Five Games You’ll Love on the ModRetro Chromatic

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

If you haven’t checked out the ModRetro Chromatic, it’s an awesome way to experience Game Boy and Game Boy Color games. With a 1-to-1 screen, amazing sound and updatable carts, it’s a great way to experience new titles and relive some amazing memories. In this...

Vice: Magic City Mayhem Campaign Launching on Kickstarter September 30th

by Brad Feingold | Oct 4, 2025 | 1980s, 2020s, Gaming, Indie, Press Release

What do you get when you cross Zelda with Grand Theft Auto? One awesome retro game, and it’s launching September 20th on Kickstarter. Vice: Magic City Mayhem is a top-down 8-bit retro action/adventure game inspired by Zelda with a GTA: Vice City theme. You play...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside Gumball in Treat-Or-Treat Land With Adam Lewis Graf,

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Oct 1, 2025 | 2020s, Gaming, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Indy Tools By Platform, Interviews

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Gumball in Treat-Or-Treat Land developer Adam Lewis Graf, who details the retro adventure game and more About Gumball in Trick-Or-Treat Land: Prepare to chew your way through an irresistible 8-bit adventure in a charming tribute to...

Encounter HD comes out with version 1.2.3 and a new demo

by William Schwartz | Aug 31, 2025 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie, Indy Tools By Platform, Retro Computing

  On August 31st, Defense Force released a new version of Encounter HD, version 1.2.3 alongside a new demo. The project saw its initial release in December of last year. But the story of Encounter itself goes back quite a bit farther than that. The graphic...

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...

A review of Pokettohiro! for the Game Boy Color

by William Schwartz | Aug 1, 2025 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie, Reviews

  The Game Boy Studio program by Chris Maltby has inspired a whole new generation homebrew Game Boy developers. David Marin is one of them, having published Pokettohiro! last year through Broke Studios. It’s now available for download on the David...