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Xevious – In dev Arcade game for the Commodore Amiga 1200 via JOTD gets a new beta
Even more retro gaming news to get through this week, as thanks to yet another heads up earlier today from a good friend of ours, we have been told us that JOTD has released a new beta download for his upcoming Arcade - Amiga conversion of the classic game of Xevious....
The Field Guide to Collecting – by Tristian Ibarra
I grew up obsessed with the NES primarily because of my mom who was a major influence in my gaming life. Every weekend we would go to Blockbuster to rent movies and games so I was always blown away by seeing the large collection of video games that were in one...
STERN OF THE UNION ADDRESS – MARCH 2023
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: Foo Fighters: Stern Pinball and the rock and roll hall of fame band Foo Fighters unleashed a pinball...
Super Six: Bally Midway
American videogame publisher Midway merged with pinball and slot machine rival Bally Manufacturing in the late Sixties, but it wasn’t until the Eighties that it began using the name Bally Midway to promote its arcade videogame range. Throughout the decade, Bally...
My First Game: Franz Lanzinger and Crystal Castles
Everyone has to start somewhere. Even the most dedicated and renowned game developers begin with a straightforward idea, polishing and honing it until their first game duly appears. Sometimes these were released virtually unnoticed; on other occasions, they’d be a...
This fully featured BBC Micro Emulator in your Browser called VirtualBeeb is incredible!
Checking our Facebook feeds today we recently had a heads up from our good friend Ethan Knight of a new update that everyone in the BBC Micro community is sure to be excited over. Yes indeed if you had a BBC Micro back in the 1980's, then make sure to check out the 3D...
Indie Update – GAME BOY AND GAME BOY COLOR – by Brian Hall
ABOUT THE GAME BOY The Game Boy was released in Japan by Nintendo in early 1989, followed by a US release later that year, and a European release in 1990. In the US it competed with the Sega Game Gear (1990/1991) and Atari Lynx (1989/1990), both of which offered color...
Foo Fighters and Stern Pinball Announce New Rock and Roll Pinball Machines 👽
[embedded content] [embedded content] Headlining Exclusive SXSW Event CHICAGO, IL – February 28, 2023 – Stern Pinball, Inc. unleashes a new line of pinball machines celebrating and created in cooperation with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2021 inductees Foo...
This Day In Video Game History
