Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Air-Sea Battle?

by Derek Slaton | Jul 11, 2022 | 1970s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1977 Publisher: Atari Controller: Joystick Players: 1 – 2 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: Target Fun Model #: CX2602 Rarity: 3 Programmer: Larry Kaplan Given that this is one of the earliest 2600 games to be released, it comes as no surprise...

Krillin and The Castle of 7 Daggers – Play as Krillin in this new Dragon Ball inspired ZX Spectrum game

by Indie Retro News | Jul 7, 2022 | 1970s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Another retro gaming news story has appeared in our inbox, as Saberman was kind enough to let us know through Facebook, that if you’re looking for a Dragon Ball inspired platformer for your ZX Spectrum, then you might like to play Junterlart’s new speccy...

News & Updates from Intellivision

by Old School Gamer | Jun 8, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Press Release

Greetings, It has been a while since our last official update, and I thank you for your patience. I hope that this update on the state of Intellivision will answer some of your questions and explain where we are and where we are heading. When I took over as CEO of...

RETROSPECTIVE Mail Bag: Q&A Time

by Jason Russell | Jun 4, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Arcade, Columns, Gaming, The Story Of...

Q) I know that the third console generation (NES/ Master System) were 8-bit but what were the systems before that? Was Pong 1-bit? That’s a surprisingly good question but the answer may disappoint.  What we classify as the first console hardware generation (the...

Gravitar: Recharged – Exclusively available now

by Old School Gamer | Jun 2, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Atari, Console/Handheld, Press Release

A lone pilot, far from home Gravitar: Recharged is a challenging and beautiful game.  With 24 misson challenges, an Arcade mode with Leaderboards, Co-op gaming, and an incredible soundtrack by the great Megan McDuffee. It’s available now on the Atari VCS for...

Berzerk – Classic 1980’s Arcade game by Stern gets a C64 Conversion via Arlasoft!

by Indie Retro News | Apr 24, 2022 | 1970s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Great news if  you have an Commodore 64 as we’ve recently been given the heads up by Saberman through Facebook, that Arlasoft who was behind the great Arcade conversions such as Donkey Kong Jr, Fastfood, Galaga and Galaxian DX has released an unofficial port of...