Forgotten Game Review: ‘Swords and Soliders 2’ Review: A Sequel to be Proud of

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Aug 8, 2025 | 2010s, Gaming, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Reviews

Sequels are a tough act to pull off, even for big publishers, but for a indie company, it could be life or death. However, the sequel to Ronimo Games’ award-winning WiiWare hit “Swords and Soldiers” is a Wii U makeover that keep you not only talking about...

Track’N’Field – Centuri/Konami’s button mashing Sports game gets an Amiga release!

by Indie Retro News | Jul 31, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Checking my inbox for the latest game news, and I’ve found out through Saberman, that JOTD’s previously mentioned work in progress Arcade to Amiga port of the button mashing game of ‘Track & Field’ by Centuri/Konami. Has finally been...

Happy 40th Birthday Commodore Amiga 1000

by Indie Retro News | Jul 29, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

My awesome Amiga, now all modded up with a Pistorm! (Not an A1000) It’s a time to light those candles upon that tasty cake, as the Commodore Amiga 1000 is celebrating its 40th anniversary. That’s right, it’s 40 years to this day that the Amiga 1000...

Galactic Panic – A classic point & click adventure, with nods to Lucasarts classics for the Atari ST!

by Indie Retro News | Jul 27, 2025 | 1970s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

For some reason this month there has been a surge in Adventure games for our retro computers (not that I’m complaining ;)). We’ve had Herra 47 : Midsummer Festival for the Commodore 64, and even the more recent announcement of Leisure Suit Larry: In the...

First Look: Echoes of the Unread

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

Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. plays Echoes of the Unread on the NES from Mega Cat Studios....

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Heikki Repo Talks Oceanhorn: Chronos Dungeon

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jul 1, 2025 | Gaming, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Indy Tools By Platform, Interviews

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Heikki Repo, creative director and co-founder of Cornfox & Brothers and the creator behind Oceanhorn to find out what makes this new dungeon explorer a special one. Old School Gamer Magazine: How was this game born? Heikki...