Console Review: THEA500 Mini

by Jason Russell | Apr 20, 2022 | Console/Handheld, Gaming, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Magazine Preview, Reviews

The Amiga Story As hard as it is to imagine now, when the Amiga line of computers came on the scene in 1985, the Commodore 64 was only three years old. And, contrary to common misconception, the two Commodore personal computer platforms coexisted all the way until...

NEW Re-release from Retro-Bit! Battletoads & Double Dragon

by Old School Gamer | Apr 19, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Press Release

Open Pre-Orders April 19th – May 22nd! ONE-TIME RELEASE! Worlds collide in Battletoads & Double Dragon in an officially-licensed limited collector’s cartridge re-release of the classic Nintendo® Entertainment System brawler from Retro-Bit® Publishing, a...

Iris and the Giant Giveaway Available Now on The Indie Spring Sale on GOG

by Old School Gamer | Apr 15, 2022 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Press Release

Iris and the Giant GiveawayAvailable Now on The Indie Spring Sale on GOG The fusion of the roguelike, RPG and CCG genres is available for free for 48 hours •Discover over 300 deals on Indie games up to -90% • April 15th, 2022 – There’s nothing like a creative spirit...

From Below – A great Tetris style game recently released for the NES is coming to the Game Boy

by Indie Retro News | Apr 13, 2022 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

If you loved the 1984 game of Tetris or the 1989 game of Columns then you might like this latest news story featured here on IRN. As trawling through Facebook today, we have found out that the previously released NES game of ‘ From Below ‘; a game which...

Farawaydius – A super tiny Gradius inspiration for the C64 gets a preview

by Indie Retro News | Apr 9, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, C64 Vic20, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

We’ve just received some rather interesting news from a good friend of ours, especially if you’ve got a C64 or emulator at hand, as if you loved playing the classic game of Gradius/Nemesis; a side scrolling shoot-em-up that was originally released as a...

The Wheel of Time is released

by Old School Gamer | Apr 6, 2022 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Press Release

GOG Is Bringing Good Old Games Back To Life The Wheel of Time Is Now Available The classic FPS The Wheel of Time released for modern PCs with Nightdive Studios • Revealing a list of 500+ Good Old Games available on GOG • April 6th, 2022 – GOG, the digital distribution...