Mario Party – by Matt Owen

by Matthew Owen | Aug 9, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview

In the late ‘90s, the Nintendo 64 was the king of multiplayer gaming. In addition to standout single-player titles, there was a notable emphasis on group play, with four controller ports and a variety of excellent titles to try. One of the earliest and most memorable...

Voyage of the Retronaut – by Jeremy Parish

by Jeremy Parish | Aug 7, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview

The early days of home video games were, to put it lightly, a mess. Dozens of companies scrambled to cash in on the Home Pong craze by releasing largely identical standalone consoles powered by fully identical chipsets all sourced from the same manufacturers. Pong was...

Commodore International Corporation Acquires Original Brand and 47 Trademarks, Ending Decades of Cryogenic Sleep

by Old School Gamer | Aug 6, 2025 | 1980s, C64 Vic20, Retro Computing

Full acquisition of Commodore Corporation B.V. secures all official Commodore trademarks dating back to 1983 DOVER, Del – July 31, 2025 (OSG was given permission for early publishing) – Commodore International Corporation today announced a monumental milestone:...

Arcade to Console – by Eugenio Angueira

by Eugenio Angueira | Aug 3, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview

In 1982 Namco released the official sequel to Pac-Man. That game would be Super Pac- Man! Though  was the official sequel for the original game, Ms. Pac-Man was developed by General Computer Corporation as an unofficial sequel to Namco’s successful maze game at the...

Atari ST- By Peter Fletcher and Bill Lange

by Old School Gamer | Aug 2, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, Magazine Preview

olWhen the Atari ST series debuted in 1985 with the Atari 520ST, which was quickly followed by the Atari 1040ST, it represented a significant leap forward in home computing technology, particularly in graphics and sound capabilities. This 16-bit computer line would go...

Track’N’Field – Centuri/Konami’s button mashing Sports game gets an Amiga release!

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

Checking my inbox for the latest game news, and I’ve found out through Saberman, that JOTD’s previously mentioned work in progress Arcade to Amiga port of the button mashing game of ‘Track & Field’ by Centuri/Konami. Has finally been...