The Most Loved and Hated Video Game Franchises in Every Country

by Old School Gamer | Apr 18, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Press Release

The characters may be fictional and the franchises may thrive on fantasy, but the emotions gamers feel towards their games – and their fellow gamers – are very, very real. Indeed, during lockdown, the video game realm became more tactile, more real than...

Tower and Dragon has been released for the Commodore PET with only 8K!

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

If you’re looking for another Commodore PET news story, then have we got something special for you! As thanks to a heads up by Jason Cook in our emails, we’ve just learnt of a new game that has been released for the Commodore PET called ‘Tower and...

My First Game: Steve Marsden and Technician Ted

by Antstream Blog | Apr 16, 2023 | 1980s, Antstream, Retro Computing

Everyone has to start somewhere. Even the most dedicated and renowned game developers begin with a straightforward idea, polishing and honing it until their first game duly appears. Sometimes these were released virtually unnoticed; on other occasions, they’d be a...

Xevious – In dev Arcade game for the Commodore Amiga 1200 via JOTD gets a new beta

by Indie Retro News | Apr 15, 2023 | 1980s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Even more retro gaming news to get through this week, as thanks to yet another heads up earlier today from a good friend of ours, we have been told us that JOTD has released a new beta download for his upcoming Arcade – Amiga conversion of the classic game of...

The Field Guide to Collecting – by Tristian Ibarra

by Old School Gamer | Apr 14, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, Opinions

I grew up obsessed with the NES primarily because of my mom who was a major influence in my gaming life. Every weekend we would go to Blockbuster to rent movies and games so I was always blown away by seeing the large collection of video games that were in one...

Super Six: Bally Midway

by Antstream Blog | Apr 14, 2023 | 1980s, Antstream, Arcade

American videogame publisher Midway merged with pinball and slot machine rival Bally Manufacturing in the late Sixties, but it wasn’t until the Eighties that it began using the name Bally Midway to promote its arcade videogame range. Throughout the decade, Bally...