Indie Update – by Brian Hall

by Old School Gamer | Mar 2, 2023 | 2010s, 2020s, Indie

What we today call the NES – Nintendo Entertainment System – launched in Japan in 1983 as the Famicom – Family Computer. The Famicom, NES and related systems went on to sell tens of millions of units worldwide and is widely regarded to have kicked...

Midway to Williams to Raw Thrills – by Ryan Burger

by Old School Gamer | Feb 8, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, 2020s, Gaming

The progression from Williams Pinball of the 1940s through the Williams Electronics days of video games into its spinoff of Midway Electronics and finally to its spiritual successor Raw Thrills, has been a fantastic amount of big games coming from Chicago, Illinois....

Mind Blown! As Starfox demo’d on the Sega Genesis/MD!

by Indie Retro News | Jan 25, 2023 | 1990s, 2010s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

I always try to get you the latest updates from around world when it comes to games that have been released or are still being developed. Well this latest news story took us by surprise this afternoon, as looking through our Twitter feed, I’ve come across a mind...

Coming Soon for iiRcade – Wizard of Walls

by Todd Friedman | Jan 16, 2023 | 2010s, 2020s, iiRcade, Press Release

Coming Soon to the iiRcade Wizard Of Walls! “Wizard Of Walls” is a dungeon/maze shooter with retro mechanics inspired by the old arcade classic “Wizard Of Wor”. You play a warrior with a laser gun and have to shoot all monsters. If you touch a...

Five What-Ifs That Could Have Changed Gaming Forever

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jan 14, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

The comic book industry isn’t the only one that get to have this much fun. Take a look at five situations that morphed the industry forever and what could have happened if things happened otherwise. Sega Doesn’t Give Up Creating Consoles After the Dreamcast: Sega is...

Second Front RELEASE DATE !

by Old School Gamer | Jan 1, 2023 | 2010s, 2020s, Press Release

Second Front will release on the 31st of January The developer has taken great steps to ensure the game is a deep and immersive strategy game that reflects the WWII era. Players can also create and share their own scenarios with other players via steam. Second Front...