Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Don Hodges

by Todd Friedman | Jan 31, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Don Hodges, who currently is displayed on card number 753, from the Superstars of 2014 Collection.  Don is a classic arcade gamer who has analyzed program code for games such as Pac-Man, Dig-Dug, Defender, and Galaga. He may be...

Invanoid – An Arkanoid and Space Invaders mix for the Commodore Amiga by DjPiotrs

by Indie Retro News | Jan 29, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

What do you get if you mix the 1986 Arcade game of ‘Arkanoid’ and the 1987 game of ‘Space Invaders’? Probably this latest game from djpiotrs called ‘Invanoid’; a brand new Amiga game in which playing as a bat like device scrolling...

Halo Zero (Unofficial remake – Amiga/MD/NeoGeoCD) by Earok gets a preview build!

by Indie Retro News | Jan 27, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Here’s another banger of a news story especially if you were a fan of the Halo games, as thanks to a heads up by Earok, developer of the Scorpion Engine, he has announced a preview download of ‘Halo Zero’. An unofficial fan port of a classic fan...

M64 News

by Old School Gamer | Jan 26, 2026 | 1980s, Press Release

Hey it’s Torin, CEO of ModRetro. It’s about time we send out an M64 update, so let’s jump right in. Early production is almost done. Soon we’re moving into mass production, with some of those early production units going out to reviewers to take them for a test drive....

American Pinball and Planetary Pinball Supply Announce Long-Term Partnership to Produce Classic Williams® and Bally® Pinball Games

by Old School Gamer | Jan 26, 2026 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Press Release

Chicago, IL — [January 26th, 2026] — American Pinball (AP) and Planetary Pinball Supply, Inc. (PPS) today announced a long-term strategic partnership under which American Pinball will manufacture, sell, and distribute reimagined classic Williams® and Bally® pinball...

Bringing the Arcade Home: The most faithful arcade ports to the C64

by Marcus Albers | Jan 25, 2026 | 1980s, Arcade, C64 Vic20

There is a particular kind of magic to an excellent arcade conversion on the Commodore 64. It is not just the thrill of seeing an arcade hit appear on your home computer, though that was absolutely part of the draw. A faithful conversion has to reproduce the arcade...