by Old School Gamer | Sep 1, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Press Release

The AVGN is back… in 8-bits!! Experience the ULTIMATE NERD RAGE in Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit! The all-new action platformer set in the AVGN universe is coming soon for ALL modern platforms and the ACTUAL NES.   The modern version from Program Ancer, features...

Encounter HD comes out with version 1.2.3 and a new demo

by William Schwartz | Aug 31, 2025 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie, Indy Tools By Platform, Retro Computing

  On August 31st, Defense Force released a new version of Encounter HD, version 1.2.3 alongside a new demo. The project saw its initial release in December of last year. But the story of Encounter itself goes back quite a bit farther than that. The graphic...

Bubble Bobble is getting a C64 remaster and it looks GOOD!

by Indie Retro News | Aug 31, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

I’ve just been informed through Facebook, that if you were a huge fan of Taito’s Bubble Bobble in the Arcades or at home, will be pleased to know that at some point in the near future, Dave’s Retro Force will be releasing a graphically superior...

Escape from the Twilight Castle – A new puzzler for the ZX Spectrum by Miguetelo

by Indie Retro News | Aug 29, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, 2000s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

While the YRGB 2025 competition is still ongoing and voting is yet to be finalized, there’s another game that caught my attention in this competition for our readers to download and play, is Miguetelo’s puzzler , ‘Escape from the Twilight...

Pre-order these epic cartridges right now!

by Old School Gamer | Aug 28, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s

Pre-order NOW: NEOGEO Arcade 1 and Roguecraft DX It’s not too late to pre-order these upcoming releases! Dive into the dark depths of the dungeons of Mordecoom in Roguecraft DX! Choose from three unique classes and battle your way through each level to uncover...

Mini Vectrex? Looks Promising

by Old School Gamer | Aug 22, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s

After 42 years, someone has finally worked out a way to make a mini version of my favorite ’80s console, and it involves an AMOLED screen Preview Video While ’80s rivals such as the Atari 2600 and Intellivision fought for domination of the TV,...