Super Six: Namco

by Antstream Blog | Nov 2, 2022 | 1980s, Antstream, Arcade

This week, it’s time for us to take an overdue look at six of the finest games from the famous arcade giant Namco. Founded in 1955, Namco enjoyed moderate success with various amusements until, in 1977, it joined the videogame boom. Building off the mechanics of...

Y.A.S.I.C – Yet Another Space Invaders Clone for the Vic20 +16k

by Indie Retro News | Oct 28, 2022 | 1970s, 2020s, Arcade, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

I’m sure many of you remember Space Invaders, a game that was first released way back in 1978 in the Arcades in Japan with a further release made available in the United States and a much later version in the 1980’s on the Atari 2600.  Well if you do...

iiRcade Game Review – Toki Proves It’s Ok to Monkey Around By: Brad Feingold

by Brad Feingold | Oct 17, 2022 | 2020s, Arcade, Reviews

A lot of times when you go into an arcade, there would be a game or two that you put a quarter in a game, play it once and then realize you really aren’t too crazy about it. This would have been one of those games if I didn’t have a Nintendo Switch. Let me...

Antstream Arcade Partners with Neo Legend for a New Take on Retro Arcade Gaming

by Old School Gamer | Oct 11, 2022 | 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Press Release

Antstream Arcade partners with Neo Legend for a new take on retro arcade gaming  London: 11th October 2022 – Global cloud gaming leader Antstream Arcade has partnered with Neo Legend, the reference brand of arcade machines based in Paris to create a new...

Will Shmups Ever Have Their Day In The Sun?

by John Michonski | Oct 7, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

Video game genres were formed in the arcade. The experiences we continue to play today were invented for coin-op, and then brought home for us to enjoy on consoles. Pretty much every genre made the jump to consoles just fine, from fighting games to platformers to even...

Sharp X68000 Retro Mini Edition Announced

by Jason Russell | Sep 15, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Gaming

As amazing as it seems, it’s been 6 years now since Nintendo revitalized the retro plug & play mini industry with the NES Classic Edition (released November 2016). In the time since many, many brands have followed suit – everyone from arch-rival Sega...