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Five Retro Series That Deserve Modern Remakes
PAX East 2023 showed us that there’s a need for retro sports and beat-em-ups, but what other games and genres deserve a fresh new coat of paint? Old School Gamer shares their thoughts on what titles would find a new audience with a modern remake. Adventure: The Atari...
The Atari ST and The Lost Dutchman Mine – The Movie
What does it mean to finish a computer game? Why are people sometimes compelled to get to the end state of a game decades after they first played it?What if that game is so obscure, almost no one alive even remembers it even exists. What if the developers never made...
That Video Game Podcast
TVGP Episode 803: Yavin-4: Where the Ewoks Live This week we chat about some video games! Sorry, I’m too sick to type up these notes. It’s like a surprise! Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS CLICK HERE FOR PODCAST Featuring: Michael “Boston” Hannon,...
The Age of Darkness – by Bill Lange
The Ultima series of computer role playing games (CRPGs) are set in a fantasy world of combat, magic, and mystery. The first trilogy in the series, Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness (1981), Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress (1982), and Ultima III: Exodus...
Feature documentary Ghostlord and the Quest for Dark Presence launches on Kickstarter
BROOKFIELD, IL (March 28, 2023) – Year of the Phoenix Productions is leveling up their documentary project Ghostlord and the Quest for Dark Presence with a Kickstarter campaign running through April 28th. The film delves into the life of Doc Mack (aka Ghostlord),...
Eagerly awaited SNK vs CAPCOM for the C64 gets an Alpha release!
Once again there's another C64 game that's well worth a mention, as thanks to Jon Eggelton and Saberman letting us know through our Indie Retro News Facebook group, we've been told that Jon Eggelton and Gianluca Alberico has released an ALPHA version of the eagerly...
Exploring the Depths of Colossal Cave: An Adventure of Epic Proportions
One of my favorite companies to explore has always been Sierra On-Line. As a child of the 90s, many of their titles captivated my imagination, especially Torin's Passage. Now that I think about it, there was a Sierra game to cover everything I was interested in....
Stern Pinball – by Michael Thomasson
In the early 1930s, Sam Stern sold pinball merchandise, parts, and accessories as an operator and distributor. In 1947, Sam boldly asked pinball mogul Harry Williams, of Williams Manufacturing Company, “Why don’t you sell me your company?”. In the end, Sam Stern...
1978 strategy game Super Star Trek reimagined with Star Trek 25th Anniversary!
It's been some time since we've actually featured a PC remake of a classic space game, so to change all that, here's a rather special heads up for you all it's Super Star Trek 25th Anniversary. As in the words of the creator "This free fan game is a remake/conversion...
STERN OF THE UNION ADDRESS – March 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: James Bond 007: In case you missed it live, make sure you catch the replay of the latest Marco Pinball...
Berzerk – by Eugenio Agueira
In 1980, Stern Electronics released a multidirectional shooter game with the title Berzerk. This game was programmed by Alan McNeil and it was among the first games to use voice synthesis. Mr. McNeil stated he came with the idea of the game after having a dream in...
Arno Dash – Welcome to Boulder Dash with 500 new levels for the Amstrad CPC
We've featured Boulder Dash already this week, as it was only just recently that we were informed by Saberman, that pmeier had released the port of Boulder Dash 2 Rockford's Revenge over to the Amstrad CPC, which was originally released on the Atari 8bit, C64, MSX,...
Gary Stern – by Kevin Butler
Stern is an interesting company. Although it is actually one of the relatively newer companies in the world of arcade and pinball, Stern has a rich and very colorful history dating back over nine decades before it became Stern. Other companies, such as Atari, Bally...
Grind – The very latest news for the upcoming Amiga 500/ST Doom like experience!
The previously named 'Dread' engine has been featured many times on Indie Retro News, as with every new update the Amiga 500 looked better than ever with fabulous new textures and new zones to visit. Well if you're looking for more gaming news on this upcoming engine,...
“More Than A Game”
Chris Williams Games aren’t just games. Sure, they can bring about great pride in gaming achievements, but more importantly, we’ve all had times that games massively affected our lives, whether they connected us with new friends, helped mend old relationships, or...
Made of Stern Stuff – by John Michonski
As you read in our January 2018 issue as addressed by Roger Sharpe, the Stern Family has been part of pinball and thus arcade history through SamStern being president of Williams Electronic Manufacturing Corporation. The Stern Family (Sam and Gary) purchased Chicago...
Countdown: Wii U eShop Spotlight – Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
From: NintendoLife.com For the month before the 3DS and Wii U eShops close for new purchases on 27th March, each day we're going to highlight a specific eShop game for one of those consoles and give a short pitch as to why we think it deserves your love and attention...
Lemmings – This classic game that so many love, could be coming to the Plus/4!
Lemmings was a game published by Psygnosis way back in the early 90's for the Amiga, Atari ST and PC and regarded by many as one of the greatest games ever, especially as it featured many blue, green haired Lemmings that could be blown up, ripped apart and dropped...
Super Bomberman 2 Remix – A demo of the upcoming NES/SNES to ZX Spectrum 128k remake!
Back in the day I used to love playing the Arcade bomb dropping multiplayer game of Bomberman; a game which was actually first released way back in 1983 by Hudson Soft and then published by Konami. Well if you too played this awesome game back in the day with a bunch...
Get Connected with Stern Pinball at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show
Showcasing the award-winning Insider ConnectedTM across new titles in a brand-new booth #15473 in the Central Hall Stern Pinball, Inc. announces its physical return to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas from January 5th – 8th, located in the Central Hall at...
The Retro Hour – Shadowgate with Dave Marsh
CLICK HERE FOR PODCAST We take a trip back in time to the golden age of point-and-click adventure games with special guest Dave Marsh, the mastermind behind the classic Shadowgate. CLICK HERE FOR PODCAST Beyond Shadowgate Kickstarter: bit.ly/3Xkvp0P Join our Discord...
Switch Online N64 Wireless Controller Restocks Coming Later This Week
Perhaps one of the hardest products to acquire for the Nintendo Switch is the wireless N64 controller. Not only is it an item exclusively available to Switch Online members, but there's also incredibly limited stock. Fortunately, Nintendo has been doing its best to...
Superman Vs. Spiderman: Red Vs. Blue, or False Vs. True?
The Atari 2600 had a lot to offer those of us who entered the home-video game market in its humble beginnings. A lot dreams were made and lived out in the humble 4k that every Atari VCS game brought to the table, be they saving earth from Space Invaders, winning races...
Legends Pinball Micro – by Michael Thomasson
Several years ago, AtGames released the Legends Pinball machine. At roughly eighty percent the size of the traditional pinball machine, it was a fine product that allowed multiple tables to be played digitally on a single device. There were several other companies...
