Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Robert Berk

by Todd Friedman | Oct 21, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns, Pinball

Today, October 21st. 2023, the Pinball Expo with be entering its 39th year since the start in 1984. One of the founders and promoters of this event from Day 1 is Rob Berk.  Lets look back at the interview I did with him back in 2019 when the event was located in...

Prince of Persia – A classic game as another tech demo for the ColecoVision, MSX and SG-1000

by Indie Retro News | Oct 20, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Remember when we said that the classic platformer of ‘Prince of Persia’ was getting a ColecoVision, MSX and SG-1000 port by Under4Mhz? A game which has been released for many different systems back in 1989 by Broderbund. Well there’s some great news...

Japanese Video Games Showcase – October 19

by Heritage Auctions | Oct 19, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, Heritage Auctions

Video Games — Auction Preview by Brett Weiss While we’ve sold various import titles previously, this is our first full-fledged Japanese Video Games Showcase sale. We’re excited about this auction for a number of reasons, including the attractive box art on the games...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Video Game Summit

by Todd Friedman | Oct 17, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Events

The Pinball Expo will be expanding its show floor to 100,000 sq. ft. and celebrating its 40th year as the longest running pinball show. The event, which takes place Oct. 15-19th, will be combining forces with Video Game Summit, which has been running since 2003. Video...

The Legacy of the Amstrad

by Antstream Blog | Oct 16, 2023 | 1980s, Antstream, Retro Computing

At Antstream we all have an emotional connection to the games we source and provide. We also have our favorite systems and often debate which was ‘the best’ of their respective eras. These fun and affectionate competitive discussions are all rooted in our experiences...

Time Wizard – Control Time in this upcoming Atari XL/XE game by Amarok

by Indie Retro News | Oct 14, 2023 | 1980s, 2010s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Here’s some more Atari XL/XE news to be featured on the site, as Saberman also let us know that another game entered into the ABBUC Software Contest 2023 was a rather interesting platform puzzle called ‘Time Wizard’. A game whereby you don’t...