iiRcade Report – by Brad Feingold

by Brad Feingold | Jun 13, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, iiRcade, Magazine Preview

Welcome to the next installment of my iiRcade picks. These are games that I have been playing most frequently when I should be doing other things around the house. Keep in mind these are just the opinions of one gamer. I could be right, or I could be wrong, but I am...

The Commodore 64 – by Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | Jun 11, 2022 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Commodore 64, and I love arcade ports, so let’s focus on coin-op conversions for the good ol’ C64, as it’s commonly called. As many of you know, I got my ColecoVision for Christmas in 1982, and that remains one of the...

Pacman – An awesome Arcade conversion of a classic game arrives on the C64!

by Indie Retro News | Jun 11, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, C64 Vic20, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

It wasn’t long ago now that here on Indie Retro News, we did multiple features of both the hit classic’s Pac-Man and Ms Pacman over to the Amiga by JOTD as two great Arcade conversions. Well here we are with another Pacman game! As thanks to Per Ola...

News & Updates from Intellivision

by Old School Gamer | Jun 8, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Press Release

Greetings, It has been a while since our last official update, and I thank you for your patience. I hope that this update on the state of Intellivision will answer some of your questions and explain where we are and where we are heading. When I took over as CEO of...

Commando – A classic game gets another Atari XL/XE VBXE update

by Indie Retro News | Jun 6, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Saberman has yet again contacted us to let us know that Shanti77 has announced a 4 level update to his previously announced work in progress C64 to Atari XL/XE VBXE conversion of Commando. As in the words of Shanti77 from our previous article “How does the game...

RETROSPECTIVE Mail Bag: Q&A Time

by Jason Russell | Jun 4, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Arcade, Columns, Gaming, The Story Of...

Q) I know that the third console generation (NES/ Master System) were 8-bit but what were the systems before that? Was Pong 1-bit? That’s a surprisingly good question but the answer may disappoint.  What we classify as the first console hardware generation (the...