1980s video games are coming back…

by Old School Gamer | Mar 16, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Press Release

PRESS START: 80s videogames are coming back… As gamebooks! Press Start is a gamebook series that emulates the videogame experience! It merges gamebooks, with their immersive narrative, and the epic 80s arcade games, with their atmospheres and mechanics. Experience the...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know BurgerTime?

by Derek Slaton | Mar 16, 2022 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1982 Publisher: M Network Controller: Joystick Players: 1 – 2 Genre: Arcade – Platformer Alternate Title: N/A Model #: MT4518 Rarity: 3 Programmer: Ron Surratt This port of the arcade classic is one of the ugliest games ever made. Have you...

Green Beret(Rush’n Attack) – A retro classic previously released on the Amiga as an Arcade(ish) conversion gets an update

by Indie Retro News | Mar 12, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Green Beret was an action arcade game released by Konami in 1985. It is remembered for its Cold War setting and its reliance on the player using mainly a knife to dispatch enemies, although you were able to collect many different weapons including a flame thrower to...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Greg Sakundiak

by Todd Friedman | Mar 10, 2022 | 1980s, 2010s, 2020s, Interviews

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Greg Sakundiak who is displayed on card number 84, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection.  Greg is also on trading card number 3359. Greg was a member of the 1984 U.S. National Video Game Team and broke many records back then...

Angels – Another amazing release for the ZX Spectrum by ZOSYA entertainment

by Indie Retro News | Mar 8, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

ZOSYA entertainment (team) have made some great games throughout the years, games such as Drift!, Valley of Rains and even Travel Through Time Volume 1 which have all been featured on Indie Retro News. Well it looks as if they haven’t finished with the speccy...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Spy Hunter?

by Derek Slaton | Mar 7, 2022 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Publisher: Sega Release: 1984 Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model: # 011-01 Rarity: 6 Programmer: Jeff Lorenz Dual Controller Module, basically a piece of plastic This port of the arcade classic is scaled down, but passable....