Radiohead Album Using Mario 64 Music Is Utterly Brilliant!

by Old School Gamer | Feb 2, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Audio

Have you ever wanted to know what Radiohead’s incredible 2007 album ‘In Rainbows’ sounded like if it was the soundtrack to an N64 game? Then look no further. The hugely talented on4word has recreated the entire album using music and sound effects...

Ultimate Play The Game “Sabre Wulf” is getting a C64 remaster, and it looks awesome!

by Indie Retro News | Jan 30, 2023 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

The retro news just keeps on coming this weekend, as earlier today we found out ‘ Sabre Wulf ‘ will be coming to the C64 as a full remaster by Genesis Project. Yes indeed this famous game released in 1984 by Ultimate Play the Game, and originally released...

Pak-Men – A Pac-Man clone for the C64 as a preview via Lucas SDM Siudym!

by Indie Retro News | Jan 27, 2023 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

In the early 80s, when video games were just starting their migration from the arcades to the living room, it was common for games programmers to take their inspiration from the more popular arcade games, and so we ended up with a million and one variations on...

Five What-Ifs That Could Have Changed Gaming Forever

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jan 14, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

The comic book industry isn’t the only one that get to have this much fun. Take a look at five situations that morphed the industry forever and what could have happened if things happened otherwise. Sega Doesn’t Give Up Creating Consoles After the Dreamcast: Sega is...

A Picture’s Worth a Thousand…Pixels?

by John McNichol | Jan 12, 2023 | 1980s, Atari, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Opinions

My oldest brother Richard wasn’t the master of sarcasm that our middle brother Steven was. But he still looked at my game’s box with a caustic smirk. “This-“ he said, first looking at the art on the box cover of cover of Atari’s Air-Sea Battle… and...

Five Must-Play Game Boy Titles Besides Pokemon and Tetris

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jan 12, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, Lists

If you love Nintendo’s breakthrough handheld console, you’ll got the staples- Tetris and Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow, but with over a thousand titles released, there are a bevy of gems. Here are a few of the best you may have never played. Penguin Wars: It’s...