Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Gil Velez
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Gil Velez who is displayed on card number 3420, from the Superstars of 2020 Collection. Gil is also featured on card 3421. In 2016 Gil founded a Facebook group called “Arcade Game Repair Help Group”. This group offers real...
From Below – A great Tetris style game recently released for the NES is coming to the Game Boy
If you loved the 1984 game of Tetris or the 1989 game of Columns then you might like this latest news story featured here on IRN. As trawling through Facebook today, we have found out that the previously released NES game of ' From Below '; a game which gained...
Podcast of the Week – The Retro Hour
In this Edition, the Retro Hour hosts chat to the awesome James Rolfe (aka The Angry Video Game Nerd) about his memories of gaming and his love for terrible retro games. The Angry Video Game Nerd - The Retro Hour EP321 Click Here to listen to the Podcast Show Notes...
Nintendo Switch Review – Taito Milestones
ININ Games together with TAITO are excited to announce TAITO MILESTONES for Nintendo Switch launching April 15th in Europe and North America! The special retro compilation of some true TAITO classics will be available through selected retailers and the Nintendo eShop....
Farawaydius – A super tiny Gradius inspiration for the C64 gets a preview
We've just received some rather interesting news from a good friend of ours, especially if you've got a C64 or emulator at hand, as if you loved playing the classic game of Gradius/Nemesis; a side scrolling shoot-em-up that was originally released as a Japanese coinop...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Atari Video Cube?
Release Date: 1982 Publisher: Atari Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Puzzle Alternate Title: Rubik’s Cube Model #: CX2670 Rarity: 7 Programmer: N/A This is a surprisingly robust and challenging puzzle game that will give fits to even the most seasoned of puzzle...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Carl Klitzke
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Carl Klitzke who currently is displayed on card number 3975, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection. Carl is a masterful arcade game and pinball technician. Anything you need he can fix. He worked on his very first pinball...
Polar Bear in Space! – An Action packed game through Psytronik Software and RGCD gets a C64 release
What a great December this is turning out to be and it looks like the C64 goodness hasn't finished with us yet. As trawling through Facebook, we have just found out that the previously announced in development game of 'Polar Bear in Space!' is now available for...
The Sega… Pluto? by Adam Koralik
Well, if you consider yourself a fan of video game history, you're familiar with the Sega Saturn. Sega's fifth generation console, launched in Japan in late 1994 where it did well. Released in the West in the summer of 1995 and did... less well. The Sega Pluto is an...
Five Wrestling Games You’ve Forgotten About or Didn’t Know Existed
With Wrestlemania right around the corner, we take a look at five wrestling games we know you forgot existed! WWF Microleague Wrestling: The first WWF Wrestling game ever isn’t really much of a wrestling game, but it’s something you have to try. Fire Pro Wrestling 2-...
We Play: Big Bang Pro Wrestling (Nintendo Switch)
Old School Gamer Magazine Senior Writer Patrick Hickey Jr. plays Big Bang Pro Wrestling on the Nintendo Switch. https://youtu.be/hEtL9VFGqqs
Thea 2: The Shattering for free during GOG Games Festival
Thea 2: The Shattering GiveawayBlossom During The GOG Games Festival: Spring Edition The turn-based strategy is available for free for 48 hours • 50+ demos for new andupcoming games including Berserk Boy, Imagine Earth, and Terra Nil •Bethesda classics join the 4000+...
The Video Game History Foundation – by Todd Friedman
At one time or another, I am sure everyone thought about saving their magazines to show their grand- children one day. Not everyone had the drive or the technology to keep those copies and ended up donating them or selling them to other collectors. There is a place...
End of Days – by Michael Mertes
Well, If you have a Netflix account, watch Adult Swim, or follow anime to even the slightest degree, you most likely have heard of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Back in 2000, however, the series did not hold the same weight as it does now. If you were a subscriber to...
RetroMags – by Todd Friedman
Retromags is an online database and community that preserves retro magazines and makes them available to the public. This project is a non-for profit and is funded by the gamers. Retromags is a 100% community supported site and project, what means they rely on their...
TOKIMAL – Another HOT news story as a ZX Spectrum 128k inspiration to Toki gets a release!
Toki was an awesome arcade shooter platformer that was released way back in 1989 by a designer by the name of Akira Sakuma for many different retro systems. In it you played as an enhanced Ape transformed from a Human that could shoot energy balls from his mouth...
Roger Sharpe – by Michael Thomasson
Roger Sharpe is all about pinball. He’s most famous for being the “man that saved pinball” after he successfully convinced the New York City Council to legalize the game after demonstrating that pinball was not a game of chance, but instead a game of skill. Roger has...
Nothing – The speed and performance are unprecedented on a ZX Spectrum 128k in this new game by Gogin!
Once again we are going back to the ZX Spectrum for some more awesome news, as thanks to Tom contacting us recently through our Twitter page, he has told us that Gogin has finally released the full version of his rather eye opening game of ' Nothing '; an extended and...
Classified Information – Nintendo Power – by Mike Mertes
On January 31st, The Video Game History Foundation hosted a charity event with four power players straight from the pages of Nintendo Power. Hosted by Frank Cifaldi, Howard Phillps, Gail Tilden, Leslie Swan, and Jeff Bafus reminisced about many behind-the-scenes...
Puzzle Bobble – HOT NEWS as an Arcade classic arrives on the C64 thanks to ACIED, NM1564 and Hend!
If the Arcade version of Puzzle Bobble released for the Amstrad wasn't enough to get you excited, then you'll love this latest news story on Indie Retro News. As trawling through the lemon64 forums, we have found out that as of today you can download the brand new...
Electronic Gaming Monthly – by Todd Friedman
When I was young in the late 1980s, the console wars were just beginning between Nintendo and Sega. For whatever reason, I was always on team Sega back then. I was the only one of my friends and took pride in the Sega products and played the games almost daily. I...
DieHard Gamer – by Kevin Butler
Diehard Gamefan (the name later was changed to just Gamefan with the November 1995 issue) was a magazine started by = Tim Lindquist, Greg Off, George Weising. and Dave Halverson in September 1992. Their goal was to create a gaming magazine that was unlike any other...
CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS – A charming ZX Spectrum game released by Zanklesoft
Some more retro goodness for you all to get you through the last day of 2021, as we've recently found out through Saberman, that a rather interesting looking game has been released for the ZX Spectrum called 'CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS'. This game available to download through...
Stern Pinball Launches New The Mandalorian™ Topper Pinball Machine Accessory
[embedded content] CHICAGO, IL – October 19, 2022 –Stern Pinball, Inc., announces a new state-of-the-art The Mandalorian pinball Topper accessory compatible with the Pro, Premium, and Limited Edition (LE) models of The Mandalorian. The Mandalorian is a critically...
Game Players – by Bill Donohue
You know, I’ve had a lot of different jobs in my life. I’ve been a construction worker, a dishwasher, a CFD retardant loader, a municipal maintenance worker, a computer programmer, and an inventory clerk at a Metal Shop. At one time though, I had the best job in the...
1980s video games are coming back…
PRESS START: 80s videogames are coming back… As gamebooks! Press Start is a gamebook series that emulates the videogame experience! It merges gamebooks, with their immersive narrative, and the epic 80s arcade games, with their atmospheres and mechanics. Experience the...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know BurgerTime?
Release Date: 1982 Publisher: M Network Controller: Joystick Players: 1 - 2 Genre: Arcade - Platformer Alternate Title: N/A Model #: MT4518 Rarity: 3 Programmer: Ron Surratt This port of the arcade classic is one of the ugliest games ever made. Have you ever wanted to...
Final Fight Enhanced – An enhanced Amiga version of a classic Beat ’em up from 1991 is in the works
This week just gets better and better for the latest Amiga news stories, as thanks to a heads up from a good friend of ours on the EAB forums, we've been told that Brick Nash is working on an enhanced version of the 1991 US GOLD published Beat 'em up of 'Final Fight'...
DOWNLOAD: One Humanity – DOOM 2 Level
“One Humanity” One Humanity is a new level for the 1994 id Software release DOOM® II created by John Romero to support the people of Ukraine and the humanitarian efforts of the Red Cross and the UN Central Emergency Response Fund. 100% of the proceeds go toward this...
Ambermoon Advanced – A new unofficial extension and remake to a great Amiga RPG gets a release!
We've featured Ambermoon many times now on Indie Retro News from the updated Amiga version, to the open source remake which can be downloaded to your home PC. Both versions give you hours worth of enjoyment of an incredible 90's RPG that not only featured 3D graphics...
Green Beret(Rush’n Attack) – A retro classic previously released on the Amiga as an Arcade(ish) conversion gets an update
Green Beret was an action arcade game released by Konami in 1985. It is remembered for its Cold War setting and its reliance on the player using mainly a knife to dispatch enemies, although you were able to collect many different weapons including a flame thrower to...
TJ’s Cavern Capers – Collect the Beers in this new ZX Spectrum game from Gaz Marshall
Another game for the ZX Spectrum and yet again another release that I think you will enjoy throughout the weeks ahead, is Gaz Marshall's new Arcade Platformer called TJ's Cavern Capers: A colorful ZX Spectrum game in which you need to collect all the Beers in each of...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Greg Sakundiak
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Greg Sakundiak who is displayed on card number 84, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Greg is also on trading card number 3359. Greg was a member of the 1984 U.S. National Video Game Team and broke many records back then...
Angels – Another amazing release for the ZX Spectrum by ZOSYA entertainment
ZOSYA entertainment (team) have made some great games throughout the years, games such as Drift!, Valley of Rains and even Travel Through Time Volume 1 which have all been featured on Indie Retro News. Well it looks as if they haven't finished with the speccy...
Celebrating 5 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...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Spy Hunter?
Publisher: Sega Release: 1984 Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model: # 011-01 Rarity: 6 Programmer: Jeff Lorenz Dual Controller Module, basically a piece of plastic This port of the arcade classic is scaled down, but passable....
Five Extremely Underrated PS2 Games
Love the PS2 and don’t know what to play? Check out these often forgotten and overlooked titles on Sony’s most successful console ever. Indigo Prophecy: David Cage’s breakout title, it made many of the games he’s made after possible. To this day, it has amazing...
Knightmare – HOT NEWS as an Amiga port of a classic MSX game by Konami gets a release!
If you remember the 1986 MSX game of Knightmare, then you might like this hot news story that has just reached our inbox, as we've recently been informed by a good friend of ours on Facebook, that Hoffman finally has finally released the Amiga port of that classic...
Tiny Dungeons – A high grade ZX Spectrum game is coming from RetroSouls
RetroSouls are certainly no strangers to many in the retro gaming scene, especially as they have released very enjoyable games such as GLUF, Old Tower, Twinlight, Alter Ego, and even Tourmaline for the ZX Spectrum. Well today after trawling through the latest Twitter...
Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection (Switch/PS4) Pre-order
Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection in Limited Boxed Editions! Six games - 21 versions - In one collection Stuttgart, March 3rd 2022 - Publisher Strictly Limited Games is looking forward to the pre-order start for the Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection on March 6th. In...