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COMING SOON: Hyperkin’s DuchesS – XBOX Controller
Hyperkin Has Announced the DuchesS, an Officially Licensed Replica of the Original Xbox’s Controller S January 13, 2024 (Los Angeles, Calif.) Hyperkin has announced the development of the DuchesS - an officially Xbox-licensed replica of the Original Xbox’s Controller...
The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest
About the Game The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest (TASQ) is a parody/homage side-scroller where you set out to resurrect and re-kill Dracula to one-up your rival! Conquer haunted mansions, discover minigames in the overworld, and win back the glory in this...
Point and Click Adventure ‘Dead Tomb’ is Coming to Nintendo Switch, Xbox & NES!
8-Bit Legit & CollectorVision/Acclaim Bringing a Brand-New Point and Click Adventure to Nintendo Switch, Xbox & NES. Jan. 12, 2024 (Pittsburgh, P.A.) - Dead Tomb is a brand-new fun, point and click adventure game that will take you back to the heyday of retro...
ATARI GAME STATION PRO: Made for Fantastic Gamers – Hardware Review
This is possibly the first review of the Atari Game Station Pro by MyArcade in a video gaming magazine, but it absolutely isn’t the only review out there. The MyArcade crew got these out to a ton of YouTube influencers and I recommend you check out the reviews by Jon...
COMING SOON : Hyperkin’s Handheld Console for Genesis and Mega Drive
Hyperkin Announces Handheld Console Compatible With Genesis® and Mega Drive Cartridges January 12, 2024 (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles-based video game hardware developer, Hyperkin, has announced they are developing a handheld console, the Mega 95, compatible with...
Five 3DS Games We Sorely Miss And You Need to Play
The 3DS is now retro. Yes, we said it. With its retirement last year from the eShop and this April marking the end of its online services, Old School Gamer takes a look back at five great 3DS games you may have missed. *Note: Some of these titles use online functions...
Atari 2600+ Firmware Update Instructions | v1.1 Beta on Your Plus
At release, the Atari 2600+ was a fun throwback conosole allowing you to play physical Atari 2600 and 7800 cartridges, but it was lacking a bit of compatibility and functionality that Atari fans were hoping for. As of today, a beta for the first firmware update for...
Tetris 1200 (AGA) – The 1988 Arcade version of Tetris is coming to the Commodore Amiga!
The 1984 game of Tetris has been mentioned many times on Indie Retro News, with new versions of the game being re-released on the Amstrad CPC, C16, Plus/4 and ZX Spectrum. Well here's another version of the game that is sure to be enjoyed by many that still love this...
Top 10 Atari 2600+ Cartridges for UNDER TEN BUCKS!
The Atari 2600+ will be under many Christmas trees this season, but since it requires physical media to play games, you’re gonna need to flesh out your cartridge collection before Santa shows up. But which games should you be on the lookout for? GenXGrownUp has done...
The Secret of Monkey Island – A landmark adventure game appears on the C64, but with some limitations!
The Secret of Monkey Island developed by Lucasfilm Games (later LucasArts) was originally released in 1990 and created by now industry legends Ron Gilbert, Tim Schafer, and Dave Grossman. It was a game that has lived on the hearts of many with its fantastic pirate...
Duck Tales – Family Comes First! – Another fabulous speccy nod to Cartoon classic Duck Tales
Even though we were late in writing this one up as it was Christmas, we are pleased to inform our Indie Retro News readers that if you loved that classic Cartoon of Duck Tales, then you may also be interested to know that N10Team has released the ZX Spectrum game of...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Jason Newman
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jason Newman, who is displayed on card number 2589, from the Superstars of 2016 Collection. Jason is a multiple Ridge Racer world record holder on multiple platforms including the arcade version. His love for the game keeps...
The Video Game Crash of 1983
About This Episode Four decades ago, just when video games seemed to be the next big thing, the bottom dropped out. Compounding problems like market confusion, consumer confidence, and game quality to name just a few, nearly demolished a seemingly unstoppable new...
Five Retro Portable Sports Games That Still Hold Up
Although Sports games are released every year, the death of several franchises from EA Sports and 2K Sports over the years has limited the amount of sports games available. That doesn’t mean you can’t dig deep into the bargain bin and pick up a few classics though....
Mega Man “My Arcade” – All 6 in 1 place!
Growing up with the NES, there was a few games in the library that continue to grow strong even today. One of those is most defiantly the Mega Man series. The NES produced the first six games in the franchise. Some of these games are hard to come by and are a bit...
STERN OF THE UNION ADDRESS – DECEMBER 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: Venom: When the legendary Mark Tremonti expressed his desire to be part of an exciting new Stern pinball,...
5 Best Controllers For Windows Handhelds In 2023
Want to get a more professional feel when playing with your favourite handhelds? Check out our list of the best controllers for Windows handhelds and get more precise with every shot, punch, goal, and drift-powered corner. I know what some of you are thinking; why...
Five Portable Retro Fighters We Love
With the holidays over and the cold weather upon us, going season is in full swing. So curl up on the couch with your favorite handheld and get your fight on with some of our favorites. Tekken Dark Revolution: Why We Love It: Tekken Dark Resurrection for the PSP is...
Nintendo stock surges due to robust earnings projections & strong game sales
Nintendo stock has continued to soar overnight on the back of a strong earnings report in which the company disclosed that they have now sold over 132.46 million Nintendo Switch systems and have over 28 million Nintendo Switch Online paid subscribers. Nintendo shares...
Deck the Drones – A work in progress Christmas game with a demo from Amiga Cammy!
It's time yet again to mention the festive season, as if you have a Commodore Amiga at hand, we've been told by Saberman, that Amiga Cammy has made available an early demo for the work in progress Commodore Amiga game of 'Deck the Drones'. A fun for all the family...
mClassic HDMI Upscaler Review – Does It “Upgrade” Your Switch?
There are so many options out there to upscale your retro game consoles in order to make them look better on modern TVs. You can use something like a Framemeister, RetroTink or OSSC, for instance, and the results can be stunning. The thing that all of these upscalers...
Spheroid Xmas 2023 Edition – A puzzle game for the Amiga now as a new Christmas Edition!
Another heads up from Saberman and yet again another Amiga game for all to enjoy, is the latest XMAS edition of 'Spheroid' by Arkanix Labs ; a new Christmas version of a game that was originally released as a demo last year for all Amiga's with 1MB of Ram. For those...
Santa’s Troubles – Are you feeling festive for another Commodore 64 game?
If you just can't wait for Christmas day and fancy playing a Christmas themed game right now, then you might be interested to know that LC-Games, who was also behind Dig Dug Revival, Bagman Strikes Back and many many others, has released the Christmas game of 'Santa's...
The Atari 2600 Joystick
The Atari 2600 “Joystick” to me is the father of them all. There have been controllers made before the little black stick with the red button, but this controller changed the way gaming was played on what is considered the birth of home console era. ...
