Metal Slug gets a beta port for the Sega Mega Drive and Atari STE

by Indie Retro News | Jul 9, 2022 | 1990s, AtariST, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

I can say for sure there’s probably not many of you that haven’t heard of ‘Metal Slug’, a game in a series of games that are well known in the community, going back to the days of the Neo Geo system. This game has plenty of humor, while...

Five Games Ahead of Their Time That Paid For It

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jul 7, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, Lists

Video games are like relationships. Some are great but come around at the worst possible times. The games below however, although far from terrible, were panned by critics, mainly because the world wasn’t ready for them. Although time hasn’t been so friendly to some...

Final Fight Ultimate – The Sega Mega Drive is still getting a seriously cool Arcade like version of Final Fight!

by Indie Retro News | Jul 6, 2022 | 1990s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

For those of you who are looking for another great Sega Mega Drive news story, we have just been tagged via Twitter that Mauro Xavier together with Edmo Caldas and Master Linkuei, are not only still working on bringing Final Fight over to the Sega Mega Drive as Final...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Paul E. Niemeyer

by Todd Friedman | Jul 5, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Interviews

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Paul E. Niemeyer, who currently is displayed on card number 4113, from the Superstars of 2022 Collection.  Paul’s career started back in 1982 at Bally/Midway. Paul displayed his artwork talent on dozens of games like Tapper,...

Five Forgotten Shooters on the Game Gear You’ve Got to Play

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jul 1, 2022 | 1990s, Lists

The Game Gear is filled with gems. But Shooters, in particular just play awesome on the Sega handheld. Check out these fun ones today.  Halley Wars: This Taito shooter has it all- wonderful gameplay and a killer score. Gunstar Heroes: Yes- this came out on the Game...

SNK vs CAPCOM for the C64 looks super cool in this new footage! ( Demo Available! )

by Indie Retro News | Jun 27, 2022 | 1990s, 2020s, C64 Vic20, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Once again there’s another fighting game that’s well worth a mention, as thanks to Jon Eggelton letting us know through our Indie Retro News Facebook group, we’ve been told that he and Gianluca Alberico is working on a new game for the C64 called...