PETSCII Portal – An inspiration to Valve’s Portable arrives on the C64 and Commodore PET

by Indie Retro News | Mar 2, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, C64 Vic20, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

For those of you who have played Valve’s hit game of Portal might like this early hour news story, as we’ve recently been informed via CSDb, that if you head on over to the itch page below, you can  download either the Commodore PET or C64 version of...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Marina Makarewska Talks Bulbs 2.0

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Mar 1, 2022 | 2020s, Interviews

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Bulbs 2.0 developer Marina Makarewska (Director & Designer, Error300 Games), who details the game’s development cycle and so much more. About Error300 Games: Founded in 2020 by designer Marina Makarewska, artist Rafał Chałupnik...

Green Beret(Rush’n Attack) – Highly challenging retro classic finally arrives on the Amiga as an Arcade(ish) conversion!

by Indie Retro News | Feb 28, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Columns, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Green Beret was an action arcade game released by Konami in 1985. It is remembered for its Cold War setting and its reliance on the player using mainly a knife to dispatch enemies, although you were able to collect many different weapons including the flame thrower....

iiRcade Announces Special Edition Cabinet for Hero Concept’s Mayhem Brawler

by Old School Gamer | Feb 24, 2022 | 2020s, Press Release

2.1 ‘Wolfpack’ game update for the 90s Inspired Arcade Beat ‘em up is also now available for iiRcade Chicago –  iiRcade Inc., a premium home arcade cabinet that allows gamers of all ages to play their favorite retro and modern games in arcade style at home, is...

12 Months to Midnight for the Wii U and 3DS eShops.

by Ben Magnet | Feb 23, 2022 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Opinions

On February 15, 2022 Nintendo made waves on social media, and not in a good way.  They announced that in late March of 2023 they would be shutting down the Wii U and 3DS eShops for good.  According to Nintendo’s website, you can still re-download games, play...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Mark Moore

by Todd Friedman | Feb 22, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Pinball

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Mark Moore, who currently is displayed on card number 3566, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection.  Mark has pinball in his blood. He has played since he was a little child. His favorite pinball of all time is Kiss. Growing up...