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Heavy Metal Titans – by Chris Williams
Hills Department Store in Anderson, Indiana, 1987. I’m gazing, completely entranced, in front of a giant display of hundreds of Nintendo games hanging from hooks. The white tile floor felt as if it recognized the weight of my shoes upon it. There are far too many...
Nintendo Power #1, NES, SNES, GB and More at the April 20 – 22 Video
April 20 - 22 Video Games Signature® Auction Highlights Include: Nintendo Power #1 (Nintendo of America, Inc., 1988) [Newsstand Edition] CGC 9.8 NM/MT White Pages Gyromite - Wata 9.6 A++ Sealed [Matte Sticker, First Production], NES Nintendo 1985 USA Duck Hunt - Wata...
Lord British – by Jarrod Kailef
Richard Garriott, AKA Lord British, is one of the most well known names in computer gaming, both old school and modern. His influence is still clearly felt today by scores of developers that credit his games for much of their inspiration. He is the creator of...
Boxx – Lemming880’s in-dev Amiga platformer gets a BIG performance improvement!
As an Amiga owner and a fan of homebrew releases I was pleasantly surprised by how enjoyable Lemming880's platformer ' Boxx 2 ' and ' Boxx 3 ' was on the Amiga system, especially with added bright and bold colourful detail by Koyot1222. Both of these games were...
Big Box Boutique – by Mike Mertes
I may have been the new kid on the block when it came to PC Gaming in 1995, but even as a console gamer, I knew the Ultima series carried some significant clout. The console versions of some of the Ultima games never crossed my path, but I knew that many of the RPGs I...
Colossal Cave – by Gunther Vinson
Colossal Cave is a reimagining of the original text-basedadventure game, first introduced in 1975 by Will Crowther and Don Woods, as a fully immersive 3D VR experience. Colossal Cave is already well known to tens of millions of gamers worldwide. Several elements of...
SUPER MARIO MOVIE OUT TODAY!
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is an upcoming computer-animated fantasy film based on the Nintendo video game franchise Mario. Produced by Illumination with financing from Universal Pictures and Nintendo, and distributed by Universal, it is directed by Aaron Horvath and...
Antstream’s 200th Tournament
London, UK – Tuesday 4th April 2023 – Antstream Arcade, the world’s first retro gaming platform to offer live tournaments, is celebrating its 200th tournament with a special event on the pinball game Slam Tilt Pirate. The tournament will take place on Tuesday 4th...
Behold The Evercade ! – by Mike Mertes
Blaze Entertainment entered the handheld console market in May 2020 with the release of the Evercade. The sleek little handheld had a lot of competition as the market was already flooded with cheap handheld units with built-in games, flimsy builds, and low-resolution...
Ultima VI – IX by Andrea Contato and Jarrod Kailef
In March of 1988, Richard Garriott was already hard at work on Ultima VI – The False Prophet. Following the same general game design strategies he had used previously, the new Ultima was to have an improved and more powerful engine, expanded gameplay, and new...
Five Retro Baseball Games You Need to Try to Kick off Baseball Season
Baseball season is upon us so try out these five retro classics that’ll instill an even bigger love for America’s pastime. Hardball 99: A dark horse classic on the PlayStation. Play it for the historic teams, but stay for the player editor. RBI Baseball: If you have...
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...
