The Atari 8-bit Computers: Home Computing Pioneers with Arcade Souls

by A I | Apr 22, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, Atari, Atari400800 Intro

The Atari 8-bit computers represent a fascinating paradox – simultaneously pioneers, icons, and emblems of a turbulent period within the blossoming personal computing space. Their influence upon shaping expectations for home computers, both positive and negative,...

Coleco – TWO Mini-Arcades for under $50? YEP!

by Old School Gamer | Apr 20, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Press Release

Coleco is offering YOU our mini arcade stock at a discounted price! Take 30% off with code OSG Order a *Limited Run* DEVELOPER EDITION Berzerk & Frenzy 2-Pack Mini Arcade (replacement chip included to be installed by you) OR Order a NEW Berzerk & Frenzy...

Thalamus Collection 1 – coming July 2024

by Old School Gamer | Apr 20, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Press Release

Eleven more great home computer titles are coming to Evercade!   Thalamus Collection 1 brings some great titles originally published on home computer on one physical Evercade cartridge. Many of the games released by Thalamus pushed the limits of home computer...

2005 Mobile game ‘Doom RPG’ could be coming to high end Amigas!

by Indie Retro News | Apr 16, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Here we are with another special announcement, as if any of you remember the 2005 mobile phone game of ‘Doom RPG’; a game developed by Fountainhead Entertainment combining the Doom first-person shooter franchise with role-playing video game elements. Then...

You Are What You Play – by Howard Scott Warshaw

by Old School Gamer | Apr 11, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s

The gaming world is perverse, as are its constituents… and what makes it all so perverse? Perceptions. Allow me to start by digressing. When I first arrived at Hewlett Packard, a rosy-cheeked budding youth fresh out of college, I was rather a wild and crazy sort. To...

Spinning Image – A 50 level puzzle game released by Carleton Handley for the C64

by Indie Retro News | Apr 10, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

If you love playing puzzle games, then you might like to play this new game by Carleton Handley called ‘Spinning Image’ for the Commodore 64. As in the words of the creator, “Spinning Image is a game where you gradually build up the image on the...