Super Mario Bros. S – A collaborative fan game available as a download or browser play

by Indie Retro News | Jul 21, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

I have always had a soft spot for Super Mario Bros, ever since I first played it as a kid all those years ago in America on the NES. Its one of those timeless games that you never can get tired of. Its super simple to learn and control for new players and the gameplay...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Chase the Chuckwagon?

by Derek Slaton | Jul 19, 2022 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1983 Publisher: Spectravision Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Arcade – Maze Alternate Title: N/A Model #: N/A Rarity: 8 Programmer: Mike Schwartz This is quite possibly the first (and only) example of a video game being based on a television...

1942 – Arcade quality port is still coming to the Amiga with new shown!

by Indie Retro News | Jul 18, 2022 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

In 1984 a great shoot ’em up was released for the Arcades by Capcom and that game was 1942. A game in which you not only had to shoot down enemy planes including bombers, but you could also perform awesome rolls while collecting power ups. Thankfully this game...

1980’s “Spy Hunter’ is coming to the Amiga and it looks great!

by Indie Retro News | Jul 8, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

If you remember the 1983 game of ‘Spy Hunter’; An Arcade top down Action vehicle game that drew its inspiration from James Bond and was released on the Amstrad CPC, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, C64, Apple II, ColecoVision, IBM PC and...

Five Games Ahead of Their Time That Paid For It

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jul 7, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, Lists

Video games are like relationships. Some are great but come around at the worst possible times. The games below however, although far from terrible, were panned by critics, mainly because the world wasn’t ready for them. Although time hasn’t been so friendly to some...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Paul E. Niemeyer

by Todd Friedman | Jul 5, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Interviews

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Paul E. Niemeyer, who currently is displayed on card number 4113, from the Superstars of 2022 Collection.  Paul’s career started back in 1982 at Bally/Midway. Paul displayed his artwork talent on dozens of games like Tapper,...