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Retro Gaming at the Pinball Expo October 20-22
Pinball Expo is the brain child of Rob Berk who grew up playing pinball. His dream was to recognize his heroes – the pinball designers and artists that created the games he loved. With the help of Bill Kurtz and Mike Pacak, Pinball Expo became a reality taking place...
Cheesy Listening – Alcatraz, Rebels & Offence presents a brand new Commodore Amiga Music Disk!
Once again we are turning our attention away from games and towards our music lovers, as an incredible music collection has been released by Alcatraz, Rebels & Offence for the Commodore Amiga called ' Cheesy Listening '. A music disk which doesn't just contain...
Drag and Drop – A new Block Puzzle game released for the Amiga by Electric Black Sheep
I'm terrible at Puzzle games! Not only that, but trying to write an article regarding anything Puzzle related just isn't my strong point. Still if you like puzzle games and have an Amiga, you might like this latest news story, as Electric Black Sheep has recently...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Jaden Berk
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jaden Berk, who is displayed on card number 1324, from the Superstars of 2014 Collection. Jaden has been around pinball in some sort of fashion his whole life. His father, Robert Berk, would create and start a pinball expo...
The CONK game engine – Another Amiga game engine appears but this one was never released!
We've featured many game engine updates throughout the years, from the C64 with SEUCK, to a constant array of updates for the Amiga with either Backbone, Redpill or our personal favorite from Earok called The Scorpion Engine. Well here we are with another game engine...
Space Panic – 1980’s Universal Entertainment game homage arrives on the Amstrad and it’s fun!
Way back in 1984 Alligata Software released 'Panic Planet'; a platformer with many similarities to load runner with your character digging holes and trapping enemies within. What sets this apart from Load Runner though is the fact that enemies can be pushed through so...
Antstream Arcade partners with Neo Legend for a new take on retro arcade gaming London: 11th October 2022 - Global cloud gaming leader Antstream Arcade has partnered with Neo Legend, the reference brand of arcade machines based in Paris to create a new generation of...
Snow Battle Princess Sayuki
We're stoked to announce a true concealed jewel in the precious stone department of video games. Together with our good friends at Mebius and original dev Starfish SD, we're pleased to let you know that Snow Battle Princess Sayuki will finally be available as physical...
THE ATARI : Still the Original
Buying Original Hardware While not the easiest way to play old Atari home console games, it is the most authentic. Atari game consoles are still available in retro game shops for reasonable prices and are not extremely difficult to find. In fact, online retro gaming...
Super Smash Bros/Super Mario Kart Tournaments
BHOP Esports Presents: Replay! Oct 20th — 23rd, 2022 1551 Thoreau Dr N, Schaumburg, IL 60173, USA Welcome to REPLAY, a Mario-themed tournament event happening at Pinball Expo 2022! Limited number of entrants! Sign up TODAY! Featured Games Super Smash Bros. Ultimate...
ANBERNIC Teases Their New RG505 Retro Handheld
So here we are again introducing another new Anbernic handheld console this year. This time the RG505. Just to catch you up: In 2022 alone, Anbernic has released the RG300X, RG552, RG503, RG353P, and their Portable Gaming PC the Win 600 (did we miss any?). While us at...
Fight or Fright Event is Back !
Shadow Royale returns this season. Take a trip in this terrifying twist of Trios, where any killed Legend respawns in SHADOW FORM. Shadows can run on walls, double jump, revive allies, and deliver extra melee damage. Other Shadows fall with one punch, and their living...
Cabal, Blood Bros., Heated Barrel, and Toki Coming Soon to iiRcade Game Store
iiRcade will soon add four arcade titles from TAD Corporation to Game Store 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 four classic arcade...
Will Shmups Ever Have Their Day In The Sun?
Video game genres were formed in the arcade. The experiences we continue to play today were invented for coin-op, and then brought home for us to enjoy on consoles. Pretty much every genre made the jump to consoles just fine, from fighting games to platformers to even...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Todd Tuckey
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Todd Tuckey who currently is displayed on card number 1712, from the Superstars of 2014 Collection. Todd is also on card # 4117. Todd is the owner of TNT Amusements, Inc. located in Southampton, PA. Todd started TNT in 1979,...
Metro Siege – The eagerly awaited Amiga brawler gets new footage from BitBeamCannon
What an incredible amount of Amiga news we've had this month, from the in-development game of Scramble, to the latest updates of the upcoming Robocop AGA. Well here we are with another Amiga news story, as we've just been told that Pixelglass and the team behind...
The MOST Controversial Game… EVER???
The Quest for Stale Gum Begins! In the '80s, the world was ruled by two things: the Nintendo Entertainment System and Garbage Pail Kids cards. These lovable, grossout monster children could be found in the lunchboxes of every latchkey kid, juvenile delinquent, rascal,...
John Romero – The Interview, by Todd Friedman
First person shooting games would not be where they are today without John Romero. John has created some of the most classic FPS games of all time. Most of his games he created in the 1980’s are still played today. John’s resume of games is so long, it takes pages to...
A Night In Distant Worlds
The music from the Final Fantasy series has always been special. The first official video game concert held in the US was a Final Fantasy show at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles in May of 2004. While not the first video game concert to be held ever, it...
SPACE INVADERS INFINITY GENE out for iiRcade
Modern version of the iconic arcade classic, SPACE INVADERS, for $9.99 in the iiRcade Game Store. 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...
Five Insanely Tough Opponents in Wrestling Video Game History
Wrestling video games have a wild and diverse history, filled with a ton of awesome characters. Here’s our list of characters you don’t want to square off with in the virtual squared circle. Jeff Jarrett: Impact Wrestling: If you can beat the King of the Mountain in...
iiRcade Game Review – SPACE INVADERS – WORTH THE WAIT? By:Brad Feingold
Now for my next review, I’d like to return to the classics. If you go back to where it all started with video games, well you’ve gone too far. But never forget where it did start. No, I am talking about the one game that made my eyes go wide and sparkle, my hands...
“The NES Contoller” – Nothing more to say
The next controller to explore and to me the most recognizable and perfect controller ever made; The Nintendo Entertainment System or NES controller. This is the controller I grew up on as a kid in the mid 1980’s. Before the NES there were a few dull years of the...
Original Super Mario Bros Game Gets Realistic Remake Starring Chris Pratt
Super Mario fans who are currently waiting for their first look at Chris Pratt as the iconic plumber in the upcoming film from Minions production house Illumination, you might be waiting a while for the trailer. But you can at least pass the time with a new realistic...
