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Marvel vs. Capcom 2 – by Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | September 10, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview | 0 Comments

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes is one of the greatest games of its genre, and as a longtime fan of superheroes and fighters, I love it. Some of my earliest comic- reading memories were at two of my cousins’ houses—one stocked with funny animal and cartoon...

Aliens: The Video Games An Unofficial Guide

by Old School Gamer | September 9, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Press Release | 0 Comments

Aliens: The Video Games An Unofficial Guide Author: Mike Diver Highlights Details every officially licensed Alien series video game - including Alien vs Predator titles - from early '80s computer and console releases to cutting-edge virtual reality. Taps into the...

Modern Fighting Game Collections – by Brian Lesyk

by Brian Lesyk | September 8, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview | 0 Comments

Most of us would generally agree that the 1990s represented the golden age of fighting games. The quality and quantity of fighting game titles that emerged during that decade was unprecedented, to say the very least. Of course, there were some notable duds, but in a...

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Why I like E.T. [Hear Me Out!]

by John McNichol | Nov 14, 2022 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Opinions | 0 Comments

Chuck-chuka-chuck, chucka-chuck, chucka-chucka-chucka-chuck, chuck-chucka-chuck… The little green icon slowly made its way across the screen as the numbers at the bottom dwindled. As I tried to dodge the blocky-brown FBI agent, wishing for the umpteeth time that...

Five Great ST Games From 1986

by Steve Fulton | Nov 14, 2022 | 1980s, AtariST | 0 Comments

When the 520 Atari ST was released in the summer of 1985, it wowed computer journalists with its high-resolution Mac-alike monochrome display, and its 16-color (from a palette of 512) 320 x 200 graphics mode aimed squarely at the games market while "The 520 ST has...

Street Fighter 2 as a tech demo on the Amiga by NeesoGames ( 18/10/2022 )

by Indie Retro News | Nov 13, 2022 | 1990s, 2010s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired | 0 Comments

We've featured Street Fighter for the Amiga a number of times now, each one showing a "what if" of what Street Fighter 2 would like on the Amiga if it was ported properly, for example one person is quoted as saying for the original Street Fighter 2 as "Shockingly...

A huge text adventure! JUST COMPLETED !

by Old School Gamer | Nov 12, 2022 | 1970s, 2020s | 0 Comments

A huge text adventure begun by anonymous creators 40 years ago was only completed this year. Jason Dyer has a blog called All the Adventures (opens in new tab) (via RPS (opens in new tab)) where he plans to play and write about every text adventure ever made, from the...

My First Game: Chris Shrigley and Bounder

by Antstream Blog | Nov 11, 2022 | 1980s, Antstream, C64 Vic20 | 0 Comments

Everyone has to start somewhere. Even the most dedicated and renowned game developers began with one simple idea, polishing and honing it until their first game duly appeared. Sometimes these would be released virtually unnoticed; on other occasions, they’d hit the...

Nox Archaist: An 8-bit RPG for Apple II, Mac, and PC

by Old School Gamer | Nov 10, 2022 | Apple 2, Console/Handheld | 0 Comments

A retro computer game inspired by Ultima and The Bard's Tale. Playable on Apple II or on a modern Mac or PC. Defend the realm! https://nox-archaist.myshopify.com/collections/games CLICK TO JOIN THE KICKSTARTER Nox Archaist by 6502 Workshop, LLC Nox Archaist is...

The Story Of The Sega Mega Drive

by Antstream Blog | Nov 9, 2022 | 1980s, Antstream, Console/Handheld | 0 Comments

Initially released in 1988 in Japan, The Mega Drive (Genesis in America) represented the coming of age for Sega in the console war and is its best-selling console of all time, selling over 30 million units worldwide. It's easy to criticize Sega for the vast amount of...