Atari 2600 Keystone Kapers from Activision | The Third Time REALLY IS the Charm!

by GenX Grownup | Feb 27, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Atari, Early IBM DOS, Early IBM DOS Intro, GenX Grownup, Indie, Indy Tools By Platform, Stern

Atari 2600 Keystone Kapers from Activision | The Third Time REALLY IS the Charm! Kitchen designed the game after working on Atari 2600 games Space Jockey and a port of Donkey Kong. He wanted to develop a game similar to the latter game, and began developing what would...

Plyuk – Another unique ZX Spectrum 128k game from RetroSouls

by Indie Retro News | Feb 24, 2025 | 1980s, 2000s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

While RetroSouls has released many games such as GLUF, Old Tower and Alter Ego, one of the more unique games they released, was a game called Ringo. What made this game unique was the fact that it was one of the first games to use their new ‘experimental...

The Ballad of Walter Day: Autobiography of an Arcade Legend

by Todd Friedman | Feb 22, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Press Release, The Story Of...

In this bio of interest to any retro gaming fan, Walter Day shares his personal history — and in the process, sheds light on the development of arcade culture. Starting with his life before video games, he reminisces about his family and upbringing, as well as his...

The Angry Video Game Nerd 8-Bit

by Old School Gamer | Feb 21, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Press Release

Now available to download on Steam, The Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit’s demo allows AVGN fans to experience two stages from the highly-anticipated title ahead of its Q2 2025 launch Philadelphia, PA – Feb. 21, 2025 –Starting today, AVGN fans can now get an exclusive...

Pinball Expo tickets on sale – Retro vendor registration open

by Todd Friedman | Feb 21, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Pinball

In 1984 Rob Berk put together a questionnaire that ran in Steve Young’s publication called Silverball Quarterly. The questionnaire basically said, “We are considering doing a national pinball convention. Are you interested? Would you come?” The resounding...

Preorder of Banners of Ruin from Red Art Games

by Old School Gamer | Feb 18, 2025 | 1980s, 2020s, Press Release

Out now – Pre Order Banners of Ruin from Red Art Games CLICK HERE TO PRE ORDER Lead House Blackfoot to Revenge! The mighty Blackfoots have fallen to ruthless House Ender—now it’s time to strike back! 🃟 Build your deck, recruit warriors, and craft a winning...