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...
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...
by Antstream Blog | Apr 14, 2023 | 1980s, Antstream, Arcade
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...
by Indie Retro News | Apr 13, 2023 | 1980s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
Checking our Facebook feeds today we recently had a heads up from our good friend Ethan Knight of a new update that everyone in the BBC Micro community is sure to be excited over. Yes indeed if you had a BBC Micro back in the 1980’s, then make sure to check out...
by Old School Gamer | Apr 12, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
ABOUT THE GAME BOY The Game Boy was released in Japan by Nintendo in early 1989, followed by a US release later that year, and a European release in 1990. In the US it competed with the Sega Game Gear (1990/1991) and Atari Lynx (1989/1990), both of which offered color...
by Indie Retro News | Apr 10, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
The iconic Atari game Missile Command didn’t get the best of ports even on the C64. So fans of the frenetic arcade blaster should definitely check out this latest game news that’s been sent to us by Saberman, as he has informed us that DrMortalWombat has...