Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – “REWIND” – Roger Sharpe

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...

Castlevania AGA – Upcoming Castlevania for the Commodore Amiga gets new footage!

by Indie Retro News | Jul 21, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 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...

Did Sonic and GoldenEye Do More Harm Than Good?

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...

Mine Command – Missile Command with a difference for the MSX

by Indie Retro News | Jul 19, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

We’ve just been contacted through both Facebook and Twitter that if you head on over to the MSXDev competition page, you can download or play online the latest game release of Mine Command. A new Action MSX game by Fred Rique in which the website says is not...

The Antstream Arcade Guide #5: R-Type

by Antstream Blog | Jul 18, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, Antstream, Arcade

Greetings, brave retro gamers! Retro games can sometimes be tricky and puzzling – in a good way. But don’t panic if you’re struggling – we are here to help! Each Antstream Arcade guide will include tips and help on how to play and beat a particular game from our...

Doomed Castle (AMIGA) – Another Castlevania fan game appears and this one looks good!

by Indie Retro News | Jul 18, 2023 | 1980s, 2010s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Even more Amiga goodness to start the week! As if you have a Commodore Amiga at hand, an Amiga Mini, or an emulator installed, then at some point in the near future, you’ll be able to play this awesome looking Castlevania fan game that’s in development...