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GTA Advance: A Forgotten GBA Gem Turns 20
Grand Theft Auto is one of the biggest media franchises of all time, you need only look at the sales numbers for proof. The most recent game in the series, Grand Theft Auto V, has cleared over 6 billion dollars, making it the best-selling piece of traditional...
Introducing Polymega® Collection
At long last, Polymega System Software Update v1.1.32 will be releasing any day now, and with that news comes some great new features that we've been hard at work on for the last few months that we want to share with you. Introducing Polymega Collection Polymega...
A review of Day of the Tentacle from Boss Fight Books
As Boss Fight books go, Day of the Tentacle is unusual in that it is not, strictly speaking, an original composition about the 1993 LucasArts adventure game. Author Bob Mackey is a video game journalist who worked for USgamer.net among other publications, and...
Atari Acquires Chris Sawyers’ Transport Tycoon
NEW YORK, Nov. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atari® — one of the world's most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers —today announced the acquisition of Transport Tycoon in an agreement with the game’s creator Chris Sawyer. The 1994 title set...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside Project Haste
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Project Haste Level Designer Trex Bhai about the game’s development process and much more. About Project Haste: A group of five Game Design students from Vancouver Film School have been nominated for their work creating a new...
IREM COLLECTION VOL. 2 IS TAKING OFF! (Release 14th Nov)
Stuttgart, Germany - Can you hear the bustling sound of the arcades? ININ, Tozai Games, Irem, and Strictly Limited Games revive the exhilarating atmosphere of 90s arcade action with the next chapter of the Irem Collection. The run and gun masterpieces GunForce,...
Old School Gamer Exclusive Q & A: Grady Hunt Talks Bloody Roar
Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. chats with gaming developer Grady Hunt, who discusses his time on Bloody Roar on the original Sony PlayStation. Old School Gamer Magazine: How did you get involved in the game? Grady Hunt: I was working at Sony, it was the second...
Updating Atari 2600+ Firmware
Updating the firmware on your Atari 2600+ is a quick and easy process. Depending on your computer setup, you might have to proceed with an Admin password for portions of the installation process. Download the required files first and follow the instructions below. ...
Creepy NES Games to Celebrate Halloween
Halloween is here, and while you could settle in with some scary movies, we believe that firing up some retro horror games is the best way to celebrate the holiday. Although the horror genre didn't really take off in gaming until the late 1990s with titles like...
Games That Go Bump in the Night
With the advent of Fall upon us, the appearance of ghosts, witches and vampires at our front doors is not too far in the distance. Yes, Halloween will soon be upon us once again. What better way to spend a Halloween’s eve than curled up with your classic gaming system...
Five Spooky Classic Video Games to Play This Halloween Season (Part Two)
Five (Kinda) Obscure Retro Horror Games to Play This Halloween If you’re looking for spooky games that are a bit off the beaten path, retro gaming has you covered with some eerie hidden gems. While these games might not be household names, they each offer a unique...
Haunted: Halloween ’87 NES KICKSTARTER
October 25, 2024 (Pittsburgh, P.A.) - October of 2025 will mark the 10 year anniversary of us making games as Retrotainment, and to celebrate we'll be releasing Haunted: Halloween '87 (Year of the Witch). It will complete the Haunted: Halloween trilogy on the NES!...
Spooky Pinball, Jersey Jack Pinball, First Look at Sushi Madness and First Listen to Blues Brothers
Spooky shared pictures of cool new testing rigs at its new factory building. Neat pictures: "So excited to be using these new test rigs this week on the production line! Can't wait to do a factory walk through and explain our whole setup to all of you. We're very...
Ghosts, Puzzles, and a Cause: Graveyard Dude Now Available on NES
In Graveyard Dude, you’ll step into the boots of Henry the Knight, the legendary cemetery guardian, who wakes up to a haunting scene — graves overturned, bones scattered, and ghosts lingering where they shouldn’t be. It’s up to you to help Henry clean up the chaos!...
New Images of Dutch Pinball Exclusive’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Good morning everyone. I know that I've been quiet here for the past several days. A few 12 hour days in a row at a real job will do that to you lol. I'm finally starting to see the light at the end of the work tunnel and wanted to share some new news on Dutch Pinball...
Five Spooky Classic Video Games to Play This Halloween Season (Part One)
As the nights grow darker and Halloween draws near, it’s time to revisit some classic spooky retro games. Fancy graphics are not required since there’s something uniquely eerie about the atmospheric simplicity of retro games. So...
The Nightmare Fuel of “Clowns” by Bally Midway
Halloween is finally upon us. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been taking a tour through creepy, old video games, and I saved the most terrifying for last. For those who are unaware, coulrophobia is described as the “morbid fear of clowns.” Psychologists have looked at...
DarkFusion Systems
DarkFusion Systems has been in business for over 5 years, developing small form factor bespoke PCs for gamers and creators alike. Whether you're a gamer, engineer, accountant, designer, video editor, or other creator, they have you covered. Over the last 2 years,...
Splatterhouse (Turbografx-16)
Do you want head smashing, gut splashing, grotesque monstrosity pummeling action this Halloween? If the answer is yes (and of course it is), then Splatterhouse is your game of choice. Splatterhouse is a diabolical, gruesomely violent game for the Turbografx-16/PC...
Soundtrack Showdown: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (NES, 1988) vs. Friday the 13th (NES, 1989)
It's that time of year again! Halloween is upon us, and with it inevitably comes the horror genre. Whether it's movies, games, music, or an overall aesthetic, Halloween is one of the most festive holidays of the year. Two horror franchises that have seen their share...
Metamorphosis Collection Pre-Order: Game Boy Color’s First Horror Compilation
First-Ever Game Boy Color Horror Compilation: Metamorphosis Collection Now Available for Pre-Order Montreal, Canada –October 22nd– Retro publisher Incube8 Games and indie development studio Ben Jelter, announce that the Metamorphosis Collection for the Nintendo Game...
The Tale of Orpheo’s Curse
Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story, “The Tale of Orpheo’s Curse.” For kids who grew up in the 1990s, “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” was practically a right of passage. Along with R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books (the television series...
New Smurfs 3D Platformer coming October 24th
The Smurfs - Dreams launches across PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One | Series, and PC on October 24. THE SMURFS: DREAMS The fate of the Smurf Village rests in your dreams: dive into a fantastic journey to save it! Discover enchanting locations...
STERN OF THE UNION ADDRESS – OCTOBER 2024
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: The Uncanny X-Men: To me, my X-Men! Check out all of the latest news on Stern’s latest and greatest game,...
This Day In Video Game History
