro News | Dec 29, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/PC/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Indie Game
With the end of the year fast approaching and Christmas slowly ending up at the back of our minds, there’s still time for us to put in a few games on Indie Retro News that celebrate the festive season. One such game that was released a little while ago, with a...
by Indie Retro News | Dec 25, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/PC/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Indie Game
Prepare for all out entertainment especially if you have a Commodore Amiga at hand, as we’ve recently been informed via our good friend Nivrig Games who also designed the highly enjoyable and addictive game of ‘Turbo Tomato’, that as from right now...
by Todd Friedman | Dec 24, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, Columns
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Nolan Bushnell, who is displayed on card number 165, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Nolan can also be seen on card number 821 and 1333. Nolan is the founder of Atari and Check E’ Cheese as well as over 20 other...
by Indie Retro News | Dec 23, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Console/PC/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Indie Game
With Christmas being a few days away you’d expect to see lots of Christmas themed games appearing on Indie Retro News in the lead up to the 25th. Well that’s certainly happening this week, as the first game to be mentioned on our site is a Christmas game...
by Todd Friedman | Dec 20, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, Gaming
I wanted to write about a unique game I purchased from eBay last year. 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 Todd Friedman | Dec 19, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, Columns
The Atari 2600 “Joystick” to me is the father of them all. There have been controllers made before the little black stick with the red button, but this controller changed the way gaming was played on what is considered the birth of home console era. ...
