The Retro Hour / Guitar Hero & Rock Band – The History PodCast

by Todd Friedman | Jan 5, 2023 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Podcast of the Week

CLICK HERE FOR PODCAST We get the inside story on Harmonix Music Systems, the company who brought us the legendary party games Guitar Hero and Rock Band. How the company founders remortgaged their houses to make it happen, how they did an industry first and made a...

Exploding Fist Remake – A remake of the C64 classic “The Way of the Exploding Fist”

by Indie Retro News | Jan 3, 2023 | 1990s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Here’s a game I remember fondly it’s ‘ The Way of the Exploding Fist’ ; a 1980s fighting game published by Melbourne House that appeared on many different systems such as the Amstrad, C16, C64, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, and even the Acorn! This...

Source of Madness casts its way to a Switch cartridge

by Old School Gamer | Dec 28, 2022 | 1990s, 2020s, Press Release

The side-scrolling dark-action roguelite gets a physical Nintendo Switch release in January! Developed by Carry Castle and published by Thunderful Publishing, Source of Madness is a Lovecraftian-inspired roguelite soon available in a physical format for the very first...

Memories of the Past: Demos

by Ruston Gilmore | Dec 28, 2022 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Opinions

I was sitting with my son the other day, watching him go through the countless ads on Youtube for the next major “AAA” title in gaming history to enjoy a 10-minute Minecraft video that some guy shoved together for the views. It was chaotic, but...

Polymega® EM05 Ultra Module Set Available Now

by Old School Gamer | Dec 23, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld

The moment you’ve been waiting for has arrived! We recently completed hardware development of the Polymega® EM05 Ultra Module Set and the product is now in mass production, and scheduled to ship this spring! In celebration, we’re opening up pre-orders for...

The Retro Hour / Guitar Hero & Rock Band – The History PodCast

by Old School Gamer | Dec 22, 2022 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Podcast of the Week

CLICK HERE FOR PODCAST We get the inside story on Harmonix Music Systems, the company who brought us the legendary party games Guitar Hero and Rock Band. How the company founders remortgaged their houses to make it happen, how they did an industry first and made a...