The Retro Hour Podcast – Episode 338 Shadow of the Beast

by Old School Gamer | Aug 9, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Podcast of the Week

Shadow of The Beast & Driver with Martin Edmonson The Retro Hour EP338 Published on August 5th, 2022 CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PODCAST We chat to Reflections founder Martin Edmonson about the making of classics like Shadow of The Beast, Destruction Derby and the...

Knights & Slimes – An in dev Arcade platformer for the C64 by Monte Boyd gets another tease

by Indie Retro News | Aug 6, 2022 | 1980s, C64 Vic20, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Another C64 news story for you all, and one I think many will still be interested in playing when it gets an eventual release, is the upcoming game of Knights & Slimes for the C64 by Monte Boyd. Yes indeed thanks to another shout out on Twitter, not only is Monte...

Frogger – A Project for the TI99/4A as an Extended Basic development!

by Indie Retro News | Aug 4, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, 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...

Bruce Lee Anniversary Edition – HOT NEWS as a 1984 game hit arrives on the Commodore Plus/4!

by Indie Retro News | Aug 1, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Other Magazines Preview

We’ve certainly featured the 1984 game of Bruce Lee more than a few times now, especially with games such as Eel Ecurb for the Atari XL/XE and Bruce Lee – Return of Fury released on the C64. But now we look towards something incredible for our retro kicks,...

Podcast of the Week – The Retro Hour

by Old School Gamer | Jul 31, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Podcast of the Week

The Golden Age of Atari with Ed Rotberg – The Retro Hour EP337 Published on July 29, 2022   Click here to listen to podcast   We’re joined by the wonderful Ed Rotberg who was a core member of Atari’s coin-op team from 1979 onwards, and...

Paul Niemeyer – by Michael Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Jul 31, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Interviews, Magazine Preview

May 21st, 2022 – It’s been a rainy morning on the day of the B.N. Video Game Con, but Paul E. Niemeyer emerges from the car with a smile, and soon after, a hearty laugh as he cracks a joke with NBA Jam announcer Tim Kitzrow as they make their way into the...