My First Game: Chris Shrigley and Bounder

by Antstream Blog | Nov 11, 2022 | 1980s, Antstream, C64 Vic20

Everyone has to start somewhere. Even the most dedicated and renowned game developers began with one simple idea, polishing and honing it until their first game duly appeared. Sometimes these would be released virtually unnoticed; on other occasions, they’d hit the...

Nox Archaist: An 8-bit RPG for Apple II, Mac, and PC

by Old School Gamer | Nov 10, 2022 | Apple 2, Console/Handheld

A retro computer game inspired by Ultima and The Bard’s Tale. Playable on Apple II or on a modern Mac or PC. Defend the realm! Games   CLICK TO JOIN THE KICKSTARTER Nox Archaist by 6502 Workshop, LLC Nox Archaist is an Ultima inspired, 8-bit, tile-based,...

50th Anniversary of Atari Pong – Pong50(Amiga), Space Pong(Amiga) and PongClone(C64)

by Indie Retro News | Nov 3, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Atari, C64 Vic20, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

In the 1970’s Bushnell and another guy called Alcorn released a Pong prototype at a local bar named Andy Capp’s Tavern, yet it wasn’t until 1975 and through a long history that Pong actually appeared in our homes, and on my very own Atari 2600....

Two Brothers and their Atari ST

by Steve and Jeff Fulton | Oct 31, 2022 | 1980s, AtariST, AtariST Intro, Retro Computing

Part 1: Rediscovering The Atari ST In 2018, after our mom passed away and we spent months cleaning out her house, we decided, as twin brothers who quite literally “grew up Atari”, that we would start a podcast about retro gaming for Atari platforms.  That podcast...

Bring back more bones 4k – A rather small yet unique Dungeon Crawler for the C64 by Commocore

by Indie Retro News | Oct 31, 2022 | 1990s, 2020s, C64 Vic20, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Another heads up for you all fine folk, as if you’re a fan of the Dungeon Crawler genre, with games such as Eye of the Beholder or Dungeon Master, then it might be worth your time checking out Commocore’s latest release of Bring back more bones 4k; a...

My Apple IIc

by Old School Gamer | Oct 26, 2022 | Apple 2 Intro

“Recreating 1986 in West Des Moines” Upon attending the Vintage Computer Festival Midwest, I went on a mission to recreate my computer experiences of the late 1980s.  For me, that meant an apple ][c computer, a standard green screen monitor, a joystick,...