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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...
License to Nil: Why Game Licensing Didn’t Work In The Era of the 2600
Licensing had a long and profitable history in virtually every industry prior to the home video era of the 1980s. Up until then, slapping a logo or face of just about any known IP was a license to print money. Peanuts began as a 1950s comic strip, but licensing...
Karate Champ VS Amiga – A 1980’s Arcade fighting game coming to the Amiga gets new footage
If you remember the 1980's game of 'Karate Champ; An Arcade fighting game that was released in the Arcades and later the Apple II, C64, NES, Virtual Console, iOS via Data East, then you might like this latest Amiga news story we've come across on EAB. As Jotd has...
INTRODUCING Ori and the Blind Forest™ Ori and Naru PVC Statue
First 4 Figures is proud to introduce their latest collectible! Ori and the Blind Forest™ Ori and Naru PVC Statue Pre-orders for our Ori and the Blind Forest™ – Ori and Naru are NOW OPEN! Take advantage of our EARLY BIRD OFFER by placing your orders before 28th...
Antstream Arcade New Games Update
It’s the new games mega blast! From arcade classics to 8-bit legends, these are some of the stars of Antstream Arcade that have debuted on the platform this September. Want something super fresh to play, for free, on Antstream Arcade, the easy-access platform for...
Two Brothers and their Atari ST
Part 1: Rediscovering The Atari ST In 2018, after our mom passed away and we spent months cleaning out her house, we decided, as twin brothers who quite literally “grew up Atari”, that we would start a podcast about retro gaming for Atari platforms. That podcast...
The Pumpkins – All Hallows’ Eve : An incredible Scene demo for the C64 with a new game Slash with Ash
Something slightly different from C64 gaming, as Atlantis, Bonzai, Genesis Project, Lethargy, Offence , Pretzel Logic and Wrath Designs have officially released the latest scene demo that was shown at this weekend's C64 Demo Competition at Zoo 2022 party to blow your...
Bring back more bones 4k – A rather small yet unique Dungeon Crawler for the C64 by Commocore
Another heads up for you all fine folk, as if you're a fan of the Dungeon Crawler genre, with games such as Eye of the Beholder or Dungeon Master, then it might be worth your time checking out Commocore's latest release of Bring back more bones 4k; a rather quick and...
Super Monza Grand Prix – A Pole Position inspiration arrives on the VIC20 16K by AJ Layden
During the late 80's Namco released a brilliant arcade racing game called Pole Position; a game which was designed by Tōru Iwatani, designer of Pac-Man, ending up as one of the most popular arcade racing games of 1982-3. Well if you remember this game AND you played...
