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Barbie Rewind Now Available on PC, Consoles

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | November 13, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Atari, Gaming, News | 0 Comments

Barbie Rewind is now available on PC, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5. With over a dozen games on the compilation and special numbered Deluxe collector’s edition that includes a Barbie doll wearing an Atari shirt, this may be the perfect gift...

Chicago’s little known secret – “Chicago GameSpace” REWIND

by Todd Friedman | November 12, 2026 | 1980s, 2020s, Events | 0 Comments

Q*bert endures as one of the most inventive and endearing games from the early history of arcade video games. Created by designer Warren Davis, artist Jeff Lee, composer David Thiel and others for D. Gottlieb & Co. in 1982, the game stars the cute, stout-nosed...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Steven Lucas

by Todd Friedman | November 10, 2026 | 1990s, 2010s, Columns | 0 Comments

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Steven Lucas, who is displayed on card number 178, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Steven is the 1991 Nintendo Campus Challenge National Champion, in which players contested over Super Mario Bros. 3, Pin-bot and Dr....

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20 Years Ago: The End of An Era: The Last NFL GameDay on PS2

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Nov 12, 2023 | 1990s, 2000s, Gaming, Interviews, The Story Of... | 0 Comments

Nine years isn’t a tremendously long amount of time, but in video games, particularly sports games, it’s essentially a lifetime. From its early beginnings as one of the founding fathers of the original PlayStation experience, the NFL GameDay series not only held its...

Out now! Strike Force Heroes for Steam

by Old School Gamer | Nov 11, 2023 | 1990s, 2000s, Press Release | 0 Comments

About Strike Force Heroes - Strike Force Heroes is an action-packed, old-school arena shooter rebuilt with modern mechanics. First introduced as a Flash game in 2012, publisher IndieArk and developer Sky9 Games have completely reimagined Strike Force Heroes from the...

Atari Nano Player Pro | Review & Comparison | Atari VCS/2600 Classics from My Arcade

by GenX Grownup | Nov 10, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld, GenX Grownup | 0 Comments

Atari® is a pioneer in the video game industry, responsible for some of the most iconic games of all time, including Pong®, Breakout®, and Asteroids®. Atari® was founded in 1972 and, with a rich history that spans over 50 years, is one of the oldest video game...

The Italian Amiga Demo Scene & Darkage Software – The Retro Hour EP402

by Old School Gamer | Nov 10, 2023 | 1990s, 2000s, Podcast of the Week | 0 Comments

In week's show, dive deep into the 1990s Italian Amiga scene with Paolo D'Urso. From his days as a demo coder and cloning Super Mario 64 with the late Amiga classic 'Tales of Heaven', to the publication of 'Passione Amiga' magazine. Now, Paolo's reigniting his Amiga...

Why Paradroid For the C64 Was So Awesome!

by John McNichol | Nov 9, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, Columns, Console/Handheld | 0 Comments

The Commodore C64 was a great little machine for its day, and its games were worthy successors to the Atari games which came before it. One game will always stand out for me as particularly enjoyable, due to its innovative concept, progression, style, and overall...

Atari Revitalizes a Crown Jewel of the 80s Arcade Era with Berzerk: Recharged, Available Now on PC and Consoles

by Old School Gamer | Nov 9, 2023 | 1980s, 2020s, Arcade, Console/Handheld | 0 Comments

NEW YORK, Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atari® — one of the world's most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — is delighted to announce the launch of its latest retro-charged reimagining of a beloved gaming classic, Berzerk: Recharged....

The Week In Retro Gaming – November 7th

by Old School Gamer | Nov 7, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview | 0 Comments

Welcome to our weekly newsletter, all the latest retro gaming news in one place. Halloween has been and gone, which can only mean one thing... Christmas is just around the corner! Can you remember a game or console that you got at Christmas that has stuck with you...

Shadow Dancer – A 1989/91 game released for the Amiga could be getting a Mega Drive to Amiga port instead

by Indie Retro News | Nov 5, 2023 | 1990s, 2000s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired | 0 Comments

While many of you have probably played Shadow Dancer back in the day on the Amiga, some of you felt while the game was fun, it was lacking in graphics, noting by many as having an Atari ST colour-palette and no Parallax. Well one such user might be changing that...

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