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Brewcade Hopping
When you step foot inside Uncle Bear's, you aren't just getting a world-class brewery, but an entire arcade with DangerZone! What could be better? Check out the latest episode Brewcade Hopping! For more information on how to make your brewery flip out, visit...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘Vampire Hunters’
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Tiago Zaidan (CEO and Lead Producer, Gamecraft Studios) about their new game, Vampire Hunters. About Vampire Hunters: Inspired by the indie hit Vampire Survivors, Vampire Hunters has players stack weapons until you end up with...
James Bond 007 Pinball Making of Video
One of the most popular recent pinball machines that has been created by Stern Pinball is James Bond 007. Get a behind the scenes look at the award-winning James Bond 007 pinball machine featuring the films from the first James Bond (Sean Connery). The iconic,...
iiRcade is Shutting Down Their Servers – Friday June 23rd, 2023 – By Brad Feingold
As of this past week, it is with heavy heart that iiRcade has announced that they have to close their doors and shut down their servers. This article is not to discuss the internal reasons for the doors closing because that has...
Xevious is coming to the Commodore Amiga 1200 via JOTD and it looks super cool! (Preview Available)
As I said before in my previous article from last month. There's one type of genre that I loved playing in the arcades and more so on my home console, and that is the shoot em up genre! You know the type, enemy waves coming at you at all sides, your ship blasting...
Silent Hill 2 – Cola Powered Gamer reviews a classic Horror game!
It’s not often that a genre-defining game that’s also a sequel becomes such a massive success. You might think of games such as DOOM 2 and Street Fighter II, but when it comes to horror, one title will always come up, Silent Hill 2. After the success that was Silent...
Stern Pinball Launches Full Line of Godzilla Pinball Machine Accessories
[embedded content] CHICAGO, IL – May 30, 2023 –Stern Pinball, Inc., announces a full line of Godzilla pinball machine accessories compatible with the Pro, Premium, and Limited Edition (LE) models. Already one of the most sought-after pinball games in history, Stern...
Super Star Trek – 1970s source code of the 80 column printer terminal based simulation, converted to many 8bit systems!
Fancy a new game for the Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Commodore PET, Commodore 64, Plus/4 or Vic-20, then you've come to the right place! As thanks to a heads up by a good friend of ours in our inbox, we've learnt of a classic treky game that has been released for all...
Antstream Arcade Twitch Superstar: Mappyman
In our latest Antstream Arcade Twitch Superstar feature, we chat with another one of the wonderful people spreading the retro gaming glory of Antstream Arcade via streaming platforms. This week, we proudly present Mappyman, AKA Scott, answering questions on his gaming...
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Atari’s SwordQuest: What Went Wrong? [Part I]
Atari’ Swordquest Series: What Went Wrong? Part I On the face of things, Swordquest looked like the idea that couldn’t miss. It had elements that had never been done before in videogames, but that had the recipe for success that had worked time and again in...
Stern of the Union Address – June 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: The Foo Fighters Tour is underway and there are more badges to earn! Scan in and play any...
The Battle Of The Beat-‘em-Ups On Antstream Arcade
This week sees the release of the sixth instalment of the legendary one-on-one beat-‘em-up, Street Fighter. The Street Fighter games have been delighting and exciting gamers for over 35 years, and with this latest game sure to be another mega-hit, what better time to...
Galaxian500 – This Arcade conversion by JOTD and team for the Commodore Amiga looks super cool!
Quick Boxart by Mrv2k It was only just the other day that we announced that JOTD was working on an Arcade to Commodore Amiga conversion of the classic game of 'Galaxian'; a game that was regarded as an Arcade hit from all the way back to 1979-1984. Well we have some...
Tapper – Arcade beer drinking classic on the Amiga gets a near final update
We've featured the 1983 game of 'Tapper' a number of times now, as throughout these last few months we've been telling everyone, that the beer serving Arcade game originally by Marvin Glass and Associates released by Bally Midway, was coming to the Amiga as an Arcade...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Brandon Hurles
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Brandon Hurles, who currently is displayed on card number 4291, from the Superstars of 2023 Collection. Host at The Game Junction, Staff Member at GoNintendo and Founder at Game Junction, Brandon is a creator based in the...
Fix it Felix Jr – A Commodore 64 hit from 2020 gets a very special update!
I still remember how good Wreck it Ralph was, a cartoon which follows the journey of a villain from an old 1980’s arcade game that at the time in reality never actually existed. Well not until a real online, a mobile based game, a homebrew Sega Genesis emulated...
David Leitch: Primal Rage: Probe’s Other Bloody Port
Enjoy This Old School Gamer Exclusive Look at a Chapter of Patrick Hickey Jr's book, The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games! In the early ‘90s, fighting games took up a huge piece of real estate in arcades and home consoles. On the Sega Genesis, Mortal Kombat and Street...
Feed Your Head to a New Kind of Web in Akka Arrh, the Latest Hypnotic Arcade Wave Shooter from Atari and Legendary Designer Jeff Minter
A Fever Dream in the Best Way Possible, Akka Arrh Delivers All the Chaos and Fun from the Golden Age of Atari Arcade Shooters Atari® — one of the world's most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — today revealed Akka Arrh, a hypnotic new...
Skinvaders (Prototype) – Yet another Space Invaders clone for the Commodore Amiga
We've seen lots of Space Invader variants over the years, from Havie's Blitz Basic version of the game on the Amiga, to our personal favourite from Pink/Abyss called 'Tiny Invaders'. Well yet again we've been sent another version of Space Invaders for you to download...
Sly Spy (Secret Agent) – An enhanced version of a classic Ocean game for the CPC!
The Amstrad CPC has certainly had its fair share of fun games announced this year, especially with so many available to download such as MR.WONG, Cracky, Renegade Reloaded, and even our personal favourite Revenge of Trasmoz! Well here's another Amstrad news story to...
Collectors Guide to NES Black Box Games – Part 4 of 4
Video Games — Collecting Guide by Brett Weiss Why are NES Black Box Games So Popular? All 30 black box NES games get plenty of bidder interest in our auctions, but some on this list, such as Soccer and Stack-Up, are tough to find factory sealed. And don’t get us...
Atari® Reveals Sunnyvale, A Massive New Experience in The Sandbox
Step Into the Golden Age of Video Games and Explore Atari Sunnyvale, Which Celebrates the Birthplace of Atari, and Experience Your Favorite Games in the Metaverse Within Atari Sunnyvale players will be able to explore and interact with each other, and with NPCs based...
Atari’s Yars: Recharged is Now Available on PC, Consoles, and Stadia
Yars: Recharged Brings the Heat with Updated Neon Graphics, a Thumping Soundtrack, and a Hive of Progressively Difficult Challenges Atari® — one of the world's most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — are thrilled to bring us the newest...
Collectors Guide to NES Black Box Games – Part 3 of 4
Video Games — Collecting Guide by Brett Weiss We continue our look at all 30 NES black box titles with this penultimate post, which includes such favorites as Mario Bros. and Popeye. These early games for the console continue to resonate with our bidders and with...
