Super Star Trek – 1970s source code of the 80 column printer terminal based simulation, converted to many 8bit systems!

by Indie Retro News | Jun 13, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Fancy a new game for the Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Commodore PET, Commodore 64, Plus/4 or Vic-20, then you’ve come to the right place! As thanks to a heads up by a good friend of ours in our inbox, we’ve learnt of a classic treky game that has been...

Antstream Arcade Twitch Superstar: Mappyman

by Antstream Blog | Jun 12, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Antstream

In our latest Antstream Arcade Twitch Superstar feature, we chat with another one of the wonderful people spreading the retro gaming glory of Antstream Arcade via streaming platforms. This week, we proudly present Mappyman, AKA Scott, answering questions on his gaming...

Atari’s SwordQuest: What Went Wrong? [Part I]

by John McNichol | Jun 9, 2023 | 1980s, Atari, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Console/Handheld

Atari’ Swordquest Series: What Went Wrong? Part I   On the face of things, Swordquest looked like the idea that couldn’t miss. It had elements that had never been done before in videogames, but that had the recipe for success that had worked time and again in...

Galaxian500 – This Arcade conversion by JOTD and team for the Commodore Amiga looks super cool!

by Indie Retro News | Jun 7, 2023 | 1980s, 2010s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Quick Boxart by Mrv2k It was only just the other day that we announced that JOTD was working on an Arcade to Commodore Amiga conversion of the classic game of ‘Galaxian’; a game that was regarded as an Arcade hit from all the way back to 1979-1984. Well we...

Tapper – Arcade beer drinking classic on the Amiga gets a near final update

by Indie Retro News | Jun 6, 2023 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

We’ve featured the 1983 game of ‘Tapper’ a number of times now, as throughout these last few months we’ve been telling everyone, that the beer serving Arcade game originally by Marvin Glass and Associates released by Bally Midway, was coming to...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Brandon Hurles

by Todd Friedman | Jun 4, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Interviews, Youtuber/Twitch Streamer of the Week

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Brandon Hurles, who currently is displayed on card number 4291, from the Superstars of 2023 Collection. Host at The Game Junction, Staff Member at GoNintendo and Founder at Game Junction, Brandon is a creator based in the...