by Old School Gamer | Mar 15, 2026 | 1980s, 2010s, 2020s
DON’T MISS OUT: Steven Universe: Season 1 (Score from the Original Soundtrack) 4×10” Vinyl Set! PRE-ORDERS CLOSE MONDAY, MARCH 16TH! We at iam8bit, along with Warner Bros. and WaterTower Music, are proud to present Steven Universe: Season 1 (Score from the...
by Old School Gamer | Mar 13, 2026 | 1980s, C64 Vic20
We at Old School Gamer have worked with this publisher/author on several of his books and enjoy reading them each time they come out. Check out more information on it at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/microzeit/redo-from-start-volume-ii REDO FROM START – Volume...
by Todd Friedman | Mar 10, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Opinions
Forty years ago, Super Mario jumped out of his debut role-he was the nameless carpenter “Jumpman” in the classic game Donkey Kong-and into a realm of his own with the 1985 release of Super Mario Bros. Video games have never been the same. In this...
by Video Game of the Day | Mar 9, 2026 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
by Marcus Albers | Mar 8, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, C64 Vic20
In the world of video game clones, most people will point to Doom as the most cloned game of all time. But, likely that title is held, or at least challenged, by the one and only yellow dot gobbler, Pac-Man. The first time I played Pac-Man outside the arcade was on a...
by Indie Retro News | Mar 7, 2026 | 1980s, 2000s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
It’s time for another Commodore 64 special, as looking through our Commodore 64/128 Facebook group earlier today we’ve come across an upcoming game by Rebel Bytes in partnership with Digital Monastery called ‘Fat Tarzan’. A game that looks to...