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...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Dan Yamnitz

by Todd Friedman | Jan 18, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Dan Yamnitz who currently is displayed on card number 3319, from the Superstars of 2020 Collection. Dan is a multi-world record holder on the arcade version of Pole Position II. He holds the record on all four tracks of the...

The Cthulhu Project – An upcoming Dungeon Crawler for the Amiga by Captain DarkN3m0 gets new footage

by Indie Retro News | Jan 17, 2026 | 1970s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Something slightly different for todays retro heads up, as if you are a huge fan of Dungeon Crawlers, especially games such as Eye of the Beholder or Lands of Lore. Then you may be interested to know that Captain DarkN3m0 is still working on a new Dungeon Crawler for...