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 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...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Sep 23, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview
When the world ponders the thought of education in video games, they think of boring games, things on tablets for kids, or classics such as Where in the World is Carmen San Diego and Oregon Trail. However, there are so many games out there that actually changed the...
by Indie Retro News | Sep 22, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, Atari, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
The Atari XL/XE games just keep on coming, as thanks to another heads up earlier today from our good friend Saberman, he has told us that Bill Kendrick has made available a beta version of his new twin-stick firefighting action game for the Atari XL/XE called...
by Old School Gamer | Sep 21, 2023 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Press Release
Title: Days of Doom Genre: Tactical RPG, Roguelite, Turn-based Tactics, Strategy Players: Single Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox S|X, Nintendo Switch, Atari VCS Release Date: Fall 2023 Developer: SneakyBox Game Overview The apocalypse wasn’t the...