Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Michael Lepsch

by Todd Friedman | Apr 22, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, Interviews

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Michael Lepsch with Arcade 92 who is displayed on card number 4706 from the Superstars of 2025. Michael owns an arcade at the Flower Mound, Texas location, as well as one in McKinney, Texas. Michael loves playing arcade and...

Project S-11 Remix Challenge Enters Its Final Four Weeks

by William Schwartz | Apr 19, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Events, Gaming

  On March 1st, Paragon 5 opened up its remix contest for the classic Game Boy Color game Project S-11, which has recently seen a rerelease for the Chromatic by ModRetro. The original 8-bit soundtrack, by Finnish composers Jonne Valtonen and Aleksi Eeben, has a...

Montezuma’s Redux – 1980’s Atari 8-bit Platforming classic, overhauled [Atari 5200 UPDATE]

by Indie Retro News | Apr 19, 2025 | 2000s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Even more great retro gaming news for this week, as we have just learnt that TIX with the help of Paul Lay, has released an Atari XL/XE rom hack of ‘Montezuma’s Revenge’, which overhauls the game giving it new lease of life. Montezuma was originally...

5 Pokemon That Deserve New Evolutions

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Apr 18, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Opinions

What’s a better way to enjoy a Flashback on a Friday than to talk about Pokemon? Here’s our list of five Pokemon that deserve new evolutions that can either change their perceptions entirely or give them even more value. Audino: They need better than a mega...

The Tale – A new CRPG with PETSCII graphics for the Plus/4 by Synergy

by Indie Retro News | Apr 16, 2025 | 2000s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Another Plus/4 announcement of which RPG genre fans might enjoy reading about, is the fact that Synergy has released the Ultima like CPRG of The Tale for the Commodore Plus/4. A full-fledged entry in the BASIC category of the Commodore Plus/4 játékfejlesztői verseny...

A review of Final Fantasy VI from Boss Fight Books

by William Schwartz | Apr 14, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Reviews

  Today, video game music is the stuff of orchestras. You can easily find your favorite songs played by serious professionals on YouTube. While there are many arguments for Final Fantasy VI’s importance in the annals of gaming history, Sebastian Deken makes...