Apple for the Students – by Tristan Ibarra

by Old School Gamer | Sep 27, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld

Every Wednesday from 4th to 8th grade there was no school period I enjoyed and looked forward to more than the hour we got to spend in my school’s computer lab. Not only was it a welcome change of pace from the often boring classroom lecture we had to sit through the...

Apple II Gaming Firsts – by Jarrod Kailef

by Jarrod Kailef | Sep 25, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview

Most people remember the Apple II for classrooms, word processors, and maybe Oregon Trail, but that is only half the story. From 1977 through the late 80s, the Apple II was also a serious game machine. It launched careers, birthed franchises, and set blueprints for...

8-bit Commodore Gaming – by Marcus Albers

by Old School Gamer | Sep 21, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview

When Commodore Business Machines decided to move from typewriters and calculators to microprocessors, it was a decision that would change home computing forever. After Commodore’s lukewarm introduction of the PET/CBM II series of computers, they quickly progressed to...

Commodore – Retcoming a brand – by Brian Lesyk

by Brian Lesyk | Sep 19, 2025 | 1970s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

Right now, you’re wondering what retcoming is. Being as the term was first coined only moments ago by yours truly, I’ll be happy to explain. It’s a made up word, of course, because as Thor so deftly proclaimed in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War, Peri Fractic (Christian...

International Video Game Hall of Fame to Announce 2025 Class of Inductees!

by Todd Friedman | Sep 18, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Press Release

Ottumwa, IA – September 18th, 2025 –The International Video Game Hall of Fame (IVGHOF) is proud to announce it will officially reveal their highly-anticipated Class of 2025 Inductees on September 25th, 2025. This exciting announcement will coincide with the...

Escape from the Twilight Castle – A new puzzler for the ZX Spectrum by Miguetelo

by Indie Retro News | Aug 29, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, 2000s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

While the YRGB 2025 competition is still ongoing and voting is yet to be finalized, there’s another game that caught my attention in this competition for our readers to download and play, is Miguetelo’s puzzler , ‘Escape from the Twilight...