El Chef – A delirious C64 platformer with an upbeat soundtrack! (DEMO)

by Indie Retro News | Nov 23, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Fancy playing a new Commodore 64 demo that is not only fun to play but will also have you tapping your feet listening to its great soundtrack. Then make sure to check out this upcoming Commodore 64 platformer by Bonette2020, Adrian Bonnette, Dirk Roosen, and Richard...

YouTube Video of the Week: Old School Gamer Magazine – Issue 1 – 30

by Todd Friedman | Nov 22, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s

Here is a video of every magazine printed to date. This is issue #1 – #30.  The first magazine came out in November of 2017. Every other month has a new “theme” edition that covers the retro era as well as some current day items, such as video game...

Evercade – Retro Products Gift Guides and Black Friday Deals

by Old School Gamer | Nov 21, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Press Release

EMBARGO [NOV 21. 2025 for all territories, or start date of deal in local area (see below)] PRESS RELEASE: Evercade Black Friday deals across Europe and US with 20% off hardware Homepage EVERCADE BLACK FRIDAY 2025 DEALS ACROSS EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA ● Up to 30% off...

Pre-order Harlan Ellison’s horror classic on physical

by Old School Gamer | Nov 21, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

Set in a dystopian world, an artificial intelligence named “AM” has destroyed all humans except for five people who it’s kept alive and tortured for the last 109 years by constructing metaphorical adventures based on each character’s fatal flaws. The adventure plunges...

Celebrating 8 years of The Video Game History Foundation!

by Todd Friedman | Nov 17, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Since February 27, 2017, The Video Game History Foundation has been working hard to preserve, celebrate, and teach video game history. We want to thank you so much for believing in what we do! It’s our mission to make video game history better. Over these past...

Flying the Not-So-Friendly Skies: TaleSpin for the NES

by Shaun Jex | Nov 16, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

In retrospect, the concept behind Disney’s TaleSpin cartoon was hilariously bizarre. It took several of the principal characters from the 1967 animated film The Jungle Book, and placed them in a world that was a mix between Indiana Jones and Casablanca, with just a...