Rolling Thunder – A classic Arcade game gets a big speed improvement from McGeezer (Amiga)

by Indie Retro News | Jan 12, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

McGeezer has been a name mentioned many times on Indie Retro News, as he has not only released some really amazing games such as the Arcade conversion of Rygar, the Arcade conversion of Turbo Sprint and Bomb Jack Beer Edition (link), but as from May or June he is also...

Pac-Man Resurgence: From Pixels to Reels – Exploring the Evolution of the Classic Game in Online Slots

by Old School Gamer | Jan 11, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Atari, Early IBM DOS, Early IBM DOS Intro, Gaming, GenX Grownup, Heritage Auctions, Indie, Indy Tools By Platform, Stern

After its 1980 release, Pac-Man became an international hit mainly due to its recognizable characters and easy gameplay. The iconic image of the yellow sphere with pixels traveling a maze came to represent the rapidly growing gaming sector. Since its release,...

Back to the 80s! RIKI 8Bit GAME Collection

by Todd Friedman | Jan 10, 2025 | 1980s, 2020s, Atari, Early IBM DOS, Early IBM DOS Intro, Press Release, Stern

The Riki 8bit Game Collection offers more than just a single experience—it’s a collection of diverse adventures. It features five distinct games and accompanying music albums. In Kira Kira Star Night, you’ll gather stars while navigating a pixelated, dreamlike city....

Atari Acquires Intellivision Brand -HUGE Game Library!

by GenX Grownup | Jan 9, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Atari, Early IBM DOS, Early IBM DOS Intro, GenX Grownup, Heritage Auctions, Indie, Indy Tools By Platform, Stern

Atari® — one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — announced today it has purchased the Intellivision brand and certain games from Intellivision Entertainment LLC. Atari will seek to expand digital and physical...

Stern Pinball Production Schedule: Comic Star Wars is Back

by Knapp Arcade | Jan 8, 2025 | 1980s, Atari, Early IBM DOS, Early IBM DOS Intro, GenX Grownup, Heritage Auctions, Indie, Indy Tools By Platform, KnappArcade, Pinball, Stern

I’m sitting here with no Internet or television, so I figured why not use my cell phone to write another article. I just saw a Facebook post from the distributor Mad Pinball (https://www.madpinball.com) staring that the much requested Comic Edition of Stern Pinball’s...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Tom Asaki

by Todd Friedman | Jan 7, 2025 | 1980s, 2000s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Tom Asaki who is displayed on card number 1046, from the Superstars of 2014 Collection.  As one of the founding members of the U.S. National Video Game Team, Tom is one of the original players at the Twin Galaxies arcade in the...