by John McNichol | Jul 24, 2023 | 1980s, Atari, Gaming
[Read part One here! 🙂 ] The Waldorf Astoria; a place whose very name for most people evokes images of elegant opulence. One day in 1982, a number of journalists gathered in the Waldorf’s ballroom. Figures from the 12 symbols of the zodiac decorated the floor. As the...
by Old School Gamer | Jul 24, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Atari
High Fidelity Replicas for Six Unique Titles Now Available for Purchase on Atari.com New York, NY (July 24, 2023) – Prepare to celebrate the glory days of arcade games! Atari is delighted to announce its new partnership with Retro Arcade, specialists in arcade...
by Antstream Blog | Jul 23, 2023 | 1980s, Antstream, Retro Computing
I remember being enticed by the attractive screens of Exolon when flicking through a copy of Amstrad Action. It was developed by the stalwarts of the UK games industry, Hewson and developed by the legendary Raffaele Cecco. Raffaele had already made his name by coding...
by Todd Friedman | Jul 22, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, 2010s, 2020s, Interviews, Pinball
Out this weekend on HULU is the movie “Pinball – The Man Who Saved the Game”. This movie tells the tale of pinball legend, Roger Sharpe. I highly recommend watching this to get a great history of the early pinball days. On July 19th, 2019, I had the...
by Indie Retro News | Jul 21, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
We’ve certainly mentioned our fare share of Castlevania inspired games over the years, especially the most impressive Castlevania Spectral Interlude by Sanchez on the ZX Spectrum and the more recent GothicVania. But today news is super special and well worth a...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jul 20, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Interviews, Opinions
The legacy of Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog is almost unquestioned. Between the speed and the fun alone, the first three games in the series changed gaming forever. But did it hurt more than it helped? What about the classic FPS GoldenEye? Richard Ham believes so. One of...