Playing the Movies: The Best and Worst Movie Tie-Ins for the Commodore 64

by Marcus Albers | Dec 18, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, C64 Vic20

The 1980s to the early 2000s are generally considered the golden age of the movie tie-in video game. If there was an angle to a hit (or potential hit) movie that could be adapted to the arcade or home systems, developers were there to exploit it. Some turned out good,...

Trigger Happy Book Review – A Celebration of Video Game Controllers

by Old School Gamer | Dec 17, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s

According to the publisher, Trigger Happy – A Visual Celebration of Video Game Controllers is “the story of 200 of the most important and fascinating game controllers, which gathers everything from stock pads and high-end fightsticks to branded novelty...

Good Old Games New Releases

by Old School Gamer | Dec 17, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Press Release

December 17th, 2025 – As the legendary Total War series marks its 25th Anniversary, we’re thrilled to share some incredible news with strategy fans around the world. Starting today, four iconic entries from the franchise are joining the GOG catalog – and the GOG...

Tetris 1200 (AGA) – The 1988 Arcade version of Tetris for the Commodore Amiga [1.02 UPDATE]

by Indie Retro News | Dec 16, 2025 | 1980s, 2000s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

If you remember the 1980’s hit game of Tetris then you’ll be pleased to know that as of this morning, we have been informed that JOTD has released an update to the 1988 Arcade version of Tetris for the Commodore Amiga 1200. As in the words of the creator...

Melatonin Coming to Switch Physical!

by Todd Friedman | Dec 15, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Press Release

Melatonin releases on Nintendo Switch™ in physical format on 11th December! SRG Store (NEW WEB) Super Rare Games is joining Half Asleep to bring you Melatonin!  Coming exclusively to Nintendo Switch™ in physical format! Melatonin is a rhythm game about dreams and...

Coming to a sleigh near you…

by Old School Gamer | Dec 14, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s

Less than two weeks left… It’s time for your weekly Commodore shipping update! Pallets and pallets of Commodore 64 Ultimates have arrived at our local Commodore hubs worldwide. Every BASIC Beige and Starlight Edition we made is about the leave the nest....