Five Underrated 360 Games You’ll Love
Microsoft plans to end backwards compatibility on the Xbox One and Series X, but that doesn’t mean every game on their old consoles will be available. In this list, we share five amazing 360 games that you might be able to play on your new Microsoft console, but some...
Atari®XP Launches New Game Cartridge Initiative with the Release of Three Never Published Titles
New York, NY (November 16, 2021) - Atari® — one of the world's most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — today announced the launch of Atari XP, an initiative to bring rare and never-released Atari game cartridges to market. The first...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know M.A.D.?
Publisher: US Games Release: 1982 Controller: Joystick Players: 1-2 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model: # VC1012 Rarity: 4 Programmer: N/A In this discount Missile Command knockoff you must use your base to defend your civilization’s energy supply against...
Five Point and Click Games You Must Play
Point and Click games are at the heart of the Retro game experience. They are smart, they often have great tunes and most of all, they make you think. For that reason alone, they have a cult fanbase among older gamers and are appreciated heavily by those who...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Paul Streifel
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Paul Streifel, who currently is displayed on card number 3982, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection. In October 2020, Paul saw some chatter online on a Facebook arcade game leaderboard about how nobody was playing Snap Jack...
The Console Wars 1990-1999 by Kevin Butler
As the decade of the 1980s faded into memory for the video game and console industry, many changes were about to occur to hearken in the decade of the 1990s. Atari, the main player in both the arcades and home video games/consoles, found its star starting to descend...
An Interview with Zach Sharpe – by Michael Thomasson
Zach is the son of industry legend Roger Sharpe, aka “the man who saved pinball.” While his pedigree may have initially defined him, Zach has made a name for himself by becoming the “World’s Greatest Pinball Player”, finishing number one on the World Pinball Player...
Get the Led Out ! Led Zeppelin Pinball by Brett Weiss
Gary Stern, the Chairman and CEO of Stern Pinball Inc., summed it up best when he proclaimed, “There is nothing more energizing and fun than bringing pinball and music together.” After releasing nearly a dozen pins based on iconic rock bands, Stern’s latest launch...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Haunted House?
Release Date: 1981 Publisher: Atari Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Adventure Alternate Title: N/A Model #: CX2654 Rarity: 2 Programmer: James Andreasen This is a nice spin on the tried and true Adventure style gameplay. In the small town of Spirit Bay there...
Preparing for Dread
Playing through all the 2D Metroid games was something I've been wanting to do for a while. While Metroid Fusion always haunted me as a game I never got to beat (until recently) the series always piqued my interest. Who doesn't want to be a badass bounty hunter in...
An Interview with Tommy Tallarico by Todd Friedman
There are few industry leaders that immediately come to mind when you talk about the gaming industry and the console wars in the 1990s. One of those leaders is Tommy Tallarico. Tommy has been involved in almost every aspect of the gaming industry: development,...
James Dillon: Crash Bandicoot by Patrick Hickey, Jr.
Every console has a game synonymous with it. A game that effectively represents it, its capabilities, and its legacy. For Atari, it was Pong and possibly Pitfall. For Nintendo, it’s always been the Super Mario franchise. Sega’s is Sonic the Hedgehog. The PlayStation...
8BitCade Level UP Launches on Kickstarter
The 8BitCADE Level Up is a fun yet challenging way to learn how to code. It is a combination of hardware (the prebuilt console) and software (the learn platform) that work hand in hand to allow you to learn the fundamentals of coding step by step! From online courses...
Sega Genesis vs. Super Nintendo by Brett Weiss
Back in 1989, I worked at the primary location of Lone Star Comics, a retail chain and mecca of popular culture in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. It was a great time to work at such a place and an amazing time to be a fan of cartoons, comic books, and the like. The...
An Interview with Jaden Berk – by Michael Mertes
Yeah, it's a hot and humid afternoon in Austin, Texas, and at the Palmer Events Center, Jaden Berk is surrounded. Jaden jukes and jives from place to place to face those surrounding him head-on with enthusiastic energy. If you were thinking zombies straight out of...
2010s: The Decade of the Online Progressive Slot
The emergence of progressive slot machines was one of the most significant milestones in the history of slot gaming. IGT developed the world’s first land-based progressive jackpot slot game called Megabucks. An electronic network connected multiple Megabucks slot...
The Pre-order of «Metal Dragon» for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive At a Special Price Has Started!
This is a port to the Sega Genesis / Mega drive of our latest game, with many improvements and extras. This video shows the intro and first minutes of game-play of Metal Dragon for the Genesis / Mega drive (NTSC format): https://youtu.be/lz6aj3QMFyY The game is a...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Robbie Lakeman
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Robbie Lakeman, who currently is displayed on card number 485, from the Superstars of 2013 Collection. Robbie is also featured on cards 504, 1821, and 2238. Robbie is a fierce competitor in the retro arcade genre. His claim to...
iiRcade Review – Mayham Brawlers by Todd Friedman
Whoa. What a cool looking game. Taking the comic book story lines to beat em' up action is a perfect combination in my opinion. The color and detail on this game are perfect. It was really well done when it was designed and looks and sounds perfect on the iiRcade....
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Alien?
Release Date: 1982 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Arcade - Pac-Man Alternate Title: N/A Model #: 11006 Rarity: 4 Programmer: Doug Neubauer This is one of the more confusing movie adaptations in video game history. This is based on...
iiRcade Review – Knights and Guns by Todd Friedman
Wow. What a fantastic looking shoot 'em up game for the iiRcade. Also available on the Nintendo Switch, Knights and Guns is a lot more fin on an arcade style platform and the iiRcade handles it perfectly. The appreciation of details and sound are amazing on this...
SNK VS. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium Review (Steam/PC)
While many say that Marvel VS Capcom is the ultimate experience in fighting game crossovers, I have to disagree. As someone who frequented the arcades regularly, I spent plenty of time split between my favorite Capcom fighters like Street Fighter Alpha 2 and SNK...
G-Darius HD Review (Nintendo Switch)
I've had the pleasure of first experiencing the Darius series for the first time in our local arcade around 1991 or 92. The site of the cabinet itself was excellent, but seeing the game in action spread across three arcade monitors made for the ultimate arcade...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Casey Ross
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Casey Ross who currently is displayed on card number 2976, from the Superstars of 2018 Collection. Casey is a veteran playwright and an avid video game enthusiast. Casey has been a big influence in the gaming community the...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Airlock?
Release Date: 1982 Publisher: Data Age Controller: Joystick Players: 1 - 2 Genre: Action - Platformer Alternate Title: N/A Model #: DA1004 Rarity: 3 Programmer: N/A This is one of the most unforgiving titles on the system. If you don't begin with absolute...
Old School Gamer Magazine at the Pinball Expo
On October 29th and 30th,2021, Old School Gamer Magazine and iiRcade will be guests at the 2021 Pinball/Gaming Expo. Come out to see members of the writing staff and creator Ryan Burger as well as the new iiRcade machine that has been out this past year. Founded in...
Centipede: Recharged Review (Nintendo Switch)
Centipede: Recharged takes the premise of the original Centipede's "Kill them first before they kill you" mechanics and injects some new life into the classic trackball Atari game. Fans of the original game will be right at home as soon as they fire up the...
My iiRcade Review – by Todd Friedman
Are you an arcade owner? Do you find yourself playing your new arcade game every day the first few weeks you get it and then it pretty much just sits there? Unless you have a huge space to store different games, it is unlikely you can store or collect hundreds of...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Gorf?
Release Date: 1982 Publisher: CBS Electronics Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model #: 80010 Rarity: 3 Programmer: Alex Leavens This port of the arcade classic comes up just a bit short. You are a Space Cadet that has received...
iiRcade Review – Ultra Mission by Todd Friedman
Do you like the arcade games Berzerk and Frenzy? Well if you do, then Ultra Mission is a perfect selection for the iiRcade. The concept is almost the same as you move around a maze to get to the exit, enemies are in your path and you must take them out to gain points...
RetroMania Wrestling – by Michael Mertes
Just when no one thought it could happen, a sequel to the fantastic WWF WrestleFest arcade game has appeared in the form of RetroMania Wrestling. The Road Warriors make their return to this pixelated smash fest along with a mix of 14 other superstars. Legendary...
The Story of WWF Wrestlefest – By Kieren Hawken
You know, if we asked you to name a hugely popular arcade game that had never been ported to a home system you would probably struggle to do so, yet in the form of Technos’ WWF WrestleFest we have just that! Before we go on to talk about that game in detail, we ...
Dev History: George Allan
For young sci-fi nut George Allan, the computer boom of the Eighties was a revelation. “I was a big sci-fi fan the one day it turned out computers were real!” he laughs. Antstream Arcade talks to the ex-Gremlin coder to discover more about the games he worked on...
35th Anniversary of the Legend of Zelda – by Brett Weiss and Brian Lesyk
The Legend of Zelda, one of the most iconic video games in the history of the industry, turned 35 earlier this year. Yep, the epic quest that kept many a Gen-Xer up late into the night, exploring the world of Hyrule, is now three-and-half decades old. The game was...
End of Days: Famicom Disk System – by Michael Mertes
Those who stepped in front of a Famicom Disk, Writer Kiosk in April of 1992 may have scratched their heads when they saw the latest and last title available via the disk writer service with Clu Clu Land: Welcome to New Clu Clu Land. New Clu Clu Land is an updated...
iiRcade Review – Shadow Dancer by Todd Friedman
Shadow Dancer for the iiRcade is a really cool throw back to the classic Shinobi arcade games. This arcade port really brings back the fun and enjoyment of side scrolling, ninja star throwing action. One of my favorite Sega Genesis games is Revenge of Shinobi. The...
A Blast from the Past – by Craig Cooper
Have you ever had a moment of nostalgia thinking about just how much you would love to go play a few of your favorite old games again? With much excitement, you dust off the old system and start hooking it up only to find that the connectors on your wires do not...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Glib?
Release Date: 1983 Publisher: Seichow & Righter Controller: Joystick Players: 1 - 2 Genre: Word Game Alternate Title: N/A Model #: 87 Rarity: 9 Programmer: N/A This is a relatively fun word game, provided you are into that sort of thing. From the creators of...
Sega’s Early Adventure Games – by Michael Coorlim
When you think of Sega and Adventure games, what comes to mind are probably games released for the Saturn. Less well remembered, perhaps, are the games released for its 8 and 16-bit systems - the Master System, the Genesis, the Sega CD. Sega’s marketing targeted...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Adrian Rodriguez
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Adrian Rodriguez who currently is displayed on card number 3972, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection. Adrian got into video games at a young age. Adrian really got into video games when Mario Forever was on the PC. In the...