Video Game of the Day – June 2nd – The Sims

by Video Game of the Day | Jun 2, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade

Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...

An Interview with Eric Koziol about the Final Fantasy 5 Four Job Fiesta

by William Schwartz | Jun 2, 2024 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, The Story Of...

Every summer sees one of the longer running events of charity gaming- the Final Fantasy Five Four Job Fiesta. Eric Koziol, perhaps better known as revenantkioku, organizes the online event and has been gracious enough to speak with Old School Gamer magazine about the...

The Wonderful Worlds of SMW Central

by William Schwartz | May 25, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld

Super Mario World is a classic of gaming. The launch title of the Super Famicom, the vibrant sprites and slick control were next generation in every sense of the word when it premiered in Japan in 1990, slowly migrating to other regions over the next two years. Gamers...

Atari Acquires Rollercoaster Tycoon 3

by Atari News Feed | May 20, 2024 | 1990s, Atari, Console/Handheld, Retro Computing

Atari announced today that the company will become the publisher of Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 developed by Frontier Developments plc. Released in 2004, the title is available on PC, Mac, iOS and Nintendo Switch. Atari is now the sole publisher of all major titles within...

Atari Revives Infogrames as a Publishing Label

by Atari News Feed | May 20, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Atari

NEW-YORK (April 23, 2024 – 2:00 ET) – Atari® — one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — announced today it has established a new publishing label under the Infogrames brand. In launching the new label,...

Mikie – An Arcade classic appears on the Atari XL/XE by Krzysztof “Vega” Góra and team

by Indie Retro News | May 19, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

The awesome news just keeps on coming! As we’ve recently been contacted by a good friend of ours through Facebook, that the brilliant Arcade game of ‘Mikie’ by Konami, with 8bit versions by Imagine. Has been ported over the Atari XL/XE by Krzysztof...