Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Paul E. Niemeyer
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Paul E. Niemeyer, who currently is displayed on card number 4113, from the Superstars of 2022 Collection. Paul’s career started back in 1982 at Bally/Midway. Paul displayed his artwork talent on dozens of games like Tapper,...
Spider: An Amazing Arachnid Adventure
The mid-‘90s were a transitional time in gaming. Make no mistake, the shift from pixels to polygons was on. The industry was in the midst of focusing solely on 3D gameplay. All of sudden, industry favorites and perennial 2D classics the likes of Sonic the Hedgehog and...
A review of PaRappa the Rapper from Boss Fight Books
Retro gaming as a hobby is an inherently nostalgic one. The text of the games we played in childhood is often not as important as the personal meaning we place on those narratives in memory, and how they came to help us see the world. Last year, Boss Fight Books...
Binary Battle – A unique take on the Dungeon Crawler experience for the C64/Plus4!
We've featured many Dungeon Crawlers over the years, from ones such as Eye of the Beholder, with its first person grid based movement, to the top down turn based ones such as Descending Dungeons. This game however called 'Binary Battle' by Haplo and team, is not only...
This Week’s New Games: Stone Protectors & Solaris
Fight reptilian aliens in Stone Protectors and search for the legendary planet in Solaris. Two new titles once again join the Antstream library this week. Retro gamers can enjoy some beat ‘em up action with a quirky cast of rock musicians in Stone Protectors...
The addictive and unique gameplay of Yars’ Revenge
Yars’ Revenge was released during an era dominated by heroic space-shooters. And while the game took place in space, it broke some conventions of the genre. Instead of piloting a spaceship, you play as a flying alien. And instead of playing as a known protagonist, you...
Intellivision: Independence Holiday Update 2024
Happy Independence Day holiday to everyone in the USA, and we hope everyone else is enjoying a great summer! A lot has happened since our last update on Valentine’s day. The biggest news came in a press release at the end of May about our sale of the Intellivision...
Evander Holyfield’s Real Deal Boxing: Sega’s First Real Knockout
Boxing games have a rich history, but those on the early Sega consoles have always been hit or miss. While games the likes of Rocky II on the Sega Master System and Buster Douglas Boxing on the Genesis have cult followings, they weren’t exactly critically acclaimed...
Dreadnought Assault – Check out this rather awesome looking WIP scrolling shoot ’em up for the Atari 7800!
Not content with all the awesome news we've had so far this week, then how about this news story that's just been sent to us by our good friend Liqmatrix. It's the work in progress game of 'Dreadnought Assault' by kiwilove and playsoft. A rather awesome looking WIP...
Aliens Neoplasma II – The sequel to an amazing game for the ZX Spectrum 128K and ZX Spectrum Next!
It wasn't long ago now that we had the pleasure of playing the awesome game 'Aliens NeoPlasma ' on the Spectrum which was developed by Sanchez crew (Russian Federation); a horror platformer as their own take on the Aliens movie theme complete with friendly...
An interview with Dustin Hubbard of Gaming Alexandria
The history of retro gaming isn't an especially long one, only going back maybe fifty years, at least if we limit ourselves to retro games as being computers rather than just complex machines. Preservation of this material can be challenging and thankless. All the...
50 Years of Boss Fights – new book published
50 Years of Boss Fights celebrates the history of video game bosses, starting from the first boss in 1974. The book features interviews and insights from the developers who helped to make the bosses as memorable as they are, including those who created the first ever...
King’s Bounty: Putting the “Heroes” Into “Might and Magic”
Released in 1990 on PC and 1991 on the Sega Genesis, King’s Bounty is a strategy/RPG that even the most hardcore of gamers may have missed when it was originally hit shelves. However its place among the greatest strategy/role-playing games of all time should never be...
Mega Cat Studios just launched their Kickstarter project
ZPF is a new game being developed for the good old SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis game consoles, made by the designer and developer of Tänzer. The game can be best described as being a good old fashioned horizontal shooter. Known in the community as a horizontal shmup...
Remaking Super Mario World from Memory
An important foundational aspect of retro gaming as a hobby is the nostalgia factor. Which is to say, how we remember the games we played as kids informs much of our appreciation of them in the present day. Even when, as it happens, our memories are completely wrong....
Atari 2600 Superman: A Day in the Life of a Mild-Mannered Reporter!
Superman is a video game programmed by John Dunn for the Atari Video Computer System (later renamed Atari 2600) and released in 1979 by Atari, Inc. The player controls Superman, whose quest is to explore an open-ended environment to find three pieces of a bridge that...
Evercade Announces Two New Arcade Collections to Coincide With Evercade Alpha Release in November
Toaplan Arcade 3 brings 7 great arcade games to Evercade including the much-requested Batsugun and Out Zone. Data East returns to Evercade with 12 Arcade classics including Joe and Mac Returns, Super BurgerTime, and more. Both collections are to be released at the...
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The Movie: From Mullet to Morphin’
The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers were a cultural phenomenon in the early ‘90s. Because of that, it should come as no surprise that video games based on the series appear on every console of the era and have their own legacy as well. While it’s easy to have mixed...
Zelda 3 and Super Metroid, Together At Last
The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past and Super Metroid are perhaps the two most significant games of the Super Nintendo era of retro video games. Their emphasis on collectible items allowing for forward advancement through mazes, and the polish on these ideas...
Atari 2600 Starmaster: Activision’s Take on an Atari’s First-Person Space Shooter
Starmaster is a video game written for the Atari 2600 by Alan Miller and published in June 1982 by Activision. The game is similar to Atari 8-bit family game Star Raiders. Starmaster was not ported to other systems, but has been re-released in collections such as...
Stern Pinball Reveals JAWS Accessories
Today at Noon Eastern Stern Pinball lifted the veil off of its line of accessories for its JAWS pinball machine. The new add-ons for the game are as follows: Topper: $999.99 Art Blades: $99.99 Shooter Knob: $149.99 Armor: $249.99 Speaker Light Kit: $199.99 "Stern...
Reading the Classics – From Back in the Day to Today – By Leonard Herman, the Father of Video Game History
Ever since the world’s first two videogame magazines, Great Britain’s Computer and Video Games and the United States’ Electronic Games, debuted two weeks apart in November 1981, printed videogame magazines have basically come in four flavors. General: The...
Dungeons of the Amber Griffin- 1st Place for Best Indie Game at Digital Dragons
Frozengem Studio is extremely proud to have won 1st place at Digital Dragons in the Indie Showcase category! Digital Dragons is one of the most important events in Central and Eastern Europe dedicated to the video game industry. This annual conference, held in Krakow,...
Retro Game Publisher Audacity Games™ announces a new release!
Audacity Games™ Announces the Cartridge Release of John Van Ryzin's Alien Abduction! Acclaimed designer follows up H.E.R.O.™ (1984) with another rescue adventure game. Folsom, CA: Audacity Games, a video game publisher focused on designing and publishing boxed game...
Gaming Creator from Netflix Press Release for ‘Backstabber’ Board Game
Netflix Reality TV Star, Avori, Made a Board Game Based off her Experience on Reality 1. The game is created based off of my experience on deceptive reality tv and is made to simulate that experience 2. The game will be released at Game Con alongside major brands...
Introducing Evercade Alpha – the first Evercade-compatible Bartop Arcade Machine in two officially licensed arcade designs from Capcom
Blaze Entertainment is delighted to announce its newest Evercade hardware, the Evercade Alpha - the first Evercade-compatible bartop arcade machine. The Evercade Alpha allows you to change the game. Available in two officially licensed designs from our partners at...
Barrels of Fun Pinball Update, Dune Production, Future Plans
Wow, the fellas at the LoserKid Pinball podcast have been super busy this week. A couple of days ago I shared their interview with Keith...
How Descent 4 Became Red Faction
Red Faction Lead Designer Alan Lawrance was one of the main minds that turned PS2 classic Red Faction into something special, but the changes during development were far more than you’d think and it was never easy. Selling nearly two million copies on the PlayStation...
The Story of Steel Battalion Online
There are many contenders for the greatest mech sim of all time, but Steel Battalion for the original Xbox has amassed a remarkably intense and devoted following due to the sheer fidelity of its simulation. I refer not so much to the gameplay as to its monster of a...
Warren High School eSports League
eSports is on the rise and is bigger and brighter than ever. There is a lot of money to be made in the professional video game arena. Like most professional sports, you need to start young and practice as well as compete locally to get the experience you need. ...
Heroes of Gaming Podcast
Welcome to the International Award Winning Podcast Series The Heroes of Gaming Podcast! Conversations with the REAL HEROES of Gaming! From Indie to AAA, every genre, and across cultures we speak with the Creators, Concept Artists, Composers, Programmers, and...
Video Game of the Day – June 2nd – The Sims
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
An Interview with Eric Koziol about the Final Fantasy 5 Four Job Fiesta
Every summer sees one of the longer running events of charity gaming- the Final Fantasy Five Four Job Fiesta. Eric Koziol, perhaps better known as revenantkioku, organizes the online event and has been gracious enough to speak with Old School Gamer magazine about the...
Mister Mosquito: Blood-Sucking Fun From The Land of the Rising Sun
While the original PlayStation had a plethora of unique titles the likes of Aquanauts Holiday, Parappa the Rapper and LSD that have endeared themselves to collectors and players, the PlayStation 2 had just as quirky a library. Developed by Zoom (known for their work...
Construction Simulator 4 is now available
Construction Simulator 4 is now available for mobile devices and Nintendo Switch May 31, 2024 – Construction Simulator® 4 by astragon Entertainment and developer Independent Arts Software is now available for Nintendo Switch™ and iPhone® and iPad®, smartphones and...
Ages of Sega Showcase Auction – May 30
Video Games — Auction Preview by Brett Weiss The Nintendo NES tends to overshadow other consoles in many of our video game sales, which is understandable, but let’s not forget about the mighty Sega Genesis. The console is home to a ton of favorites, including...
THE400 Mini Atari Press Kit is PACKED with SURPRISES!
Atari brings the computer age home. Again! Welcome back to the Atari 8-bit world of computing! The powerful Atari 400 set a new standard of capability with its release in 1979, and along with its subsequent models, has been loved by gamers and computer enthusiasts for...
The Wonderful Worlds of SMW Central
Super Mario World is a classic of gaming. The launch title of the Super Famicom, the vibrant sprites and slick control were next generation in every sense of the word when it premiered in Japan in 1990, slowly migrating to other regions over the next two years. Gamers...
Atari Acquires Intellivision Brand
May 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atari® — one of the world's most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — announced today it has purchased the Intellivision brand and certain games from Intellivision Entertainment LLC. Intellivision...
Atari Acquires Rollercoaster Tycoon 3
Atari announced today that the company will become the publisher of Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 developed by Frontier Developments plc. Released in 2004, the title is available on PC, Mac, iOS and Nintendo Switch. Atari is now the sole publisher of all major titles within...