Wonder Boy Collection – Out today – PS4/5 & Switch

by Old School Gamer | Jun 3, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Press Release

Wondrous adventures await – Wonder Boy Collection is now available Four of the most iconic entries of the series are now playable on PS4 and Nintendo Switch with additional features Stuttgart, Germany – 3 June, 2022: ININ Games and Bliss Brain are happy to...

Wonderboy 1200 – A classic Arcade game from 1986 is being developed for the Amiga with an alpha download available

by Indie Retro News | Jun 3, 2022 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

A long time ago at the Arcades, I used to love playing the fantastic platformer ‘ Wonder Boy ‘ designed by Ryuichi Nishizawa. It started its life as a skateboard rock jumping and axe bashing platformer, that later became the great adventure platformer with...

Gravitar: Recharged – Exclusively available now

by Old School Gamer | Jun 2, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Atari, Console/Handheld, Press Release

A lone pilot, far from home Gravitar: Recharged is a challenging and beautiful game.  With 24 misson challenges, an Arcade mode with Leaderboards, Co-op gaming, and an incredible soundtrack by the great Megan McDuffee. It’s available now on the Atari VCS for...

A NEW HANDHELD RETRO GAMING SYSTEM FROM BLAZE ENTERTAINMENT

by Old School Gamer | Jun 1, 2022 | 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld

The EVERCADE ecosystem continues to grow with the announcement of the EVERCADE EXP, a new handheld retro gaming console from Blaze Entertainment. Announced during the Evercade 2nd Anniversary Show that was broadcast today. The EVERCADE EXP is the second handheld retro...

New Rally-X – An Arcade conversion of Rally X for the C64 is in the works and it’s fab!

by Indie Retro News | May 31, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, C64 Vic20, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

It wasn’t too long ago that many of us had the pleasure of playing Allan Turvey’s Terrapins RX; a Rally X Remix demo which was based on the 1980 game by Namco and official conversion Maze Death Race which was released later in 1983 by PSS for the ZX...

The Limited Run Conundrum

by Ben Magnet | May 27, 2022 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Magazine Preview, Opinions

Getting a video game printed in a physical format is expensive.  You have to pay for disks/cartridges, covers, and cases.  If the game is multiplatform then it’s even MORE expensive.  Hence why many developers love digital sales and sometimes skip a physical...