Invanoid – An Arkanoid and Space Invaders mix for the Commodore Amiga by DjPiotrs

by Indie Retro News | Jan 29, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

What do you get if you mix the 1986 Arcade game of ‘Arkanoid’ and the 1987 game of ‘Space Invaders’? Probably this latest game from djpiotrs called ‘Invanoid’; a brand new Amiga game in which playing as a bat like device scrolling...

Playstation 2 Games May Soon Be Practical to Recompile

by William Schwartz | Jan 28, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Gaming

  The software developer ran-j, also known as Ranieri, has been making rapid progress on their new project to recompile Playstation 2 games. The project, which not so recently ago may have seemed fanciful, has taken on exciting connotations for retro gaming...

Halo Zero (Unofficial remake – Amiga/MD/NeoGeoCD) by Earok gets a preview build!

by Indie Retro News | Jan 27, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Here’s another banger of a news story especially if you were a fan of the Halo games, as thanks to a heads up by Earok, developer of the Scorpion Engine, he has announced a preview download of ‘Halo Zero’. An unofficial fan port of a classic fan...

GameShark Returns: The Complete Cheat Code Compendium

by Todd Friedman | Jan 26, 2026 | 1990s, 2010s, Press Release

We hit $50,000 over the weekend – and that means the Compendium officially upgrades to an Expanded Edition. More pages. More codes. More games. More of what made GameShark legendary in the first place. This is only the start of Week 2, and the support so far has...

Another Zelda Podcast S6 E20 – “Top Ten Locations to Live”

by Old School Gamer | Jan 23, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Podcast of the Week

Kady and David get together to build a list of their top ten places they’d like to live in any Zelda game. HOSTS: David Geisler, Kady Roberts Find a bunch of great extras on our Patreon page:   / anotherzeldapodcast   Check out our website:...

Why Are Players Returning to Retro Gaming?

by Old School Gamer | Jan 20, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Gaming

Why Are Players Returning to Retro Gaming? Gamers worldwide are turning their focus from graphics-focused FPS and role-playing AAA games to games packed with nostalgia. This phenomenon makes sense. As adult life gets more complex, escape into games from another era...