Featured Posts
Old School Game Exclusive: Inside Gunslugs
Old School Gamer chats with veteran game developers Pascal Bestebroer, OrangePixel Games and Julian Scott, Space Pants Games, on their new Sega Genesis title, Gunslugs About Gunslugs: Gunslugs is an action-packed, fast-paced run-and-jump game with a rogue-like...
GRAVIATORS – A Retro Sci-Fi Sports game
Indie developer Couch in the Woods is happy to release their retro sci-fi action game GRAVIATORS on Steam. GRAVIATORS is an easy to learn and easy to master, team arena sports game, set in space. If you’re looking for a casual friendly esports title, you don’t have to...
Karate Champ – A 1980’s Arcade fighting game by JOTD for the Commodore Amiga
As we said before in our previous article : In the 1980's Data East released the Arcade fighting game of Karate Champ; A game which established and popularized the one-on-one fighting game genre, for which it is considered one of the most influential games of all...
The Making of Karateka — AVAILABLE NOW!
Critics are raving about today’s release of The Making of Karateka, the first entry in the Gold Master Series from Digital Eclipse. An interactive documentary exploring the making of Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner’s debut game, The Making of Karateka is a...
Stunt Car Racer – This awesome game from back in the day gets a Commodore Plus/4 port and it’s AMAZING!
While many of you were overjoyed to hear that Stunt Car Racer from the C64 had been ported over to both the Atari 8-bit and the BBC micro. There's another version that's just been released which is equally special and well worth a download, and it's Stunt Car Racer...
Heads up NES gamers! Sam’s Journey by Knights of Bytes is available for Pre-order!
When Knights of Bytes released Sam's Journey for the Commodore 64 back in 2017 it was a huge hit! Indie Retro News awarded Sam's Journey game of the year 2017 as this game really surpassed all our expectations, delivering us a huge epic adventure that really pushed...
Rastan could be coming to the Amiga and it’s looking pretty decent!
We've featured a number of Arcade to Amiga conversions/ports throughout the years, from the more recent Super Xevious, to Flying Shark, Green Beret, Breakthru, and even our personal favorite Wonder Boy by AcidBottle. Well if you're looking for even more Arcade like...
Tapper – Arcade beer drinking classic on the Amiga gets a final release and it’s GREAT!
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...
Dig Dug Revival – Check out this rather cool homage to Dig Dug for the Commodore 64!
Remember those days when seaside resorts had many arcade games to play, from top down shoot 'em ups to nifty little platformers. If you do, then you'll be pleased to know that you can now download the rather cool homage to Dig Dug for the Commodore 64 called Dig Dug...
Chills and Stealthy Thrills Galore in Haunted House, the Latest Reimagining from Atari — Coming to PC and Consoles Later This Year
A Modern Take on the Iconic Classic Introduces Sinister Spirits Aplenty and Stealth-based Challenges Sure to Send a Shiver Up Your Spine NEW YORK, June 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atari® — one of the world's most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment...
The Story Of Millie & Molly
Commodore 64 puzzler Millie & Molly became one of Antstream Arcade’s first homebrew indie games in 2021. Antstream Arcade sent Graeme Mason to chat with its creator, Carleton Handley, about how this brilliant game came about. The Game: Millie & Molly...
Mega Man: The Sequel Wars – A top quality fan-made homebrew remake of Mega Man 4, 5 and 6 for the Sega Mega Drive
It's amazing to think that Megaman also known as Rockman, is one of Capcom's most famous game franchises and one of the most renowned games of all time. It was first released in 1987 on the NES and has spawned many other Mega Man games in the series including games...
Can We Get More Saturn and Dreamcast Love SEGA?
Nearly every retro gamer alive can tell you that besides Sonic the Hedgehog, the SEGA Genesis is SEGA's bread and butter. So many collections, so much merchandise, and even 2 different mini-consoles have been released under the Genesis moniker. While it's great to...
STERN OF THE UNION ADDRESS – AUGUST 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: We are Venom!: Choose your host…. Change the game! There was absolute carnage at San Diego Comic-Con this...
Atari’s 1975 Hi-Way Arcade Game
It is always quite interesting when stumbling upon footage of an old arcade game that many of us either didn’t experience or had long forgotten about it. One such game is Atari’s arcade driving game, Hi-Way. Hands-up those who saw or played this game in an...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight #300 – Paul Monaghan
THIS IS MY 300TH TRADING CARD SPOTLIGHT! Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Paul Monaghan, displayed on card number 4277, from the Superstars of 2023. Co-founder of the Maximum Power Up podcast, which was started in 2015, Paul has had a passion for video game...
Is New Video Game a Sign of an Upcoming Pinball Machine?
This morning I came across an article about two cool-looking horror-themed video games that are coming out this fall. The thing that immediately stood out about them to me, besides the fact that they look cool, is that Spooky Pinball has already made a pinball machine...
Airwolf Enhanced – An improved and more level version of a very difficult game!
Ask most retro gamers or people of middle age and upwards about the name Airwolf and they'd probably tell you of a TV series in the 80's that revolved around a rather powerful military helicopter and its crew undertaking missions with cool action sequences. In fact...
Rastan is still coming to the Amiga 500 and above and it’s looking very good indeed! (Demo Released)
We've featured a number of Arcade to Amiga conversions/ports throughout the years, from the more recent Super Xevious, to Flying Shark, Green Beret and even our personal favorite Wonder Boy by AcidBottle. Well if you're looking for even more Arcade like updates on the...
Argon Update: New UI / New Platforms!
Earlier this month, we released a major update to Argon on Google Play. It will be coming soon to Amazon and Windows 11. New “Streaming Content” style UI home page with featured games, carousels, banners and grids New Universal UI works across phone/tablet, tv, and...
Stern Pinball Launches New Insider Connected™ Features
[embedded content] [embedded content] [embedded content] Launch Parties and Operator Machine Tech Alerts CHICAGO, IL – October 26, 2022 – Stern Pinball, Inc. expands its award-winning Insider Connected platform with new features benefiting both players and operators...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘The Godfeather’
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Rick Salter, co-founder of Hojo Studios, to find out all about the GTA-inspired pigeon roguelike, The Godfeather! About The Godfeather: The Godfeather’s fast-paced “swoop & poop” gameplay takes place across dynamically...
Mytris – A new Tetris clone for the Atari XL/XE that features a lovely tune!
If you loved the 1984 game of Tetris , you'll be pleased to know a new clone by PPs, Buddy and VinsCool has been released for the Atari XL/XE called Mytris. This game that was announced by us some time ago but in beta, is not only a very decent version of Tetris...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘REMEDIUM: Sentinels’
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Sobaka Studios’ Head of Studio Dean, who details the REMEDIUM: Sentinels’ development cycle and the buzz leading up to its release this Summer. About REMEDIUM: Sentinels: Defend new areas of a plague-ridden continent with more...
