American Pinball and Planetary Pinball Supply Announce Long-Term Partnership to Produce Classic Williams® and Bally® Pinball Games

by Old School Gamer | Jan 26, 2026 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Press Release

Chicago, IL — [January 26th, 2026] — American Pinball (AP) and Planetary Pinball Supply, Inc. (PPS) today announced a long-term strategic partnership under which American Pinball will manufacture, sell, and distribute reimagined classic Williams® and Bally® pinball...

Midwest Gaming Classic – 2026 Exclusive Dated Shirt Revealed!

by Todd Friedman | Jan 24, 2026 | 1980s, 2000s, 2020s, Events

This is the ONLY shirt that we sell with the event dates on it, and it is ONLY available via pre-order! If you’re interested in it, you can get it on our site now here: https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/attend/ I’m really excited about this one –...

Another Zelda Podcast S6 E20 – “Top Ten Locations to Live”

by Old School Gamer | Jan 23, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Podcast of the Week

Kady and David get together to build a list of their top ten places they’d like to live in any Zelda game. HOSTS: David Geisler, Kady Roberts Find a bunch of great extras on our Patreon page:   / anotherzeldapodcast   Check out our website:...

The Retro Hour – Shadowgate with Dave Marsh

by Old School Gamer | Jan 21, 2026 | 2010s, 2020s, Podcast of the Week

CLICK HERE FOR PODCAST We take a trip back in time to the golden age of point-and-click adventure games with special guest Dave Marsh, the mastermind behind the classic Shadowgate. CLICK HERE FOR PODCAST Beyond Shadowgate Kickstarter: bit.ly/3Xkvp0P Join our Discord...

Why Are Players Returning to Retro Gaming?

by Old School Gamer | Jan 20, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Gaming

Why Are Players Returning to Retro Gaming? Gamers worldwide are turning their focus from graphics-focused FPS and role-playing AAA games to games packed with nostalgia. This phenomenon makes sense. As adult life gets more complex, escape into games from another era...

Jail Break – A 1986 Arcade game is coming to the Amiga via JOTD!

by Indie Retro News | Jan 19, 2026 | 1970s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Well this is brilliant news, as I found out yesterday by a good friend of ours that the 1986 Arcade game called ‘Jail Break’, which was also released on many different systems such as the Amstrad, C64 and ZX Spectrum, is coming to the Amiga as an arcade...