The Week In Retro Gaming – November 7th

by Old School Gamer | Nov 7, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview

Welcome to our weekly newsletter, all the latest retro gaming news in one place. Halloween has been and gone, which can only mean one thing… Christmas is just around the corner! Can you remember a game or console that you got at Christmas that has stuck with you...

Shadow Dancer – A 1989/91 game released for the Amiga could be getting a Mega Drive to Amiga port instead

by Indie Retro News | Nov 5, 2023 | 1990s, 2000s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

While many of you have probably played Shadow Dancer back in the day on the Amiga, some of you felt while the game was fun, it was lacking in graphics, noting by many as having an Atari ST colour-palette and no Parallax. Well one such user might be changing that...

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Game Boy Adventure arrives on the C64 and it’s super cool!

by Indie Retro News | Nov 2, 2023 | 1990s, 2000s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Funnily enough during today I’ve been trying my utmost to find my original Gameboy which was given over to my Brother some years ago. Sadly I haven’t been able to find it, but at least this latest release by Roman Werner of the original Gameboy game Bill...

Atari enters into an agreement to acquire Digital Eclipse

by Old School Gamer | Nov 1, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Atari

PARIS, FRANCE (October [31], 2023 – 8.00 am CET) – Atari® (the “Company”) — one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Digital...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Zack Hample

by Todd Friedman | Nov 1, 2023 | 2000s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Zack Hample who currently is displayed on card number 552, from the Superstars of 2013 Collection.  Zack has been the Arkanoid world record holder since the year 2000 and has put up numerous scores on the arcade version.  He is...

November 9 Sixth Generation and Beyond Video Games Showcase Auction

by Heritage Auctions | Oct 27, 2023 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, Heritage Auctions

Video Games — Auction Preview by Brett Weiss The sixth generation of video game consoles is one of the best, comprising four legendary systems from four iconic companies: the Sega Dreamcast, the Sony PlayStation 2, the Nintendo GameCube, and the Microsoft Xbox. We’re...