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The Antstream Arcade Archive: The Plot
In our latest Antstream Arcade Archive feature, we look at another specific game from the Antstream Arcade retro gaming vault, giving you the lowdown on its story, gameplay, tips and more. This month, with Guy Fawkes Night just around the corner, we proudly present...
Mega Mole – Great news as Slow Mole is coming to the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis!
When it comes to games such as Meat Boy and VVVVV you just know the game is going to be fun but extremely challenging and sometimes frustrating as hell with broken keyboards and frustrating screams. Well if weren't able to check out the frustrating yet enjoyable...
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Why I like E.T. [Hear Me Out!]
Chuck-chuka-chuck, chucka-chuck, chucka-chucka-chucka-chuck, chuck-chucka-chuck… The little green icon slowly made its way across the screen as the numbers at the bottom dwindled. As I tried to dodge the blocky-brown FBI agent, wishing for the umpteeth time that...
Five Great ST Games From 1986
When the 520 Atari ST was released in the summer of 1985, it wowed computer journalists with its high-resolution Mac-alike monochrome display, and its 16-color (from a palette of 512) 320 x 200 graphics mode aimed squarely at the games market while "The 520 ST has...
Street Fighter 2 as a tech demo on the Amiga by NeesoGames ( 18/10/2022 )
We've featured Street Fighter for the Amiga a number of times now, each one showing a "what if" of what Street Fighter 2 would like on the Amiga if it was ported properly, for example one person is quoted as saying for the original Street Fighter 2 as "Shockingly...
A huge text adventure! JUST COMPLETED !
A huge text adventure begun by anonymous creators 40 years ago was only completed this year. Jason Dyer has a blog called All the Adventures (opens in new tab) (via RPS (opens in new tab)) where he plans to play and write about every text adventure ever made, from the...
My First Game: Chris Shrigley and Bounder
Everyone has to start somewhere. Even the most dedicated and renowned game developers began with one simple idea, polishing and honing it until their first game duly appeared. Sometimes these would be released virtually unnoticed; on other occasions, they’d hit the...
Nox Archaist: An 8-bit RPG for Apple II, Mac, and PC
A retro computer game inspired by Ultima and The Bard's Tale. Playable on Apple II or on a modern Mac or PC. Defend the realm! https://nox-archaist.myshopify.com/collections/games CLICK TO JOIN THE KICKSTARTER Nox Archaist by 6502 Workshop, LLC Nox Archaist is...
The Story Of The Sega Mega Drive
Initially released in 1988 in Japan, The Mega Drive (Genesis in America) represented the coming of age for Sega in the console war and is its best-selling console of all time, selling over 30 million units worldwide. It's easy to criticize Sega for the vast amount of...
EXCLUSIVE Tandy Assembly 2022 Report!
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Coming Soon to iiRcade! Ninja Baseball Bat Man
Chicago, IL - iiRcade Inc., a premium home arcade console that allows gamers of all ages to play their favorite retro and modern games in a true arcade style, is pleased to announce that Ninja Baseball Bat Man, officially licensed by Tozai, Inc. and Irem Software...
Planetoid – A side-scrolling shooter based on the classic arcade game Defender!
In 1981 Williams Electronics released Defender, an all time classic multi-directional arcade shooter featuring 2D graphics as you defeat waves of aliens while protecting astronauts on the surface. But what if I told you there's a new game by Ben James that is very...
The Antstream Arcade Years: 1994
With the Antstream Arcade search facility capable of narrowing its range by year, there’s a great way to discover the games from a time you remember especially fondly. This week, we look back at one such year and the noteworthy games that make it a fantastic time...
A New Way To Store Retro Games On Kickstarter
BACK ON KICKSTARTER NOW There are many ways to store your collection of video games and handhleds. A variety of handmade display cases and such are made on such such a Etsy and OfferUp. Finally a durable and professional way to keep your games all in one place is...
Transylvania Castle – A new game by Fitosoft for the Amstrad CPC!
If you have an Amstrad CPC and looking for another game to play through this week, then thanks to a heads up via Saberman, Liqmatrix and XeNoMoRPH, we've been told that Fitosoft has released a new game for the Amstrad called 'Transylvania Castle'; an arcade platformer...
PC Classic – A DOS Era Plug n Play
Psst - we’ll let you in on a little secret. Everyone knows you can emulate ROMs on something like a Raspberry Pie or even using your PC but this knowledge hasn’t slowed the demand for retro mini systems down any. The reason? Well there are a few that come to mind...
Defrog – Classic 1980’s Frogger remade for your Browser!
Back in the day I really loved playing the 1981 Arcade game of Frogger by Konami. It had loads of charm, great gameplay for kids and it really made you feel for the safety of those little green frogs as they hopped their way across a busy road, then across a river of...
“The Oregon Trail” is coming to the Switch
One of the most recognized video game from the early PC days is "The Oregon Trail". Some say that RPG games that came after were built from the gameplay of "The Oregon Trail". The original game was released in 1971 for the HP 2100 PC. Almost every year after it was...
Defence – A Galaga / Space Invaders mash up appears as the 4th entry into the MSXdev22 competition.
We've featured Galaga on Indie Retro News a number of times already, there was the Atari 2600 port, the excellent demake on the Amiga by Pink and Fade One and then the more recent C64 release by Arlasoft. Well fast forward to today however and there's another Galaga...
Why Warren Robinett’s ‘Adventure’ is Still Awesome
The Atari 2600 was a wonderful machine for its day. Despite having only 4k at its disposal, its games were etched in the minds and hearts of a generation of gamers. But few of the hundreds of games produced for it had the staying power, reach or influence of...
Aminvaders – Another WIP Space Invaders clone appears and this one is by Amiten for the 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 Amiga homebrew version of Space Invaders which...
50th Anniversary of Atari Pong – Pong50(Amiga), Space Pong(Amiga) and PongClone(C64)
In the 1970's Bushnell and another guy called Alcorn released a Pong prototype at a local bar named Andy Capp's Tavern, yet it wasn't until 1975 and through a long history that Pong actually appeared in our homes, and on my very own Atari 2600. Thankfully others see...
Billie Sue of 1982 – The First Playable Female Protagonist in Video Game History
Like some antediluvian myth, the history of playable female protagonists in video games is often shrouded in mystery. One could argue that Ms Pac-Man was the first or even the female protagonist of the lost game “Score” by Exidy. But while Ms Pac-Man may have been the...
Super Six: Namco
This week, it’s time for us to take an overdue look at six of the finest games from the famous arcade giant Namco. Founded in 1955, Namco enjoyed moderate success with various amusements until, in 1977, it joined the videogame boom. Building off the mechanics of...
