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OBSCURE COLECOVISION ARCADE PORTS – By Brett Weiss
Although I first began playing video games on my cousin’s Atari Pong in 1975 and on my friends’ Fairchild Channel F systems in 1976 (both my next-door neighbor and another buddy a mile away had a Channel F - crazy!), the first console I actually owned was a...
Donkey Kong – A famous 80’s game has just got a rather awesome Arcade to ZX Spectrum conversion!
In the early 80's Nintendo released one of the most famous games of all time, and that game was ' Donkey Kong '. A game in which you played as Mario that had to avoid obstacles across a number of platforms, with sometimes a hammer in hand to save a damsel in distress...
Secret Level Episode 106 Review: Pac-Man
There's an old joke about Pac-Man and video games. Everybody knows that video games don't really influence kids' behavior. After all, if they were imitating Pac-Man, they'd just be chasing each other around dark mazes, popping pills and listening to repetitive...
Full Circle Pinball – by Michael Thomasson and Kelly Kaye
Pinball is a hobby that spans generations; one that can bring individuals from all walks of life together. I recently rediscovered this when I innocently walked into the Frank Murray Community Center looking for a backgammon partner. Instead, I met Kelly Kaye, one of...
The Video Game Life – by Chris Tang
Living in Hawaii was a blessing in many gaming ways – the Asian influence there provided Japanese bookstores with import game magazines and school friends who had software from Hong Kong and Japan. However, gaming retail in Hawaii was unlike the rest of the USA, as...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside Santa’s Journey
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Santa’s Journey creator Karl Dunkelman, who details the game and his hopes for it moving forward. Old School Gamer Magazine: For those that don’t know about the game, tell us about it! Karl Dunkelman: Santa’s Journey is the...
It’s In The Game Episode 4 Review: Amazon Prime Documentary Covers the Madden Franchise to 2006
Strictly speaking, It's All In The Game doesn't really end in 2006. All throughout, this documentary has contextualized the history of John Madden Football alongside the contemporary development and release of Madden NFL 25. That's just where the retro part of...
Garry Kitchen on Donkey Kong, Activision, & MORE!
About This Episode One of the coolest benefits of being a content creator is having the opportunity to actually speak with some of the key figures who laid the foundation of the video game industry, and my guest for this video is without a doubt one of those...
Vintage Oil Drilling Game that NEVER WAS! | Oil Strike ’75
Get ready to earn while you learn in Oil Strike ’75, a fun, exciting, and educational new game from Cadal Corp. where you’re tasked with running a rig and discovering new oil deposits at the bottom of the sea – no matter the cost. Who knows what you’ll find! Utilise...
It’s In The Game Episode 3 Review: Amazon Prime Documentary Covers the Madden Franchise to 2003
The first two episodes of It's In The Game covered roughly five years each of development time- the first two titles in episode 1, then Madden '92 through Madden '96 for episode 2. An appropriate amount of time is dedicated for each- obviously, building the...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Jared Hardy Talks Spyro the Dragon
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with game developer Jared Hardy, who discusses his role in the original Spyro the Dragon on PlayStation. Old School Gamer Magazine: Were you a gamer growing up? Jared Hardy: My sister and I had an Atari 2600 as little kids, and a few...
STERN OF THE UNION ADDRESS – NOVEMBER 2024
The Stern of the Union Address, your monthly resource for news, information and highlights on all things Stern Pinball. Without further ado my fellow pinheads: San Diego Comic-Con: This year’s San Diego Comic-Con was the biggest and best to date with none other than...
It’s In The Game Episode 2 Review: Amazon Prime Documentary Covers the Madden Franchise to 1995
When we last left off with It's In The Game, the documentary hit the high point of John Madden Football becoming the huge surprise hit of the 1990 holiday season. A lot happens in the next five years, and the second episode achieves a neat parallel by ending at...
The Video Game Manual (The Lost Art) – By Anthony Ripo
It has been a long time since I have reflected on my love for video game manuals since their existence has been obliterated with the evolution of video games in the last twenty years. However, an adventure game called Tunic, released in 2022, reminded me of the...
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams
About This Episode If you always know where your towel is, then you’re likely already a fan of the topic of this episode. His Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series was required GenX reading, and his work is beloved by millions. In this Backtrack, we remember and...
Get Set for an 8Bit Bonanza!
RIKI 8Bit GAME Collection Arrives on Nintendo® Switch™ This December! Take a Blast from The Past with a Collection of Five Retro Inspired Games and Music Albums by Legendary Manga Artist RIKI! Karlstad, Sweden – Clear River Games, a video game publisher specialising...
It’s In The Game Episode 1 Review: Amazon Prime Documentary Covers the Madden Franchise to 1990
It's a bit strange to think of Madden Football in retro terms. Yes, the franchise dates to the eighties- but it still exists today, debatably as the most popular video game of our era, just not one we generally describe as a part of video game culture because,...
NES High Score – by 8-Bit Steve
This issue of the magazine is all about video game rental stores. Like most gamers from this era, I have plenty of memories of renting games and enjoying them with friends and family. I am going to share one of my earliest gaming memories that involves a rental store....
Fast Food Dizzy 2 – An unofficial sequel to Codemaster’s Fast Food Dizzy is finally here! (AGA recommended)
As we said before in our previous announcement, AcidBottle is certainly no stranger to creating quality releases for the Amiga, the Arcade to Commodore Amiga game of Breakthru and Wonder Boy are just two of the ones that stand out on IndieRetroNews. Well here are with...
Atari VCS – A Third Year update – By Ryan Burger
The Atari VCS came out in early 2021 for most of its crowd-sourced backers; no… I’m not talking about the OG, The Darth Vader, The Heavy 6’er, the 2600, or whatever you call it. I’m talking about the Atari VCS 800 that was originally called AtariBoX. It was first...
Atari 2600 Spider-Man – He Can Sling a Web, But CAN’T CRAWL UP WALLS?!
Spider-Man is a vertical scrolling action game programmed by Laura Nikolich for the Atari 2600, and released in 1982 by Parker Brothers. It was both the first video game to feature Spider-Man and the first Marvel Comics based video game. Norman Osborn has been removed...
Blockbuster and Final Fantasy II – By Jarrod Kailef
Spring Break, 1992. It started the moment the final bell rang, signaling the start of a glorious week free from high school… A week I had carefully planned. But it wasn't the beach that called to me; it was something else entirely: a rented Super Nintendo from...
Stern adds accessories for Metallica Remastered table
In a recent press release, Stern Pinball confirmed that it is now selling accessories for its new Metallica Remastered table. The five items now available for sale on Stern's website here include an "...And Justice For All" Metallica Topper, an Illuminated...
Limited Run and GameStop are powering up! Retro releases from LRG are coming to GameStop
Limited Run and GameStop are powering up! Retro releases from LRG are coming to GameStop stores this holiday season! Sixteen classic Limited Run games for NES, SNES, and Game Boy are back at GameStop! Apex, North Carolina—November 22nd, 2024—GameStop and Limited Run...
