by Antstream Blog | Dec 5, 2025 | 1990s, Antstream, Console/Handheld, Retro Computing
Christmas is a magical time for gamers, and for retro fans it always brings back memories of large boxes under the Christmas tree, gaming treats ready to be unwrapped on a chilly December morning. We’ve all got special Christmas gaming memories – to celebrate this...
by Marcus Albers | Nov 23, 2025 | 1980s, C64 Vic20
Modern game systems load games almost instantaneously, it seems. In general, most mobile games are at your fingertips with minimal loading time, while larger PC and console games may take 30 seconds to load their data into memory. Our expectations, as modern gamers,...
by Marcus Albers | Nov 19, 2025 | 2020s, C64 Vic20, Reviews
When it comes to one-on-one fighting games, the Commodore 64 is generally not the go-to system. While there were a few impressive entries during the long history of the system, such as Way of the Exploding Fist and the International Karate series, C64 gamers never...
by Marcus Albers | Nov 12, 2025 | 1980s, Arcade, C64 Vic20
When the Commodore 64 was still being produced, arcade boards were much more advanced. This made bringing popular, current arcade games home to the 8-bit home system a challenge at the best of times. Even though concessions would be made to bring them home...
by Old School Gamer | Nov 10, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Atari, Early IBM DOS, Stern
The first time I encountered a Game Boy was not long after it came out. My family lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1989. Our friends were mostly Americans who attended an international school with us. Although video game systems and handhelds were not easily...
by Marcus Albers | Oct 29, 2025 | 1980s, C64 Vic20, Lists
It’s October 31st. You sit patiently, waiting for little ghouls and hobgoblins to run down the street, seeking treats from your orange plastic pumpkin (excluding the “samples” you’ve sneaked). But what to do to pass the time between groups of...