Super Six: Namco

by Antstream Blog | Nov 2, 2022 | 1980s, Antstream, Arcade

This week, it’s time for us to take an overdue look at six of the finest games from the famous arcade giant Namco. Founded in 1955, Namco enjoyed moderate success with various amusements until, in 1977, it joined the videogame boom. Building off the mechanics of...

Karate Champ VS Amiga – A 1980’s Arcade fighting game coming to the Amiga gets new footage

by Indie Retro News | Nov 2, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

If you remember the 1980’s game of ‘Karate Champ; An Arcade fighting game that was released in the Arcades and later the Apple II, C64, NES, Virtual Console, iOS via Data East, then you might like this latest Amiga news story we’ve come across on...

Antstream Arcade New Games Update

by Antstream Blog | Oct 31, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, Antstream

It’s the new games mega blast! From arcade classics to 8-bit legends, these are some of the stars of Antstream Arcade that have debuted on the platform this September. Want something super fresh to play, for free, on Antstream Arcade, the easy-access platform for...

Two Brothers and their Atari ST

by Steve and Jeff Fulton | Oct 31, 2022 | 1980s, AtariST, AtariST Intro, Retro Computing

Part 1: Rediscovering The Atari ST In 2018, after our mom passed away and we spent months cleaning out her house, we decided, as twin brothers who quite literally “grew up Atari”, that we would start a podcast about retro gaming for Atari platforms.  That podcast...

The Pumpkins – All Hallows’ Eve : An incredible Scene demo for the C64 with a new game Slash with Ash

by Indie Retro News | Oct 31, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Something slightly different from C64 gaming, as Atlantis, Bonzai, Genesis Project, Lethargy, Offence , Pretzel Logic and Wrath Designs have officially released the latest scene demo that was shown at this weekend’s C64 Demo Competition at Zoo 2022 party to blow...

Super Monza Grand Prix – A Pole Position inspiration arrives on the VIC20 16K by AJ Layden

by Indie Retro News | Oct 30, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

During the late 80’s Namco released a brilliant arcade racing game called Pole Position; a game which was designed by Tōru Iwatani, designer of Pac-Man, ending up as one of the most popular arcade racing games of 1982-3. Well if you remember this game AND you...