Podcast of the Week – The Retro Hour
The Golden Age of Atari with Ed Rotberg - The Retro Hour EP337 Published on July 29, 2022 Click here to listen to podcast We're joined by the wonderful Ed Rotberg who was a core member of Atari's coin-op team from 1979 onwards, and worked on classics...
Paul Niemeyer – by Michael Mertes
May 21st, 2022 - It's been a rainy morning on the day of the B.N. Video Game Con, but Paul E. Niemeyer emerges from the car with a smile, and soon after, a hearty laugh as he cracks a joke with NBA Jam announcer Tim Kitzrow as they make their way into the convention...
Arcade Paradise – “A New Challenger”
Arcade Paradise is a love letter to arcades from the creators of Vostok Inc. Kit out your dream arcade with machines from the glory era, from simple vector-based games of the 70s all the way to the early 3D games of the mid-90s. Get a heavy dose of nostalgia with over...
Interview with Jeff Peters – by Patrick Hickey, Jr.
Midway’s Mortal Kombat franchise is a classic for a variety of reasons. Its lore, gameplay, blood, visuals, the entire package - has made it one of the leaders in the genre for over four decades. But way back during the days of the Sega Genesis, being able to deliver...
Mortal Kombat Book Preview – by David Craddock
Written by David L. Craddock, Long Live Mortal Kombat goes behind the scenes to reveal untold stories from the making of Mortal Kombat 1 through 4 and explores how the franchise impacted popular culture, and is due for publication this fall. In this excerpt from the...
Dragon’s Lair II Time Warp: Amiga Intro Animation redone frame by frame in Personal Paint by Hache
I remember Dragon's Lair very well, from the Amstrad version with the jumping of platforms or trying to stay on the spinning disk without being blown off, or the interactive animated version which appeared as a laserdisc in which you needed to press a specific...
Mortal Kombat – by Todd Friedman
When I was a senior in high school in 1992, I worked in the local bowling alley which had an arcade in the back of the building. Each month or so, the gaming distributor would bring in some new arcade and pinball games that had just come out. There were a lot of...
Five Retro Game Industry Standards We’d Love to See Come Back
The video game industry sure has changed since the ‘70s and ‘80s right? With micro-transactions and DLC, games change throughout development and release- a far cry from the old days. In this exclusive list, we old birds at Old School Gamer share five things we’d love...
Super Mario Bros. S – A collaborative fan game available as a download or browser play
I have always had a soft spot for Super Mario Bros, ever since I first played it as a kid all those years ago in America on the NES. Its one of those timeless games that you never can get tired of. Its super simple to learn and control for new players and the gameplay...
Wonderboy – An Arcade game from 1986 as an unofficial Amiga port gets a new tease by Acidbottle
Wonder Boy is a game designed by Ryuichi Nishizawa which started its life as a skateboard rock jumping and axe bashing platformer, that later became the great adventure platformer with RPG elements known as ' Wonderboy in Monster Land '. Both of these games have lived...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Chase the Chuckwagon?
Release Date: 1983 Publisher: Spectravision Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Arcade - Maze Alternate Title: N/A Model #: N/A Rarity: 8 Programmer: Mike Schwartz This is quite possibly the first (and only) example of a video game being based on a television...
1942 – Arcade quality port is still coming to the Amiga with new shown!
In 1984 a great shoot 'em up was released for the Arcades by Capcom and that game was 1942. A game in which you not only had to shoot down enemy planes including bombers, but you could also perform awesome rolls while collecting power ups. Thankfully this game which...
Tomb Raider – A rather special action adventure classic gets a BIG review by DarkwyndPT!
Hello everyone and welcome back to Retro Freak Reviews. Today, we’ll look at an iconic and influential title that has been on my backlog for several years. I’m talking about the original Tomb Raider. Tomb Raider is an action/adventure game developed by Core Design and...
Colossal Cave – Re-imagined by Roberta Williams
Sierra On-Line Co-founders Rebrand First Upcoming Game in Decades as Colossal Cave - Reimagined by Roberta Williams, Unveil New Trailer SEATTLE – July 12, 2022 – Colossal Cave - Reimagined by Roberta Williams, the ultimate 3D reimagining of the original text...
Riviera Story – A new arcade platformer is previewed for the C64 by Bladawietz
Even more C64 games to get through today, as trawling through the CSdb database we've come across a new C64 game as a preview called 'Riviera Story' by Bladawietz(?). This game available to try, looks to be an Arcade platformer in which you play as Fred and must...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Air-Sea Battle?
Release Date: 1977 Publisher: Atari Controller: Joystick Players: 1 - 2 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: Target Fun Model #: CX2602 Rarity: 3 Programmer: Larry Kaplan Given that this is one of the earliest 2600 games to be released, it comes as no surprise that...
Five Baseball Games on the Genesis You Have to Play
With baseball season in full-swing (see what we did there?) Old School Gamer counts down five baseball games you’ve got to play on the Sega Genesis. So go dust off that controller and play ball! World Series Baseball 98: One of the last baseball games released on the...
Metal Slug gets a beta port for the Sega Mega Drive and Atari STE
I can say for sure there's probably not many of you that haven't heard of 'Metal Slug', a game in a series of games that are well known in the community, going back to the days of the Neo Geo system. This game has plenty of humor, while remaining action packed...
1980’s “Spy Hunter’ is coming to the Amiga and it looks great!
If you remember the 1983 game of 'Spy Hunter'; An Arcade top down Action vehicle game that drew its inspiration from James Bond and was released on the Amstrad CPC, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, C64, Apple II, ColecoVision, IBM PC and NES. Then you...
Five Games Ahead of Their Time That Paid For It
Video games are like relationships. Some are great but come around at the worst possible times. The games below however, although far from terrible, were panned by critics, mainly because the world wasn’t ready for them. Although time hasn’t been so friendly to some...
Krillin and The Castle of 7 Daggers – Play as Krillin in this new Dragon Ball inspired ZX Spectrum game
Another retro gaming news story has appeared in our inbox, as Saberman was kind enough to let us know through Facebook, that if you're looking for a Dragon Ball inspired platformer for your ZX Spectrum, then you might like to play Junterlart's new speccy game of '...
Final Fight Ultimate – The Sega Mega Drive is still getting a seriously cool Arcade like version of Final Fight!
For those of you who are looking for another great Sega Mega Drive news story, we have just been tagged via Twitter that Mauro Xavier together with Edmo Caldas and Master Linkuei, are not only still working on bringing Final Fight over to the Sega Mega Drive as Final...
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,...
Butcher Billy’s Stranger Tales: The Second Season
If you are a Stranger Things fan, then you’ll know the artwork from Brazilian designer/illustrator, Butcher Billy, is stunningly amazing! The timeline of Stranger Things is perfectly suited for us nostalgia seekers with nods to everything retro that we loved from the...
Five Forgotten Shooters on the Game Gear You’ve Got to Play
The Game Gear is filled with gems. But Shooters, in particular just play awesome on the Sega handheld. Check out these fun ones today. Halley Wars: This Taito shooter has it all- wonderful gameplay and a killer score. Gunstar Heroes: Yes- this came out on the Game...
Donkey Kong 3 – Another classic Game & Watch title gets a BASIC conversion for the ZX Spectrum!
Another day and another Game and Watch mention, as the previous one was called 'Octopus' which was ported over to multiple Amstrad systems, and this latest release called 'Donkey Kong 3' has been released for the ZX Spectrum and developed using BASIC. Now unlike the...
Don Bluth’s Dragon’s Lair and Dragon’s Lair II available for the Apple IIgs!
Now I remember Dragon's Lair very well, from the Amstrad version with the jumping of platforms or trying to stay on the spinning disk without being blown off, or the interactive animated version which appeared as a laserdisc in which you needed to press a specific...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Air Raiders?
Release Date: 1982 Publisher: M Network Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model #: MT5861 Rarity: 3 Programmer: Larry Zwick Strap into the cockpit and take flight to engage in a not so thrilling dogfight against an entire enemy...
SNK vs CAPCOM for the C64 looks super cool in this new footage! ( Demo Available! )
Once again there's another fighting game that's well worth a mention, as thanks to Jon Eggelton letting us know through our Indie Retro News Facebook group, we've been told that he and Gianluca Alberico is working on a new game for the C64 called 'SNK vs CAPCOM'; a...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Commando?
Publisher: Activision Release: 1988 Controller: Joystick Players: 1 - 2 Genre: Arcade Alternate Title: N/A Model # AK-043 Rarity: 3 Programmer: Mike Reidel Your mission is to infiltrate enemy territory, kill every soldier you find and blow up each of their eight mega...
Space Invaders – The all time classic game ‘Space Invaders’ arrives on the ZX Spectrum NEXT
Yet another Space Invaders game has appeared in our Indie Retro News inbox, as we've recently informed through Facebook, that the classic game of Space Invaders which was previously in development by SplinterGU for the ZX Spectrum NEXT, has now been released. Yes...
GOG’s Summer Sale Finale with VirtuaVerse giveaway
June 24th, 2022 – That’s it, after almost 3 weeks of DRM-free deals for gamers from every generation are slowly coming to an end. Yet, before Summer Sale on GOG reaches its finale after the weekend, there are still a few surprises – the final giveaway, a bunch of...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Nikki Greene
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Nikki Greene, who currently is displayed on card number 4123, from the Superstars of 2022 Collection. Nikki is an all-around gamer that enjoys anything and everything about gaming. Her love is typically playing arcade or...
Five Games We’d Love to See a Sequel For
With the Summer beginning to heat up, we here at Old School Gamer Magazine are searching through our manacles for forgotten treasures. On our hunt, we’ve come across a few games that desperately need a sequel. Check em Out!: MLBPA Bottom of the Ninth: Many Konami...
Adult Animation Pinball – by Michael Thomasson
THE SIMPSONSby Data East (September 1990) This pin is based on cartoonist Matt Groening’s cartoon bumperthat originally aired during The Tracey Ullman Show. The shorts soon eclipsed all other entries in the variety show and spun off to become FOX TV’s first big hit....
Castlevania VBXE – Thelen is working on an upcoming Castlevania game for the Atari XL/XE VBXE
We've certainly featured our fare share of Castlevania inspired games over the years, especially the most impressive Castlevania Spectral Interlude for the ZX Spectrum, the upcoming Akumajou Dracula AGA for the Amiga and even Maria Renard's Revenge, which is yet...
THE MiSTer FPGA by Michael Mertes
As you read through this month's issue, chances are the classic computer bug will bite you, and you may find yourself searching for a way to acquire one of those marvelous computing devices from the past. Who wouldn't want to see the beautiful blue screen of a...
Golden Axe Tyris Flare Edition – A graphical replacement hack available for the Sega Master System
In 1989 Sega released the incredible side scrolling, beat 'em up, hack and slash fighter for the Arcades and for the Mega Drive/Genesis. It involved lots of weapon swiping against enemies and big bosses, riding mythical beasts, different levels, picking up potions,...
Garry Kitchen : GameMaker – by Patrick Hickey, Jr.
Today, video games are the leading voice of pop culture. Academics could deny it, film buffs and audiophiles may not accept it, but it's indeed the case. The highest grossing form of entertainment in the world, the impact of video games on several generations is just...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge – Dotemu is kicking it back to the 80’s invoking the turtles classic!
The news is spreading far and wide and that has come as no surprise to us, as just moments ago through our twitter page, we've found out that the publisher Dotemu with Viacom International and Tribute Games has announced the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:...