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My Antstream Arcade: Horace Goes Skiing
Platform: ZX Spectrum Year: 1982 Despite it being a firm early favourite, I never bought a copy of Horace Goes Skiing back in the day. But before you judge me as a dirty stinking pirate, furtively trading C90s in the school playground, hear me out: I didn’t buy it...
Inside Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction With Ronald Pieket
Destroy It All, One Card at a Time Powered by the same type of sandbox gameplay made popular by Grand Theft Auto 3 and a story that creatively borrowed from national and world headlines, Lucas Arts and Pandemic Studios’ Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction is one of...
Atari® Reveals “50 Years of Atari” NFT Collaboration with Artist Butcher Billy
The campaign from Atari X includes a free metaverse experience and integrated 1-888 phone and text line Atari, one of the world's most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — today announced a new NFT collaboration with artist Butcher Billy....
40 Years Since Its Arcade Debut, Atari’s Reimagined Quantum: Recharged Re-Embarks on a Galactic Journey Fraught with Danger and Brimming with Cosmic Wonder
A Symphony of Action-Packed Color and Sound, Quantum: Recharged Blasts onto PC and Consoles Later This Year NEW YORK, June 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atari® — one of the world's most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — is excited to...
Prince of Persia as a first tech demo for the ColecoVision and MSX!
Another interesting story for you all, as we have just been told through Saberman that the all time classic platformer of 'Prince of Persia'; a game which has been released for many different systems back in 1989 by Broderbund, may well be getting a ColecoVision and...
The Story Of Reckless Rufus
Puzzle-themed budget games dominated the latter years of the 8-bit computers, and here on Antstream Arcade, we have one of the finest of its kind. Released by Alternative Software in 1992 and created by Mike Berry, this is the story of Reckless Rufus. The Game:...
Atari Announces 10-Year License Extension for Rollercoaster Tycoon
Atari will Develop New Titles and Explore Brand and Merchandising Collaborations as Part of a Long-Term Plan to Bring the Franchise to New Heights Atari announced today a 10-year license extension for RollerCoaster Tycoon® with the franchise's creator, Chris Sawyer....
Rick Dangerous – A platforming classic as a remastered edition for the Amiga 1200/CD32!
If you remember playing the late 80's game of 'Rick Dangerous'; a very challenging platformer that made you feel like an Indiana Jones character traversing dangerous locations such as caves and temples while avoiding the bad guys and deadly boulders and spiked traps,...
Antstream Game of the Month – Alien Breed 3D
Somewhere out there, in the void of space, there are thousands of creatures waiting to kill you. I quickly reload my shotgun and fire, directing my hatred to the alien in front of me. In the time during the reload his mate has just strafed to the right of me and is...
Pit-Fall – A Boulder Dash (Prequel?) lost and found for the Atari XL/XE!
We've featured the 1984 Boulder Dash game many times now, from the release of Boulder Dash Junior II The Final Dig, to Boulder Dash Senior and even the more recent version on the VIC20. But now as something slightly different, we've just found out by Saberman,...
Flippin’ Entertainment Centers
Family-fun entertainment is the lifeblood of Tilt Studio in Tempe, Arizona. With over 170 arcade and pinball machines under one roof, there is no better place for FUN than Tilt Studio! Any location can become flippin' awesome. For more information, visit:...
Evercade Breaks Into The Charts!
Evercade Team17 Collection 1 Breaks Into the UK Charts! The Evercade community is currently enjoying their first taste of Amiga gaming on Evercade with Team17 Collection 1! 10 great games from the UK publisher are here, highlighting their beginnings and rise to...
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...
