Maiden of the Dark hits 25% of Funding Goal

by William Schwartz | Nov 4, 2025 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

  Earlier today, Maiden of the Dark launched its Kickstarter campaign. The action platformer for the Game Boy is the first indie project from TigerChainsaw Studios, which is headquartered in Milwaukee. Led by TigerChainsaw, the four-person team also includes...

Buck and the Cursed Cartridge now, Croc 25th Anniversary Edition later announced for the Chromatic

by William Schwartz | Nov 2, 2025 | 2000s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

  On October 31st, ModRetro announced two new games for its Chromatic hardware, a modern FPGA equivalent to the Game Boy Color. The first title, available to purchase as of this writing, is Buck and the Cursed Cartridge. The platform title has a surprising star-...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: K.C. Apostolakis Talks Chantey

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Nov 2, 2025 | 2020s, Gaming, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Interviews, The Story Of...

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Chantey developer K.C. Apostolakis about the pirate-themed RPG on the Modretro Chromatic. Old School Gamer Magazine: What was it like to develop Chantey? What did you learn? K.C. Apostolakis: I began development on Chantey during...

Five Games You’ll Love on the ModRetro Chromatic

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Nov 1, 2025 | 2020s, Gaming, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

If you haven’t checked out the ModRetro Chromatic, it’s an awesome way to experience Game Boy and Game Boy Color games. With a 1-to-1 screen, amazing sound and updatable carts, it’s a great way to experience new titles and relive some amazing memories. In this...

FLASHBACK !!! iiRCade News/Review: Once Upon a Time on Halloween

by Todd Friedman | Oct 31, 2025 | 1980s, 2020s, Reviews

It’s Halloween time and its only fitting to add another Halloween themed game to the iiRcade. This one is a perfect game to challenge and excite the iiRcade family. “Once Upon a Time on Halloween” is a “Cuphead” style gameplay with...

“Arcade Archives SCION” Releases Oct 30 on Switch, Switch 2, PS4/5, Xbox Series X|S

by Old School Gamer | Oct 29, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Press Release

Announcing the release date of “Arcade Archives SCION” “Arcade Archives 2 SCION” HAMSTER Corporation (Head Office: Tokyo-to, Setagaya-ku; CEO: Satoshi HAMADA; referred to below as “HAMSTER”) is happy to announce that “SCION” will be released for Nintendo Switch™,...