Starcade! by Ryan Burger

by Old School Gamer | Feb 4, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview

In the early 1980s and later in the decade I can remember watching STARCADE! on SuperStation WTBS more than a couple of times. STARCADE! was all about video games, knowing trivia about them, and being good at playing them. I found it to be a cool game show that I...

Donkey Kong – A famous 80’s game as an Arcade like Commodore Amiga conversion gets new footage!

by Indie Retro News | Feb 3, 2024 | 1980s, 2000s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

It was only just the other week that we informed you that JOTD, who is also behind the brilliant Arcade conversions of Galaxian and Super Xevious 1200 for the Amiga, was going to be doing another conversion/port of the classic 80’s game of ‘Donkey...

Double Dragon Neon is Peak 80s

by Scott Dyer | Feb 2, 2024 | 1980s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Opinions

Double Dragon Neon (released in 2012 on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and currently available on Steam and the Nintendo Switch) is an exaggerated re-imagining of the classic beat ’em up series that started in the arcades in 1987. The game is a hilarious tribute...

OutRun AGA – A vastly superior version of a classic racer is coming to an Amiga near you!

by Indie Retro News | Jan 30, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

In 1986 Sega released one of the greatest racers of our time, it just had to be Out Run. An Arcade racer designed by Yu Suzuki, that was not only a commercial success, but became one of the best selling games of its time. A game that featured incredible graphics,...

“Zelda WiiU” | Another Zelda Podcast S6 E14

by Old School Gamer | Jan 29, 2024 | 1980s, 2010s, 2020s, Podcast of the Week

David and Kady get together to talk about the making of Breath of the Wild CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PODCAST     DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY DAVID GEISLER | WRITTEN BY DAVID GEISLER AND KADY ROBERTS | EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: DAVID GEISLER | EDITOR: DAVID GEISLER |...

Donkey Kong – A famous 80’s game is getting an Arcade like Commodore Amiga conversion!

by Indie Retro News | Jan 28, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

In the early 80’s Nintendo released one of the most famous games of all time, and that game was ‘ Donkey Kong ‘. A game in which you played as Mario that had to avoid obstacles across a number of platforms, with sometimes a hammer in hand to save a...