Roger Sharpe – by Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Mar 25, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Interviews, Pinball

Roger Sharpe is all about pinball. He’s most famous for being the “man that saved pinball” after he successfully convinced the New York City Council to legalize the game after demonstrating that pinball was not a game of chance, but instead a game of skill. Roger has...

Nothing – The speed and performance are unprecedented on a ZX Spectrum 128k in this new game by Gogin!

by Indie Retro News | Mar 24, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Once again we are going back to the ZX Spectrum for some more awesome news, as thanks to Tom contacting us recently through our Twitter page, he has told us that Gogin has finally released the full version of his rather eye opening game of ‘ Nothing ‘; an...

Classified Information – Nintendo Power – by Mike Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Mar 23, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview

On January 31st, The Video Game History Foundation hosted a charity event with four power players straight from the pages of Nintendo Power. Hosted by Frank Cifaldi, Howard Phillps, Gail Tilden, Leslie Swan, and Jeff Bafus reminisced about many behind-the-scenes...

Electronic Gaming Monthly – by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Mar 21, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview

When I was young in the late 1980s, the console wars were just beginning between Nintendo and Sega. For whatever reason, I was always on team Sega back then. I was the only one of my friends and took pride in the Sega products and played the games almost daily. I...

CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS – A charming ZX Spectrum game released by Zanklesoft

by Indie Retro News | Mar 18, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Some more retro goodness for you all to get you through the last day of 2021, as we’ve recently found out through Saberman, that a rather interesting looking game has been released for the ZX Spectrum called ‘CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS’. This game available...

Game Players – by Bill Donohue

by Old School Gamer | Mar 17, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, Columns, Magazine Preview

You know, I’ve had a lot of different jobs in my life. I’ve been a construction worker, a dishwasher, a CFD retardant loader, a municipal maintenance worker, a computer programmer, and an inventory clerk at a Metal Shop. At one time though, I had the best job in the...