Cat and Mouse – A Pac-Man like game demo’d for the Amiga

by Indie Retro News | Jan 22, 2026 | 1970s, 1980s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Throughout this year Camden Town Games has either released or teased a number of games for the Amiga, games such as Dylan the Spaceman, Submarine Attack, and Tank Attack. Well here we are with another teased game, as the developer has made available a work in progress...

Why Are Players Returning to Retro Gaming?

by Old School Gamer | Jan 20, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Gaming

Why Are Players Returning to Retro Gaming? Gamers worldwide are turning their focus from graphics-focused FPS and role-playing AAA games to games packed with nostalgia. This phenomenon makes sense. As adult life gets more complex, escape into games from another era...

Better At Home: Master System arcade ports almost better than the originals

by Marcus Albers | Jan 18, 2026 | 1980s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

Throughout the history of 8- and 16-bit consoles, one of the most elusive achievements was to release a home port of a popular arcade game that did the original justice. Due to obstacles such as hardware requirements, licensing issues, and executive interference,...

E-Libraries as Digital Ecosystems for Continuous Education

by Old School Gamer | Jan 16, 2026 | 1970s, 1980s, Gaming

Learning Without Borders Continuous education no longer lives in classrooms alone. It moves through quiet bedrooms glowing with tablets through commutes filled with audiobooks through short coffee breaks punctuated by downloaded PDFs. The idea of learning as a...

Retro Game Publisher Audacity Games® announces a new release!

by Old School Gamer | Jan 15, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld

Audacity Games® announces the release of Rescue from Poseidon’s Gate™ by David Crane for the Atari® 2600™. You all know many of David Crane’s games, including Pitfall!™, The Activision Decathlon™, Grand Prix™, Laser Blast™, and Freeway™. David is still...

A Selected History of Maze Games – By Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Jan 14, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview

  People of all ages have done some sort of maze or maze game in their life. Whether it’s on a piece of paper, an activity book, or a Halloween corn maze…mazes are all around us. The same can be said for video games past and present. Some would say the...