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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. ...
Stern Pinball Announces Auction of 2023 Fighting Illini Football Games
Two Highly Collectible Games; Proceeds Benefit 8 Players CHICAGO, IL – December 13, 2023 – Stern Pinball, Inc. (SPI) announced the auction of two highly collectible pinball games played by Fighting Illini football players during the team’s 2023 season as part of the...
Garbage Pail Kids – Mad Mike : The 8-bit Game ORDER NOW (ALMOST SOLD OUT)
wGrowing up in the 1980's, I collected many things. Baseball Cards, Video Games, Pennies, and more. There was one item that always got me back to the 7-11 by my house. It was Garbage Pail Kids. These "Sticker" cards came with a stick of gum as well. There were so...
Link’s Awakening DX HD – An unofficial PC remake that breathes new life into this classic Game Boy Color game from 1998!
If like me, you're a huge fan of Zelda, then you'll be happy to know as thanks to a heads up by Tom via Twitter, he has told us that linksawakeningdxhd has made available this incredible looking game of "Link's Awakening DX HD". As in the words of the creator "Dive...
Power Retail Awards 2023
Tell us all about your favorite retailer or tabletop cafe! GAMA Power Retail Awards recognize the best of the best from around the world. You can find out more (or see past winners) at https://www.gama.org/page/power-retail-awards . NOMINATION GUIDELINES Nominations...
Amico Home End of Year Update
The Amico Home™ snowball is rolling along and growing! We are reaching out today to announce a new game release, a new market place, and a new way to stay in touch with us and the enthusiastic Amico community. Dart Frenzy™ Now Available! Dart Frenzy is a super fun...
Arcade Trading Card Spotlight – Scott Mosey and Roxy Hinze (Retrocade)
HAPPY NEW YEAR !!! Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Scott Mosey and Roxy Hinze, owners of Retrocade, displayed on card number 2318, from the Superstars of 2015. Located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, Retrocade was opened by Scott and Roxy on December 5th, 2013. ...
Tetris Recoded – This latest version of Tetris by RetroBytes looks super cool!
It's time to move away from the Platform genre and look towards classic Puzzle games for our retro fun, as if you loved the 1984 game of Tetris, you'll be pleased to know that as of today, you can download the very latest Tetris game of 'Tetris Recoded' by RetroBytes....
Are video gamers mini crazy? Let me count the ways.
I have been wanting to discuss this many time but never had the chance to until now. I wanted to voice my opinion on how the gaming world is going mini crazy. I am indeed am one of those gamers. I can't help but collect all the new mini versions of the same game,...
Ronald Pieket: One: Man on the Run
The mid to late ‘90s were an interesting time for gaming. With the end of the 16-bit era and rise of the Sony PlayStation, the slow death of 2D games was beginning and the ascension of the sexier 3D games we now know and love today was upon us. The end result was some...
