by Indie Retro News | Dec 10, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
The last news story from me today unless something major comes out, as looking through both the EAB forums and Facebook, we’ve found out that the Sega Mega Drive version of Last Battle: Legend of the Final Hero, is possibly coming to the Commodore Amiga as Fist...
by Ryan Burger | Dec 9, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview
The ModRetro Chromatic, a new handheld device that plays all of the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges, will be hiding underneath many a Christmas tree this December, just like the original did back in 1989 with the OG version from Nintendo. While this...
by William Schwartz | Dec 7, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Reviews
Having only seen the Pac-Man episode of Secret Level; it was hard to guess what to expect from the Mega Man short. The only real unifying principle of any episode of Secret Level is that engages with some kind of idea from the video game in question. As it...
by Indie Retro News | Dec 6, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
In the early 80’s Nintendo released one of the most famous games of all time, and that game was ‘ Donkey Kong ‘. A game in which you played as Mario that had to avoid obstacles across a number of platforms, with sometimes a hammer in hand to save a...
by Michael Thomasson | Dec 5, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview
Pinball is a hobby that spans generations; one that can bring individuals from all walks of life together. I recently rediscovered this when I innocently walked into the Frank Murray Community Center looking for a backgammon partner. Instead, I met Kelly Kaye, one of...
by Old School Gamer | Dec 4, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview
Living in Hawaii was a blessing in many gaming ways – the Asian influence there provided Japanese bookstores with import game magazines and school friends who had software from Hong Kong and Japan. However, gaming retail in Hawaii was unlike the rest of the USA, as...