by Brett Weiss | Sep 29, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Gaming
BALLBLAZER (1985) Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Commodore 64, Famicom, MSX, ZX Spectrum Lucasfilm Games Lucasfilm Games bolted out of the gate in flying colors with two fine, fun, forward-thinking titles: Ballblazer and Rescue on...
by Todd Friedman | Sep 28, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Press Release
Celebrate World Maritime Day with BBG Entertainment’s reimagined take on the 16-bit classic, o-fish-ally available on Steam PC, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and Apple Mac! Dive in, underwater adventurers! BBG Entertainment is thrilled to announce the release of SHARK!...
by Old School Gamer | Sep 28, 2023 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Press Release
The creator of the #1 ranked homebrew game of all time, Witch n’ Wiz, has announced that his next game, From Below Pocket, is now available for Game Boy and Game Boy Color on pre-order until October 16, 2023, at $79.99 CAD. The game is available in a complete package...
by Kevin Butler | Sep 27, 2023 | 1990s, 2010s, Gaming
Back in the “dark” ages of computing, before the implementation of the monitor, early computers (such as the Navy’s Mk1, British Colossus, ENIAC, and UNIVAC) used lights or some kind of paper tape to give out results of programs. In the 1950s, the IBM and Bendix...
by Todd Friedman | Sep 25, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Reviews
LucasFilm Games, formally known as LucasArts, is the video game studio created by George Lucas back in 1982 alongside the Star Wars movie franchise. George knew that video games were going to be a part of his Star Wars journey and in a brilliant move formed his own...
by Indie Retro News | Sep 24, 2023 | 1990s, 2010s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
Those Arcade to Amiga conversions just keep on coming, as after just announcing the awesome game that is Rygar, along comes JOTD with his newest of creations of Pengo! Yes indeed this 1982 game by SEGA, which I had the pleasure of playing back in the day, is coming to...