Fat Tarzan – This upcoming platformer for the C64 looks fantastic!
It's time for another Commodore 64 special, as looking through our Commodore 64/128 Facebook group earlier today we've come across an upcoming game by Rebel Bytes in partnership with Digital Monastery called 'Fat Tarzan'. A game that looks to feature great graphics,...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Roger Sharpe
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Roger Sharpe, who is displayed on card number 204, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection. Roger is also featured on trading cards 841 and 1709. Roger’s impact on the pinball industry dates all the way back to the 1970’s...
CRKD Announces PS3 Compatible Gibson Les Paul Guitar Controllers
The gaming hardware company CRKD announced earlier today the upcoming release of two new Gibson Les Paul Guitar Controllers. The Ebony Encore and Alpine White variants join the Cherry Sunburst and Blueberry Burst pro editions which were released last year. CRKD...
What Happened on the Ill-Fated Voyage of the Obra Dinn?
This Saturday, March 7, 2026, from 11am - 5pm, Gamespace is pleased to present Return of the Obra Dinn (2018) by renowned game designer Lucas Pope as part of the multi-site exhibition titled The Plot Thickens: Storytelling in Gaming. In this striking monochrome...
THE A1200 – FULL-SIZE. FULL KEYBOARD. FULL NOSTALGIA and a GREAT PRICE!
With the resurgence of retro gaming hardware enabling us to play old classics on big TV's with lots of built in games such as the NES Mini, SNES Mini, Playstation 1 Classic, NEO GEO Mini,PC Engine Mini and the C64 Mini/Maxi you'd be forgiven in thinking there wasn't...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Wes Copeland
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Wes Copeland, who is displayed on card number 769, from the Superstars of 2014. Wes is also features on card numbers 1838 and 2245. Wes is the current world record holder, on what some people call the holy grail of arcade...
Rise of Babylon – A city management game for the C64 by WindigoProductions
From the creator of awesome Commodore 64 games such Battle for Cronos, Deathflood Dungeon of Doom, devolution, and the tribe, comes a new C64 game that blends a bit of micromanagement and city-building, called 'Rise of Babylon' by WindigoProductions. A game in which...
Bringing Neo Geo to the PC Engine with the Arcade Card
If you were around for the 16-bit console wars, you probably remember the unspoken rule: Neo Geo fighting games were not supposed to be portable to “normal” home hardware without compromises. The Neo Geo MVS/AES was basically the arcade in a box, and it wore that...
A review of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask from Boss Fight Books
One of the most popular books of the Boss Fight series, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is finally back in print. It's easy enough to see why. Despite its odd place in the canon, with the game being a rushed project designed to make use of the Zelda assets...
Five Great Villains in Retro Gaming History
What makes a villain so great? Is it their demeanor? Their strength? Their disregard for the world? Or is it something else entirely? In no particular order, Old School Gamer Senior Writer Patrick Hickey Jr. breaks down five amazing villains that all possess something...
Five Retro Games Your Kids Need to Play
I was having a conversation a few days ago with a fan that loves my work in Five Nights at Freddy’s- kid is 18. We started talking games and I find out he’s never played Castlevania or Streets of Rage. I was shocked. So- this piece, which I know is written in a far...
Ten Hockey Games That Influenced the Genre Forever
The NHL Series from EA is the only hockey game on current consoles, but once upon a time, there were a ton of options for gamers. Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. breaks down 10 hockey games that influenced the future or made a statement. NHL All-Star Hockey:...
30 Years of Pokémon
On February 27, 1996, two games for the Nintendo Game Boy were released in Japan: Pocket Monsters Red and Pocket Monsters Green. Now, 30 years later, Pocket Monsters/Pokemon has become a sprawling, global phenomenon, with countless multimedia adaptations, toy lines,...
Retro Review: Fatal Frame: Maiden of the Black Water: Treading Lightly
Fatal Frame: Maiden of the Black Water” may be the best game in the series since the original, but it’s far from a perfect fit on the Wii U. With plenty of ambiance, beautiful visuals and some of interesting usage of the Nintendo Wii U GamePad, “Fatal Frame: Maiden of...
A “modernized” Speedball by Rebellion hits Steam
Lets go back to the 90's, a time of violent handball and ice hockey action, in which violence meets goal scoring antics that appeared in our homes on the Acorn Archimedes, Atari ST, Amiga, Amiga CD32, PC, Commodore 64, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Game Boy and...
BOULDER DASH 40th Anniversary *Updates*
BOULDER DASH® 40th Anniversary receives extensive content update and additional retro versions Munich, 25th of February 2026 - Recencly the cult title was named the winner in the Remake/Remaster category by the UK Gaming Network – BBG Entertainment is taking this...
Looking Back at Dossun! Ganseki Battle
For almost as long as there have been puzzle games, there have been puzzle fighters. The two-player version of games like Tetris and Puyo Puyo generally work by having garbage pieces added to the other player's screen whenever one player clears a lot of the...
Lock’n’Chase – An Arcade port of the 1981 Data East Corporation game for the ZX Spectrum (Now Free!)
Here we are with another great conversion, because if you remember playing the 1981 Arcade game called Lock 'n Chase, then you may be interested to learn that while the game was unofficially converted over to the Atari 5200, Amiga, and C64 throughout the last few...
An Iconic Nintendo Franchise Just Turned 40
Nintendo has no shortage of franchises that have broken past the barrier of video games and have become a staple of pop culture in their own right, and next to Super Mario Bros, that's no clearer than with The Legend of Zelda. Originally released in Japan on February...
JAWS Retro Edition
A re-release of the 1987 NES Jaws game with modern quality-of-life upgrades (save anywhere, rewind, music player, trophies/achievements, gallery). Includes two modes: Retro Edition – faithfully plays the original 2D action with enhancements. Enhanced Edition – a...
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Pjusk – A puzzler from Zooperdan for the Commodore Amiga [UPDATE]
While many of you are looking forward to playing the finished version of 'RallyXSE', there's another game that's worth checking out by the same developer, especially if you like puzzle games, is Zooperdan's Amiga game of 'Pjusk'. A Sokoban like game whereby you must...
Mega M.I.L.V – Bullet hell Amiga shooter by GoldenCode gets new gameplay footage
Throughout 2024 I've been keeping you up to date about Golden Code's awesome looking Danmaku shooter of 'MEGA MILV'. A game that doesn't just feature decent graphics, but more bullets and lasers than you can handle all running on a stock A1200 or above. As in the...
Sega on NEC: Arcade Classics on the PC Engine and TurboGrafx-16
During my college years, I transitioned from exclusively gaming on computers like the Commodore 64 and Amiga. In so doing, I found myself drifting toward the underdog systems of the time, like the Sega Master System and, eventually, the Atari Jaguar. Another underdog...
“The NES Controller” – Nothing more to say
The next controller to explore and to me the most recognizable and perfect controller ever made; The Nintendo Entertainment System or NES controller. This is the controller I grew up on as a kid in the mid 1980’s. Before the NES there were a few dull years of the...
How Lemmings Led to Grand Theft Auto
Before they were known as Rockstar North, the creators of a little game called Grand Theft Auto, the studio was known as DMA Design. A small team that would go on to change the video game industry forever, the beginning of DMA Design was scrappy, fueled by dreams of...
GOBLiiNS6 – The retro classic GOBLiiiNS are back with a brand new game!
If you remember playing the comical puzzlers of Gobliiins, Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon, Goblins 3 and then the 3D variant of Gobliiins 4, which had its first release as Gobliiins back in the 90's. Then you are going to love this! As we have been informed that as of...
Galaga: The Race to 10,000,000 (REWIND)
With multiple Galaga records falling recently and many new players and competitions being introduced, there has also been a drive to something no one thought imaginable as recently as 3 years ago – 10,000,000 (that’s TEN MILLION) points on Tournament Settings. Armando...
A review of The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy
The newest entry in the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Cultures Series, The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy does pretty much exactly what you'd expect. It explains broader philosophical ideas from the perspective of the Legend of Zelda games. But don't let the...
Stern Releases Pokemon Pinball Machine
Earlier today, Stern Pinball confirmed the existence of a Pokémon Pinball table and immediately made it available to order. While the Pokémon franchise is a broad one spanning decades, the Stern table is noteworthy for hearkening back to the 90s era of the...
Rayman: 30th Anniversary Physical Edition Launching on June 26 for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch
Celebrate the landmark game that launched Ubisoft onto the global stage with a charming mix of humor, fun, art, and challenging gameplay. Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition features five versions of the 1995 hit, along with bonus levels, enhancements, and an interactive...
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Track’N’Field – Centuri/Konami’s button mashing Sports game gets an Amiga release! [UPDATE]
Checking my inbox for the latest game news, and I've found out through Saberman, that JOTD's previously mentioned work in progress Arcade to Amiga port of the button mashing game of 'Track & Field' by Centuri/Konami. Has finally been released as a v.1.04 for the...
Updated 2026 Walter Day Trading Card Checklist
Here is the link to the most current Walter Day Trading Cards as of January 10, 2026. https://thewalterdaycollection.com/files/21/Checklists/12/Walter-Day-Card-Checklist-Jan-2026.pdf This list includes not only the Superstars of Gaming but also... Video Game Museum...
Long Live the Master System: The SMS Outside of North America and Japan
The only console that we had growing up was a second-hand Sears Tele-Games Atari 2600 VCS rebrand. Beyond that, all my gaming was either on our Commodore computers or on the consoles my friends had at the time. When I got to college, I decided to get a console for my...
Bubble Bobble Lost Cave – A true spiritual sequel to Bubble Bobble via Dave’s Retro Forge for the C64!
After previously announcing the update for Dave Retro Forge's graphically superior version of 'Bubble Bobble Remastered' for the Commodore 64. Along comes this new announcement from the same team that they have released the eagerly awaited game called 'Bubble Bobble:...
The History of Samurai Shodown
Samurai Shodown was the very first pure weapon-based fighter from SNK, an innovative idea released during an era when the company had no shortage of flagship fighting games, with the likes of Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, and later The King of Fighters. Proving their...
G-WARS – A Geometry Wars Clone for high end Amiga’s
Stephen Cakebread’s Geometry Wars originally started as a Project Gotham Racing Easter egg, but from then on turned into a fully fledged eye candy neon top-down multi-directional shooter, with appearances on the DS all the way up to Steam. Well it's time for the Amiga...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – John Riggs
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features John Riggs who currently is displayed on card number 4098, from the Superstars of 2022 Collection. John Riggs has been playing video games for as long as he can remember. From his earliest gaming memory of playing Donkey Kong...
“Arcade 92” – The Full Interview
ARCADE 92 - THE INTERVIEW Are you originally from Texas? So, I'm a Yankee, I was born in New York, lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma for a short bit. Tulsa was my first interaction with video games as an eight-year-old. I've been in the Dallas Fort Worth area for now well over...
Musings of a Retro Gamer: Sick Day Staples
As I've spent the last 5 days sick as a dog, trying desperately to focus enough to accomplish even the most basic tasks, I'm taken back to my childhood in the '80s. Back then, a sick day was a careful balancing act between not feeling well enough to go to school and...
Atari 2600 Raiders of the Lost Ark – “Why did it have to be snakes?”
Raiders of the Lost Ark is an action-adventure game for the Atari 2600 released in 1982, based on the 1981 film of the same name. The game was designed by Howard Scott Warshaw. When the opportunity to write an Atari VCS game based on the film was offered at Atari,...