by Indie Retro News | Apr 28, 2026 | 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
Saberman has contacted us to let us know that tiboh’24-26 has announced the release of a hack/mod of Commando for the ZX Spectrum. A new version of the game which not only overhauls the intro graphics, but it now features AY-Music which brings it more in line...
by Brett Weiss | Apr 26, 2026 | 1990s, 2020s, Magazine Preview
It didn’t just revolutionize a franchise – it reshaped the entire video game industry, much like Super Mario Bros. had done more than a decade earlier. Just as the 1985 NES classic defined the blueprint for side-scrolling platformers, Super Mario 64 established...
by Todd Friedman | Apr 24, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
A little while back, I decided to make some shorts that show parts of a cover, backside and the game and see if you can guess what it is before the reveal at the end. I never thought I would ever do 100 of them. I finally posted the 100th video (see below). It has...
by Todd Friedman | Apr 23, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Press Release
HAMSTER Corporation (Head Office: Tokyo-to, Setagaya-ku; CEO: Satoshi HAMADA; referred to below as “HAMSTER”) is happy to announce that “METAL SLUG 30TH ANNIVERSARY SALE!” will be held, starting April 22, 2026. This sale features titles from SNK Corporation’s METAL...
by William Schwartz | Apr 22, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming
My particular nostalgia gaming fixation is rechargeable batteries, of the AA or AAA variety. I have memories of going to my grandparents’ house in Iowa every summer with just a Game Boy to keep me company. And my grandparents, now dearly departed, bless...
by Todd Friedman | Apr 22, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Interviews
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Rob McCallum whose documentary is displayed on card number 585 from the Superstars of 2013 Collection. Rob is the writer and director of “Nintendo Quest”, a documentary following one his friends on a quest to...