Collectors Guide to NES Black Box Games – Part 1 of 4

by Old School Gamer | May 9, 2023 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Heritage Auctions

Why are NES Black Box games so collectible? A four-part series that reviews all 30 original Black Box games for NES. In part one, Brett Weiss introduces the Black Box games, and reviews six games in the series. Video Games — Collecting Guide by Brett Weiss Why Are NES...

Fab At Forty: Pheenix

by Antstream Blog | May 9, 2023 | 1980s, Antstream

In the first of another regular series on Antstream Arcade, we take a peek back at a specific game from 1983, when gaming exploded in the UK. And what better place to start than an underrated gem from the computer that helped kickstart the gaming phenomenon, the...

Super Xevious 1200 – In dev Arcade game for the Commodore Amiga 1200 via JOTD gets a super update!

by Indie Retro News | May 9, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

It was only just the other day that we featured JOTD’s Arcade to Amiga conversion of Xevious : A game that was originally released in the Arcades by Namco’s and then ported to other home computers. Well fast forward to today and do we have an interesting...

Retro Games Fit For A King… or Queen: Royalty On Antstream

by Antstream Blog | May 8, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, Antstream, Console/Handheld, Retro Computing

With King Charles’s coronation this weekend, join Antstream Arcade as we celebrate eight of the benign (and not-so-benign) royal rulers across our retro game collection. From demanding Kings to evil Queens and heroic princesses, these are the most eminent and powerful...

Interview with Steve Young of Pinball Undesirables

by Todd Friedman | May 7, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns, Pinball

If you’ve been playing pinball for a while, you’ve probably seen the “panic flipper” just double flipping away wildly. Their last ball drains, they look sad, or they nervously laugh and then they might just wander off never to be seen again....

Five Overrated “Classics”

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | May 1, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Lists

We here at Old School Gamer love our retro games, but now we’re going to hit you with some opinion that may break your heart. Some of the games you remember as being so much fun? Yeah- they’re not. They never were. Spoiler Warning Ahead: These Games Aren’t As Good As...