Pinball Machine out of Legos

by Todd Friedman | Jun 1, 2026 | 2010s, Columns, Pinball

Each year at the Pinball Expo in Wheeling, IL, there is a unique item that draws attention from huge crowds.  The Pinball Expo in 2019 had one of those attention grabbers. 16-year-old high school student Luke Horwath brought a full scaled pinball machine. Why is that...

PinkSweets and Muchi Muchi Pork! Ports Confirmed for Modern Systems

by William Schwartz | May 30, 2026 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Gaming

  On Friday May 29th, Clear River Games confirmed that they would be rereleasing the classic CAVE shooters Pink Sweets: Ibara Sorekara and Muchi Muchi Pork! on modern consoles. The developer City Connection is responsible for bringing the games to the PlayStation...

RandomPac – A great tribute to Pac-Man, an arcade game first released by Namco in 1980 [UPDATE]

by Indie Retro News | May 30, 2026 | 1980s, 2010s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

More great news this week as looking through the itch io website, we’ve found out that LC-Games has released the latest game of RandomPac for the Commodore 64. A game that isn’t just a tribute to Pac-Man, an arcade game released by Namco in 1980. But this...

Super Pac-Man – A dedicated port of Namco’s Super Pac-Man for the MSX system

by Indie Retro News | May 28, 2026 | 1980s, 2010s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

The MSX home computer library continues to grow with the release of a high-quality, dedicated port of Namco’s arcade classic, Super Pac-Man. Developed by Mastropiero, this new version offers fans a definitive way to experience the 1982 sequel on the MSX. While the...

The Five Most Essential RPGs for Your Nintendo DS

by David Lloyd | May 27, 2026 | 2000s, 2010s, Gaming, Lists, Opinions

Old School Gamer Writer David Lloyd shares his thoughts on The Five Most Essential RPGs for Your Nintendo DS Catalogue. Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey The Megami Tensei franchise started way back in 1987 with Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei on the Famicom, but...

Basic Tower – RetroSouls ‘Old Tower’ gets a Pure Basic demake for the ZX Spectrum 48k

by Indie Retro News | May 26, 2026 | 1990s, 2010s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

In 2020 I told you of a new game that was released by RetroSouls called ‘Old Tower’. A game that featured a wicked soundtrack, an awesome loading screen, and superb graphics by a worthy team of RetroSouls. Well, fast forward to today, and if you remember...