Defrog – Classic 1980’s Frogger remade for your Browser!
Back in the day I really loved playing the 1981 Arcade game of Frogger by Konami. It had loads of charm, great gameplay for kids and it really made you feel for the safety of those little green frogs as they hopped their way across a busy road, then across a river of...
“The Oregon Trail” is coming to the Switch
One of the most recognized video game from the early PC days is "The Oregon Trail". Some say that RPG games that came after were built from the gameplay of "The Oregon Trail". The original game was released in 1971 for the HP 2100 PC. Almost every year after it was...
Why Warren Robinett’s ‘Adventure’ is Still Awesome
The Atari 2600 was a wonderful machine for its day. Despite having only 4k at its disposal, its games were etched in the minds and hearts of a generation of gamers. But few of the hundreds of games produced for it had the staying power, reach or influence of...
Aminvaders – Another WIP Space Invaders clone appears and this one is by Amiten for the Amiga
We've seen lots of Space Invader variants over the years, from Havie's Blitz Basic version of the game on the Amiga, to our personal favourite from Pink/Abyss called 'Tiny Invaders'. Well yet again we've been sent another Amiga homebrew version of Space Invaders which...
50th Anniversary of Atari Pong – Pong50(Amiga), Space Pong(Amiga) and PongClone(C64)
In the 1970's Bushnell and another guy called Alcorn released a Pong prototype at a local bar named Andy Capp's Tavern, yet it wasn't until 1975 and through a long history that Pong actually appeared in our homes, and on my very own Atari 2600. Thankfully others see...
Billie Sue of 1982 – The First Playable Female Protagonist in Video Game History
Like some antediluvian myth, the history of playable female protagonists in video games is often shrouded in mystery. One could argue that Ms Pac-Man was the first or even the female protagonist of the lost game “Score” by Exidy. But while Ms Pac-Man may have been the...
Super Six: Namco
This week, it’s time for us to take an overdue look at six of the finest games from the famous arcade giant Namco. Founded in 1955, Namco enjoyed moderate success with various amusements until, in 1977, it joined the videogame boom. Building off the mechanics of...
License to Nil: Why Game Licensing Didn’t Work In The Era of the 2600
Licensing had a long and profitable history in virtually every industry prior to the home video era of the 1980s. Up until then, slapping a logo or face of just about any known IP was a license to print money. Peanuts began as a 1950s comic strip, but licensing...
Karate Champ VS Amiga – A 1980’s Arcade fighting game coming to the Amiga gets new footage
If you remember the 1980's game of 'Karate Champ; An Arcade fighting game that was released in the Arcades and later the Apple II, C64, NES, Virtual Console, iOS via Data East, then you might like this latest Amiga news story we've come across on EAB. As Jotd has...
INTRODUCING Ori and the Blind Forest™ Ori and Naru PVC Statue
First 4 Figures is proud to introduce their latest collectible! Ori and the Blind Forest™ Ori and Naru PVC Statue Pre-orders for our Ori and the Blind Forest™ – Ori and Naru are NOW OPEN! Take advantage of our EARLY BIRD OFFER by placing your orders before 28th...
Antstream Arcade New Games Update
It’s the new games mega blast! From arcade classics to 8-bit legends, these are some of the stars of Antstream Arcade that have debuted on the platform this September. Want something super fresh to play, for free, on Antstream Arcade, the easy-access platform for...
Two Brothers and their Atari ST
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...
The Pumpkins – All Hallows’ Eve : An incredible Scene demo for the C64 with a new game Slash with Ash
Something slightly different from C64 gaming, as Atlantis, Bonzai, Genesis Project, Lethargy, Offence , Pretzel Logic and Wrath Designs have officially released the latest scene demo that was shown at this weekend's C64 Demo Competition at Zoo 2022 party to blow your...
Bring back more bones 4k – A rather small yet unique Dungeon Crawler for the C64 by Commocore
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 rather quick and...
Super Monza Grand Prix – A Pole Position inspiration arrives on the VIC20 16K by AJ Layden
During the late 80's Namco released a brilliant arcade racing game called Pole Position; a game which was designed by Tōru Iwatani, designer of Pac-Man, ending up as one of the most popular arcade racing games of 1982-3. Well if you remember this game AND you played...
That Time When We Played Video Games Over the Landline
A caller was one turn away from reaching an evil witch’s lair. Just one stretch left when a snowman jumped on the lane, barring their path forward. Trying to fight him off with snowballs, the caller was frantically accounting for an enormous leg plaguing his...
Y.A.S.I.C – Yet Another Space Invaders Clone for the Vic20 +16k
I'm sure many of you remember Space Invaders, a game that was first released way back in 1978 in the Arcades in Japan with a further release made available in the United States and a much later version in the 1980's on the Atari 2600. Well if you do remember it and...
The Super RetroCade
Bring the power of an arcade to your home with the Super Retro-Cade plug and play console by Retro-Bit. Packed with over 90 popular retro games from Capcom®, Data East, Technos, and Irem. The stylish console re-introduces such gems as Mega Man™ 2, BurgerTime, Joe and...
OTXO lands on Steam!
The dark top-down roguelite shooter, OTXO, is on Steam! Get a glimpse of the inexplicable, abstract mansion as the free playable demo for OTXO lands on Steam in time for Steam Next Fest. This fast-paced, violent, top-down shooter with roguelite elements comes from...
Project Update – “Retrogame Issues”
Is the cartridge compatible with your console? Have you syntonyzed your TV to get rid of glitches? That’s right, we went back to the 80s for our latest project with All in Pixel. And boy, did we have fun – and issues! Retrogame Issues takes us back to a decade of big...
CELEBRATE ECHOES OF MANA HALF-YEAR ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN
There will also be a Half-Year Anniversary in-game giveaway, bingo missions, and special weekly missions for even more rewards! Players can receive even more Spirit Crystals, 4★ memory gems, and more! Click here for more details Players can also enjoy new 4★ allies in...
Introducing The Valis Collection
Open Pre-Orders October 20th - November 27th! ONE-TIME RELEASE! The epic story of Yuko Ahso from ordinary school girl to the Warrior of Valis saving Earth and the Dreamland from the invading hordes from the Dark World graced the SEGA Genesis®/Mega Drive over 30 years...
The Roller Coaster of Retro Game Values
I have been seriously collecting retro video game for the last 10 years or so and I have learned a lot about what games are worth. It seems that certain games that would most likely never be played or kept are worth a lot of money. Recently I am in pursuit of loose...
FINAL WAVE 🐟 DARIUSBURST CS CORE + TAITO/SEGA Pack
The Pre-Orders are live in a few minutes over at www.strictlylimitedgames.com DARIUSBURST CS CORE + TAITO / SEGA Pack (NSW) 29.99€ - 3,000 copies DARIUSBURST CS CORE + TAITO / SEGA Pack Collector's Edition (NSW) 59.99€ - 2,000 copies DARIUSBURST Art Plate 9.99€ - 99...
Blaze Entertainment Announces Partnership With Amiga
Blaze Entertainment will be able to license and publish Amiga games from multiple publishers for Evercade. At this time there is no public confirmation of which games and publishers will feature in Evercade’s quickly expanding home computer lineup, but work is already...
ITSU SQUAD 🔥 PARTNER STORE
Our friends at ININ Games will once again grace the SLG Partner Store space, offering limited editions on pre-order of the fast-paced action brawler JITSU SQUAD by dev Tanuki Creative Studio! Having started out as a Kickstarter that met its goal in just under 24...
Five Basketball Series That Need to Come Back
NBA 2K is the king of the hardwood now, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t other special roundball games out there. Take a look at these five iconic basketball games we’d love to see come back. NBA Jam: It’s time for more than a roster update or a half-baked release....
Gold Rush! – 2nd batch of the Special Edition of Gold Rush! for the Amiga: Released today!
This year has been amazing for the Amiga even if it's still just FEB! We've announced new games such as Wolfenstein 3D: Spear of Destiny, Scramble, Souverän Soccer, Wolfenstein 3D, Green Beret(Rush'n Attack) and even CyberPunk Alien City. Well here we are with another...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Jason Gares
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jason Gares, who currently is displayed on card number 4094, from the Superstars of 2022 Collection. Jason has been a major contributor to the Midwest Gaming Classic convention for almost a decade. He is the shows panel...
Melkhior’s Mansion – Ultimate Play the Game inspired ‘Atic Atac’ is finally here for your PC!
Remember when we gave you the heads up that the Ultimate Play the Game's famous classic Atic Atac, was not only being remade for the PC, ZX Spectrum Next and ZX Spectrum 128k? Well there's great news for this very early hour, as after checking their tweeter feed...
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...
Castle Climber – Another crazy climbing C64 game is here and this one is from Nello Galiano
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 vertical scrolling...
This upcoming Pinball game for the TI-99/4A by Rasmus Moustgaard looks fab!
Either you're at home or out and about with a laptop, the best thing about Pinball is anyone can pick up and play. From the very young to grown Adults, Pinball has always been such a joy to play by so many people. It brings us back to the days of Pinball machines at...
Pinball Machine out of Legos
Each year at the Pinball Expo in Wheeling, IL, there is a unique item that draws attention from huge crowds. The Pinball Expo in 2019 had one of those attention grabbers. 16-year-old high school student Luke Horwath brought a full scaled pinball machine. Why is that...
EMBARGOED 🐶 A whole week of Grapple Dog announcements
BIG GRAPPLE DOG NEWS WEEK Pablo is back! Super Rare Originals and Medallion Games are super excited to announce Grapple Dog Week that'll be taking place 17-23rd October. To kick off a whole week of content around our favourite grapple-wielding pup, we have some major...
NES Top Loader – The last of the NES console.
It was on my birthday, October 18th, 1985 where console gaming changed forever. The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) hit North America and the consoled world has never looked back. Millions of NES consoles were purchased, and ten of million number of NES carts...
Retro Gaming at the Pinball Expo October 20-22
Pinball Expo is the brain child of Rob Berk who grew up playing pinball. His dream was to recognize his heroes – the pinball designers and artists that created the games he loved. With the help of Bill Kurtz and Mike Pacak, Pinball Expo became a reality taking place...
Drag and Drop – A new Block Puzzle game released for the Amiga by Electric Black Sheep
I'm terrible at Puzzle games! Not only that, but trying to write an article regarding anything Puzzle related just isn't my strong point. Still if you like puzzle games and have an Amiga, you might like this latest news story, as Electric Black Sheep has recently...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Jaden Berk
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jaden Berk, who is displayed on card number 1324, from the Superstars of 2014 Collection. Jaden has been around pinball in some sort of fashion his whole life. His father, Robert Berk, would create and start a pinball expo...
The CONK game engine – Another Amiga game engine appears but this one was never released!
We've featured many game engine updates throughout the years, from the C64 with SEUCK, to a constant array of updates for the Amiga with either Backbone, Redpill or our personal favorite from Earok called The Scorpion Engine. Well here we are with another game engine...