by Marcus Albers | Mar 29, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Reviews
Set the wayback machine to the early ’80s. While we had recently gotten our first home computer, the Commodore VIC-20, my cousins had been enjoying the Apple II system that my uncle used for writing sermons and the like. One of the first home computer games that...
by Old School Gamer | Mar 27, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Magazine Preview
Some games change everything. Over the last several decades, video games have evolved rapidly, thanks to developers who kept finding new ways to surprise us with the tools they had. Their ideas gave us the franchises we still celebrate and the genre landmarks that...
by Old School Gamer | Mar 26, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Press Release
Hyper Sentinel Fusion Already Made Kickstarter – Goal Do you want to join in? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robhwson/hyper-sentinel-fusion-2?ref=8eqafc From the founders of Hewson (Uridium, Paradroid, Cybernoid, Tower Toppler) and 21st Century...
by Indie Retro News | Mar 24, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
We’ve featured Street Fighter many times now on IndieRetroNews, either as a ‘What if’ for the Commodore Amiga, or with the 2022 hit release called Street Fighter 2 Champion Edition for the Commodore 64. Well here’s one that will blow your...
by Todd Friedman | Mar 23, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, Columns, Console/Handheld
Before the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) hit the states, Nintendo had a console in Japan that would start a revolution of gaming. It was called the Famicom, or the full name, Family Computer. In 1983, the console hit the homes of gamers in Japan and test the...
by Indie Retro News | Mar 22, 2026 | 1990s, 2010s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
I’m sure many of you especially Amiga owners, will remember the brilliant 1990 Adventure game ‘ The Secret of Monkey Island, by Lucasfilm Games. But did you know a developer by the name of Joachim Ljunggren in collaboration with Andreas Larsson is working...