Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Allen Staal

by Todd Friedman | Sep 2, 2025 | 1980s, 2000s, 2020s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Allen Staal who currently is displayed on card number 392, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection. You can also see Allen on card numbers 1754, 2139, 2173, 2467, and 2597. Allen is a huge Donkey Kong fan, as well as a...

Angry Video Game Nerd 8-Bit Announced for Modern Platforms and NES

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 Built-Retro Inspired, 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...