Top 10 Nintendo Entertainment System Retro Games Of All Time

by Old School Gamer | Jan 9, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, Gaming, Lists

How often do you play games that are quite old, but still relevant and nostalgically appealing to you? Surely everyone has a couple or three games that are pleasant to remember, noting any events associated with them, or just to note how far ahead of time the game...

Duck Hunt: The Ultimate Shooter – By Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Jan 8, 2026 | 1980s, Arcade, Magazine Preview

If you ask a gamer to name some popular shooter titles, they will tell you games like Call of Duty, Doom, Halo, Grand Theft Auto and Goldeneye. Before all of these hit the shelves, Nintendo had a vision of providing a shooter game with the new Nintendo Entertainment...

Catslevania – Thelen’s upcoming Castlevania game for the Atari XL/XE VBXE looks stunning!

by Indie Retro News | Jan 6, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Here we are with another shout out for this classic game called Castlevania, as I have been informed through Facebook, that Thelen is still working on a pretty stunning looking Castlevania game for the Atari XL/XE VBXE called Catslevania. A new version of the game,...

The Video Game Crash of 1983

by GenX Grownup | Jan 4, 2026 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, GenX Grownup

About This Episode Four decades ago, just when video games seemed to be the next big thing, the bottom dropped out. Compounding problems like market confusion, consumer confidence, and game quality to name just a few, nearly demolished a seemingly unstoppable new...

Typing in Dreams: How a generation learned to code by accident

by Marcus Albers | Jan 3, 2026 | 1980s, C64 Vic20

For years, software was distributed on cartridges, cassette tapes, or diskettes. While programs were available via modem from BBSes, downloading in general wasn’t as ubiquitous as it is today. As 8-bit microcomputers gained popularity, one of their big selling...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Jeff Lee

by Todd Friedman | Jan 3, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jeff Lee, who is displayed on card number 2119, from the Superstars of 2015 Collection.   Jeff is also featured on trading card 2374.  Jeff is an extraordinary talented artist in the video game community, most known of course,...