Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Sam McNear

by Todd Friedman | Sep 22, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Interviews

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Sam McNear, who currently is displayed on card number 3372, from the Superstars of 2020 Collection.  Sam is also featured on card number 3547.  Sam is a classic arcade collector, gamer restorer and score chaser. He loves...

Games That Defined Genres That People Forget

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Sep 18, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Lists

We here at Old School Gamer are all about preserving gaming history, so take a look at five games that changed video games forever, that no one talks about anymore. Find them and play them! Parappa the Rapper: Could you imagine the rhythm genre without this one? From...

Sharp X68000 Retro Mini Edition Announced

by Jason Russell | Sep 15, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Gaming

As amazing as it seems, it’s been 6 years now since Nintendo revitalized the retro plug & play mini industry with the NES Classic Edition (released November 2016). In the time since many, many brands have followed suit – everyone from arch-rival Sega...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – High Scores Arcade

by Todd Friedman | Sep 15, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Arcade, Interviews

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Shawn and Meg Livernoche of High Scores Arcade, who currently is displayed on card number 3158, from the Superstars of 2019 Collection.  Megan and Shawn own an arcade in California called “High Scores Arcade”.  If you love the...

5 Online Casino Games You Might Want To Indulge In

by Old School Gamer | Sep 14, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, Gaming

Online casino gaming is not as challenging as you might have imagined. Since the advancement of online casino technology, many online casino games have replaced their traditional counterparts. Fun is at your fingertips if you enjoy playing casino games, and driving to...

Amidar500 – A 1980’s Arcade and 2600 game coming to the Amiga 500 as an Arcade conversion by JOTD gets a beta

by Indie Retro News | Sep 11, 2022 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

JOTD is certainly making a name for himself here on Indie Retro News, creating awesome Arcade like conversions of games such as Ms Pacman and Pacman 500, and even the rebuilt & adapted to Amiga AGA ripped from Supercars International 1996 as Supercars 2 AGA. Well...