Intellivision: Independence Holiday Update 2024

by Old School Gamer | Jul 7, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Press Release

Happy Independence Day holiday to everyone in the USA, and we hope everyone else is enjoying a great summer! A lot has happened since our last update on Valentine’s day. The biggest news came in a press release at the end of May about our sale of the Intellivision...

Aliens Neoplasma II – The sequel to an amazing game for the ZX Spectrum 128K and ZX Spectrum Next!

by Indie Retro News | Jul 3, 2024 | 1990s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

It wasn’t long ago now that we had the pleasure of playing the awesome game ‘Aliens NeoPlasma ‘ on the Spectrum which was developed by Sanchez crew (Russian Federation); a horror platformer as their own take on the Aliens movie theme complete with...

50 Years of Boss Fights – new book published

by Old School Gamer | Jul 1, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Press Release

50 Years of Boss Fights celebrates the history of video game bosses, starting from the first boss in 1974. The book features interviews and insights from the developers who helped to make the bosses as memorable as they are, including those who created the first ever...

Mega Cat Studios just launched their Kickstarter project

by Todd Friedman | Jul 1, 2024 | 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Press Release

ZPF is a new game being developed for the good old SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis game consoles, made by the designer and developer of Tänzer. The game can be best described as being a good old fashioned horizontal shooter. Known in the community as a horizontal shmup...

Remaking Super Mario World from Memory

by William Schwartz | Jun 24, 2024 | 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Reviews

An important foundational aspect of retro gaming as a hobby is the nostalgia factor. Which is to say, how we remember the games we played as kids informs much of our appreciation of them in the present day. Even when, as it happens, our memories are completely wrong....

Evercade Announces Two New Arcade Collections to Coincide With Evercade Alpha Release in November

by Old School Gamer | Jun 20, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Press Release

Toaplan Arcade 3 brings 7 great arcade games to Evercade including the much-requested Batsugun and Out Zone. Data East returns to Evercade with 12 Arcade classics including Joe and Mac Returns, Super BurgerTime, and more. Both collections are to be released at the...