NEON INFERNO is OUT NOW
NYC 2055: a city beyond salvation. Blast your way through this dense cyberpunk jungle in Neon Inferno, an explosive fusion of 2D run-and-gun and gallery-shooter, and help the Family dominate its streets! click for website Three decades from now, New York City is at...
Get ready for Moonstone Island!
Super Rare Games is teaming up with Studio Supersoft and Raw Fury to bring you Moonstone Island! Coming exclusively to Nintendo Switch™ in physical format! Following your village's tradition, gather your courage and head into the world to complete your Alchemy...
Musings of a Retro Gamer: Loading Games from Cassette
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,...
El Chef – A delirious C64 platformer with an upbeat soundtrack! (DEMO)
Fancy playing a new Commodore 64 demo that is not only fun to play but will also have you tapping your feet listening to its great soundtrack. Then make sure to check out this upcoming Commodore 64 platformer by Bonette2020, Adrian Bonnette, Dirk Roosen, and Richard...
Evercade – Retro Products Gift Guides and Black Friday Deals
EMBARGO [NOV 21. 2025 for all territories, or start date of deal in local area (see below)] PRESS RELEASE: Evercade Black Friday deals across Europe and US with 20% off hardware https://evercade.co.uk/ EVERCADE BLACK FRIDAY 2025 DEALS ACROSS EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA ●...
Pre-order Harlan Ellison’s horror classic on physical
Set in a dystopian world, an artificial intelligence named “AM” has destroyed all humans except for five people who it’s kept alive and tortured for the last 109 years by constructing metaphorical adventures based on each character’s fatal flaws. The adventure plunges...
A review of the iMP Gaming Mini Arcade Pro
It's been eight years now since the release of the Nintendo Switch. Given how the Switch was (initially anyway) premised as a device with all sorts of potential for controller connectivity options, it's a bit surprising there aren't more options for alternate...
Kickstarter Ending Soon – The QuarterCade
Click here for the Kickstarter The QuarterCade is a budget-friendly PC/console hybrid — made-to-order, custom-built, and ready to play right out of the box. No subscriptions, no overpriced gimmicks, just affordable gaming that works. By backing this project, you’re...
Capcom | Kith for HyperMegaTech Super Pocket!
In collaboration with New York-based fashion brand Kith, we're delighted to share a new, exclusive Super Pocket! This new version of the Capcom Super Pocket has been made exclusively for Kith as part of their Kith Monday Program™, which features special releases and...
Dylan the Spaceman – A Dizzy clone demo’d for the Amiga 600/1200 by Camden Town Games
As many of you know when it comes to Dizzy, that little white egg has a special place on this site. We have featured art work, collections and fan based games, but what we have for you today isn't exactly a Dizzy game, but it's a Dizzy clone called 'Dylan the...
Celebrating 8 years of The Video Game History Foundation!
Since February 27, 2017, The Video Game History Foundation has been working hard to preserve, celebrate, and teach video game history. We want to thank you so much for believing in what we do! It's our mission to make video game history better. Over these past five...
Flying the Not-So-Friendly Skies: TaleSpin for the NES
In retrospect, the concept behind Disney’s TaleSpin cartoon was hilariously bizarre. It took several of the principal characters from the 1967 animated film The Jungle Book, and placed them in a world that was a mix between Indiana Jones and Casablanca, with just a...
RetroFixes Black Friday Sale
SPECIAL OFFER 15% off entire order Use code: BlackFridayDealz at checkout, or click the link below to automatically apply the discount to your order. https://www.retrofixes.com/...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – HollyAnne Setola
Our next Trading Card Spotlight Features HollyAnne Setola who is displayed on card number 293, from the Superstars Collection of 2012. HollyAnne is one of the most competitive female gamers out there. She has been playing games since she was 12 years old. She has...
Camelot Warriors – Dinamic Software’s platformer from 1986 could be coming to the Amiga AGA!
Thanks to a heads up by Aladin, he has told us that not only can you still download the PC remake of Camelot Warriors from 2007, but S0Y is currently working on an Amiga AGA edition with the first footage teased below! For those of you who don't remember the game...
Racer Overdrive coming soon
Seize the opportunity to showcase your skills in this top-tier racing event, transforming from an underestimated rookie into a racing star! Prove yourself with the most thrilling driving! Join a grand tournament for elite racers and dominate the tracks through...
Pitfall II as an adaptation of the Arcade game over to the Amstrad CPC!
In 1985 Sega released the sequel of Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns for the Arcade, which in itself was based upon Activision's two home console games Pitfall! (1982) and Pitfall II: Lost Caverns (1984) for the Atari 2600. It was a scrolling platformer that also appeared...
Should Have Stayed in the Arcade: 5 Commodore 64 Arcade Port Fails
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...
OUT NOW: TAITO Alpha Bartop Arcade
library of cartridgesOUT NOW: TAITO Alpha Bartop Arcade! The newest member of the Alpha family joins the award-winning Street Fighter and Mega Man Bartop arcades... The TAITO Alpha Bartop Arcade is here, featuring 10 classic TAITO games, including BUBBLE BOBBLE,...
How I love the GameBoy – by Mat Bradley-Tschirgi
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...
Elite – David Braben’s 8bit space combat trading simulator of Elite gets an Atari XL/XE port demo by reifsnyderb
Only just recently I was talking to a few friends about the original David Braben's 8-bit space combat trading simulator of Elite, and how we've seen a few fan based remakes appear as well as improvements and ports to different 8bit systems. But this latest news may...
Coming Soon – Dungeons of Hinterberg
About Dungeons of Hinterberg 🚶♀️➡️ 🏔️ Explore The Alps Every inch of Hinterberg has been crafted with a captivating art style you’ll want to savour. Whether you’re snowboarding down a glacier, climbing mountains, or taking in the lakeside scenery, there’s so much...
Buck and the Cursed Cartridge now, Croc 25th Anniversary Edition later announced for the Chromatic
On October 31st, ModRetro announced two new games for its Chromatic hardware, a modern FPGA equivalent to the Game Boy Color. The first title, available to purchase as of this writing, is Buck and the Cursed Cartridge. The platform title has a surprising star-...
The Most Influential Basketball Games of All Time
With basketball season officially underway, we here at Old School Gamer Magazine down the most influential roundball games of all time. From the first basketball game of all time on the Atari 2600 in 1978 to today, dozens of developers have tried their hand at the...
Retro Review: ‘5 Star Wrestling’ (PS3)
On the surface, Serious Parody’s “5 Star Wrestling” isn’t even a B+ player. It’s uglier than Bastion Booger and its load times sometimes make Haystacks Calhoun look like Juventud Guerrera. But just like former WWE Champion Daniel Bryan, it’s got something special....
FLASHBACK !!! iiRCade News/Review: Once Upon a Time on Halloween
It's Halloween time and its only fitting to add another Halloween themed game to the iiRcade. This one is a perfect game to challenge and excite the iiRcade family. "Once Upon a Time on Halloween" is a "Cuphead" style gameplay with Halloween themed levels. The black...
Geo’s Quest III part 2 – Final chapter of a graphic adventure game for the Amiga
If you remember playing GWI's adventure series of both Geo's Quest Gateway to Nowhere, and Geo's Quest 2 In Search of Queen Lorraine. Then you'll be pleased to know that the developer has released the latest and final chapter in the series called Geo's Quest III...
Spooky 64 Skirmishes: 5 games that are more treats than tricks for your Halloween
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 gremlins? There's only so...
Enter the Fist with Typing Beat ‘em Up “Keys of Fury” for PC on Nov. 24
DUVALL, Washington – Oct. 29, 2025 - Get ready to type your way to victory! After eight years of tweaking and fine- tuning, one-man studio Elecornreleases Keys of Fury, the high-octane retro-style beat 'em up typing game, on PC via Steam Monday, Nov. 24! Take on the...
“Arcade Archives SCION” Releases Oct 30 on Switch, Switch 2, PS4/5, Xbox Series X|S
Announcing the release date of “Arcade Archives SCION” “Arcade Archives 2 SCION” HAMSTER Corporation (Head Office: Tokyo-to, Setagaya-ku; CEO: Satoshi HAMADA; referred to below as “HAMSTER”) is happy to announce that “SCION” will be released for Nintendo Switch™,...
Pricing And Release Date Revealed For Full-Size Amiga Replica ‘THE A1200’
I've got my C64 Ultimate Ordered but I'm debating whether I need to get this Amiga A1200. So many cool computers from the past are coming back... but what I really want is an Apple ][c replica. I'd love to see it but I'm not holding out much hope. Apple will never...
Three More Toaplan Games Are Coming To The Atari 2600+, Atari 7800, & 7800+
Saw this on Time Extension and wanted to make sure everyone saw it. More Games beyond Tiger-Heli will be showing up on the 2600+ from Atari. I am having so much fun with my 2600+ I'm going to probably have to pick up these games also. - Ryan Burger - OSG Publisher...
The Video Game Life – by Chris Tang
This issue’s theme of computers offers me a chance to relate my journey as an arcade and console gamer who once hated playing on them in the early days. The PC is now my primary platform to game on today, so how did that come to be? Growing up in the game industry...
The 7th Guest In Fragments
Mr. Math Expert is not, by any means, a well-known YouTuber. Look over his channel and you will find hundreds of videos, though the vast majority are either math problems or film reviews. There are a few old gaming videos sprinkled throughout, and it was my...
SPECCY SAGA CODENAME : RKW – Check out this rather cool ZX Spectrum game by MicroChops
New homebrews for the Amiga and C64, so what's next? Well it's the ZX Spectrum's turn for a new game to enjoy! As MicroChops has announced the release of their latest game called 'SPECCY SAGA CODENAME : RKW'. A game that not only features a great soundtrack by Pedro...
The Fate of the Pirate – A rather decent ZX Spectrum game by Ariel Endaraues and PcnonoGames
Yarr hoist the main sail! As a new pirate game has been released for the ZX Spectrum called 'The Fate of the Pirate' by Ariel Endaraues and PcnonoGames. A game that puts you in the boots of a pirate captain, and must defy the elements—and fate itself—, to recover the...
SwitcherBoy – A charming arcade puzzler for the Amiga AGA by C.R.A.N.E
While I'm not a fan of redpill developed games, especially with them being rather slow and clunky. One game however that looks worth a play, and surprisingly isn't clunky, is C.R.A.N.E's Commodore Amiga AGA red pill developed game of 'SwitcherBoy'. A game in which you...
The Strange Story of Phase Paradox
It's not uncommon for Japanese games to include English voice acting, even for games that aren't necessarily planned for release outside of Japan, just for the sake of maintaining an exotic vibe. PaRappa the Rapper for the Playstation and Sin and Punishment for...
A Hidden Gem! – Retro Game Books
Brian Riggsbee, a game developer of such games as Disney's High School Musical 3 (Wii, Xbox 360, PS2, PC),Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Breakthrough (PC), Madden 10 (iOS), and many more. is part of a retro game passion. He is part of Retro Game Books. Born in the...
Voyage of the Retronaut – by Jeremy Parish
On July 15, 1983, Nintendo launched its first programmable console, the Family Computer. A couple of years later, the Famicom would arrive in America as the Nintendo Entertainment System. In the decade following the console’s Japanese debut, it would help transform...