My First Game: Jon Williams and Jet-Boot Jack

by Antstream Blog | Feb 20, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, Antstream, Atari400800

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

Lockdown Town ZX – 3 GAMES FOR THE PRICE OF 1 for the ZX Spectrum

by Indie Retro News | Feb 20, 2023 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Not satisfied with the amount of games mentioned and think more are needed? Then how about this latest game(s) from PuttyCAD and Tinsoldier, it’s ‘Lockdown Town ZX’. A brand new ZX Spectrum release in which the creator says is “3 GAMES FOR THE...

William’s Pinball History – by Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Feb 18, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Pinball

Without question, Williams’ pins are the gold standard in the industry. After designing just shy of 450 unique pins, they are by far the most prominent producer of pinball machines of all time. The Williams Manufacturing Company dates back to 1943. Its founder, Harry...

Ken and Roberta Williams Reveal Colossal Cave’s 2023 Roadmap

by Old School Gamer | Feb 17, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Press Release

Sierra On-Line founders Ken and Roberta Williams(King’s Quest, Space Quest, Phantasmagoria, etc.) proudly delivered Colossal Cave to the world on January 19th, 2023, and they’ve just unveiled a robust roadmap outlining the exciting updates to come in 2023 and beyond....

Five Retro NHL Hockey Games We’d Love to See Come Back

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Feb 17, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Lists

With Football season over and Baseball a month away, we’re smack in the middle of NHL season. If you’re a gamer, the only thing you have to play currently is NHL 2023. While there are other indie titles out there, the amount of licensed hockey games available on...

Defender : Arcade to Console – by Eugenio Angueira

by Eugenio Angueira | Feb 16, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Console/Handheld

In 1981, Williams Electronics released a horizontal shooter game by Eugene Jarvis and Larry DeMar that took the arcades by storm. That game was Defender. In this game the player controls the Defender to protect humanoids, who have been stranded in some planet, from...