Two Brothers and their Atari ST

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

“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,...

Castle Climber – Another crazy climbing C64 game is here and this one is from Nello Galiano

by Indie Retro News | Oct 21, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, C64 Vic20, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Another retro gaming article to keep you company and yes there’s certainly been a lot today already, is a brand new game for the C64 called ‘Castle Climber’. This game developed by Nello Galiano for the Retro Programmers Inside competition, is a...

The History of Ultima Part 1: Humble Beginnings and Zip-Top Bags

by Jarrod Kailef | Sep 29, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Apple 2, Retro Computing

The humble plastic zip-top bag is great for storing a sandwich, but what does it have to do with old school gaming? Quite a bit, in fact! Back in 1979, a young man programmed a video game that was distributed in a zip-top bag, which would come to spawn a trilogy of...

Puzzle Bobble – ACIED, NM1564 and Hend’s C64 release of the Arcade classic gets a new v1.21 update

by Indie Retro News | Sep 21, 2022 | 1970s, 2020s, C64 Vic20, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Remember when we featured the exclusive news story of the brand new Arcade conversion of Puzzle Bobble, which was released for the Commodore 64 thanks to ACIED, NM1564 and Hend as a 100% replica of the Puzzle Bobble arcade version? Well here’s some great news...