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...

Czolgi – An Atari 2600 Combat inspiration arrives on the C64 via Protovision

by Indie Retro News | Jan 11, 2023 | 1980s, 2020s, Gaming, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Some cool news indeed especially if you grew up on the Atari 2600 as well as the much later Atari 8bit as you’ll be interested to hear, that Protovision has released the Commodore 64 game of Czolgi. A new game which is an inspiration to Combat that was first...

Antstream Arcade’s Greatest Hits Of 2022

by Antstream Blog | Jan 6, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Antstream

t’s been another cracking year at Antstream Arcade, stuffed full of new games, challenges and tournaments. So with New Year’s Eve imminent, join us as we celebrate the most popular retro games this year in the Antstream Arcade Greatest Hits Of 2022 compilation, along...

Taito Corporation Preparing For 70th Anniversary Celebrations In 2023

by Old School Gamer | Jan 6, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Press Release

From Nintendo Life 2023 The famous video game developer Taito Corporation – known for legendary arcade hits like Space Invaders and Bubble Bobble – will celebrate its 70th anniversary on 24th August 2023. To prepare for this epic milestone, the company has...

Classic NES game ‘Duck Hunt’ has been released on the C64!

by Indie Retro News | Jan 2, 2023 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

We always try to keep you up to date with the best in C64 news, but boy do we have a surprise for you. As if you’ve ever had a Nintendo and a Light Gun, then you’ll be pleased to know Mahna Mahna has released the classic NES game of ‘ Duck Hunt...