How I love the GameBoy – by Mat Bradley-Tschirgi

by Old School Gamer | Feb 7, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Atari, Early IBM DOS, Early IBM DOS Intro, 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...

Stern Pinball Revisits a Timeless Classic with Metallica Remastered, Available Now

by Stern PInball | Feb 4, 2025 | 2020s, Pinball, Stern

[embedded content] [embedded content] CHICAGO, IL – October 16, 2024 – Today, Stern Pinball, Inc., revealed Metallica Remastered – a technologically advanced version of one of Stern Pinball’s greatest hits. Metallica Pinball was originally released in 2013 and is one...

The VGHF Library opens in early access

by Old School Gamer | Jan 30, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Atari, Early IBM DOS, Early IBM DOS Intro, Press Release, Stern

For eight years, we’ve been building a world-class collection of game history materials. Now we’re turning that into a research tool that anyone can use to study video game history. The Video Game History Foundation Library is the long-term home to our...

Intellivision Thunder Castle | Swords & Sorcery in an Ever-Changing Maze!

by GenX Grownup | Jan 25, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, Atari, Early IBM DOS, Early IBM DOS Intro, GenX Grownup, Heritage Auctions, Indie, Indy Tools By Platform, Stern

Thunder Castle is a 1986 maze video game for the Intellivision. The player controls a knight navigating three mazes, defeating enemies to progress. To defeat the enemies, the knight must interact with objects throughout the maze before interacting with them. The game...

Something shocking coming from Stern Pinball….⚡

by Stern PInball | Jan 20, 2025 | 2020s, Pinball, Stern

pin STERN PINBALL END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT This limited software license Agreement (“Agreement”) applies to your use of Stern Pinball Software pre-installed on a Stern Pinball Machine and any Authorized Updates made available to you. BY USING YOUR STERN PINBALL...

Is Dungeons and Dragons a Retro Video Game?

by William Schwartz | Jan 18, 2025 | 1970s, 2020s, Gaming, Opinions, Pinball, Reviews, Stern

  Last month, Amazon Prime’s Secret Level adapted fifteen video games to short, animated films. Some of these could fairly be described as retro video games, though the bulk of them dated to the twenty-first century. But one of the odder ones of the full...