Pinball Expo tickets on sale – Retro vendor registration open

by Todd Friedman | Feb 21, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Pinball

In 1984 Rob Berk put together a questionnaire that ran in Steve Young’s publication called Silverball Quarterly. The questionnaire basically said, “We are considering doing a national pinball convention. Are you interested? Would you come?” The resounding...

Retro Racers Moto Roader – Review by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Feb 19, 2025 | 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Reviews

This 2D 16-bit looking race car game reminds me of the old arcade game Off-Road. The rules are simple, get to the finish line first before your opponents to win the race. While racing around the track you can pickup special items and hit a turbo boost icon to get a...

Arcade to Console – by Eugenio Anguiera

by Eugenio Angueira | Feb 17, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Atari, Early IBM DOS, Stern

This article is a follow-up to my Donkey Kong on Atari article published in Issue 31 of this magazine. That article was limited to home versions of Donkey Kong released for Atari systems during the commercial life of the systems, so no homebrew versions or versions...

Atari’s Yars Rising: Where’s All the FAN HATE Coming From?

by GenX Grownup | Feb 16, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Atari, Early IBM DOS, GenX Grownup, Heritage Auctions, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Stern

Fan reaction to the recently-announced Yars Rising has been surprisingly divisive. It’s been accused of being too talky, too different, and “not Yars” at all. In this editorial, Jon shares his thoughts on Yars Rising and the negative fan feedback. From the renowned...

GameBoy Advance – by Ben Magnet

by Ben Magnet | Feb 15, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview

There’s no doubt that the grey brick created by Gunpei Yokoi in 1989 revolutionized video games as a whole. A system that, on paper, couldn’t hold a candle to handhelds like SEGA’s Game Gear or Atari’s Lynx. No color screen or backlight made the original Game Boy a...

Aqua Ippan – This love letter to Metal Slug by Division 六 looks fantastic!

by Indie Retro News | Feb 14, 2025 | 1990s, 2020s, 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 gaming community, going back to the days of the Neo Geo system. This game has plenty of humor, while...