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1980’s “Spy Hunter’ is coming to the Amiga and it looks great!
If you remember the 1983 game of 'Spy Hunter'; An Arcade top down Action vehicle game that drew its inspiration from James Bond and was released on the Amstrad CPC, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, C64, Apple II, ColecoVision, IBM PC and NES. Then you...
Five Games Ahead of Their Time That Paid For It
Video games are like relationships. Some are great but come around at the worst possible times. The games below however, although far from terrible, were panned by critics, mainly because the world wasn’t ready for them. Although time hasn’t been so friendly to some...
Krillin and The Castle of 7 Daggers – Play as Krillin in this new Dragon Ball inspired ZX Spectrum game
Another retro gaming news story has appeared in our inbox, as Saberman was kind enough to let us know through Facebook, that if you're looking for a Dragon Ball inspired platformer for your ZX Spectrum, then you might like to play Junterlart's new speccy game of '...
Alice Sisters for the Sega MegaDrive & Genesis
It's the comeback of the most famous duo of PixelHeart: Alice and her little sister! After having saved their mother from a tragic end, the two sisters will try to defeat the terrible villain of the mountains this time. You can find on our website two limited editions...
Final Fight Ultimate – The Sega Mega Drive is still getting a seriously cool Arcade like version of Final Fight!
For those of you who are looking for another great Sega Mega Drive news story, we have just been tagged via Twitter that Mauro Xavier together with Edmo Caldas and Master Linkuei, are not only still working on bringing Final Fight over to the Sega Mega Drive as Final...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Paul E. Niemeyer
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Paul E. Niemeyer, who currently is displayed on card number 4113, from the Superstars of 2022 Collection. Paul’s career started back in 1982 at Bally/Midway. Paul displayed his artwork talent on dozens of games like Tapper,...
Butcher Billy’s Stranger Tales: The Second Season
If you are a Stranger Things fan, then you’ll know the artwork from Brazilian designer/illustrator, Butcher Billy, is stunningly amazing! The timeline of Stranger Things is perfectly suited for us nostalgia seekers with nods to everything retro that we loved from the...
Five Forgotten Shooters on the Game Gear You’ve Got to Play
The Game Gear is filled with gems. But Shooters, in particular just play awesome on the Sega handheld. Check out these fun ones today. Halley Wars: This Taito shooter has it all- wonderful gameplay and a killer score. Gunstar Heroes: Yes- this came out on the Game...
Donkey Kong 3 – Another classic Game & Watch title gets a BASIC conversion for the ZX Spectrum!
Another day and another Game and Watch mention, as the previous one was called 'Octopus' which was ported over to multiple Amstrad systems, and this latest release called 'Donkey Kong 3' has been released for the ZX Spectrum and developed using BASIC. Now unlike the...
Don Bluth’s Dragon’s Lair and Dragon’s Lair II available for the Apple IIgs!
Now I remember Dragon's Lair very well, from the Amstrad version with the jumping of platforms or trying to stay on the spinning disk without being blown off, or the interactive animated version which appeared as a laserdisc in which you needed to press a specific...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Air Raiders?
Release Date: 1982 Publisher: M Network Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model #: MT5861 Rarity: 3 Programmer: Larry Zwick Strap into the cockpit and take flight to engage in a not so thrilling dogfight against an entire enemy...
SNK vs CAPCOM for the C64 looks super cool in this new footage! ( Demo Available! )
Once again there's another fighting game that's well worth a mention, as thanks to Jon Eggelton letting us know through our Indie Retro News Facebook group, we've been told that he and Gianluca Alberico is working on a new game for the C64 called 'SNK vs CAPCOM'; a...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Commando?
Publisher: Activision Release: 1988 Controller: Joystick Players: 1 - 2 Genre: Arcade Alternate Title: N/A Model # AK-043 Rarity: 3 Programmer: Mike Reidel Your mission is to infiltrate enemy territory, kill every soldier you find and blow up each of their eight mega...
Sega Announces 11 More Titles For Upcoming Mini
The Next 11 Games In the event that you missed it, Sega has confirmed a new retro mini console follow-up to its 2019 Genesis Mini. While the new Mega Drive 2 looks a lot like the second iteration of the Mega Drive (Genesis) hardware, the real claim to fame over the...
Space Invaders – The all time classic game ‘Space Invaders’ arrives on the ZX Spectrum NEXT
Yet another Space Invaders game has appeared in our Indie Retro News inbox, as we've recently informed through Facebook, that the classic game of Space Invaders which was previously in development by SplinterGU for the ZX Spectrum NEXT, has now been released. Yes...
GOG’s Summer Sale Finale with VirtuaVerse giveaway
June 24th, 2022 – That’s it, after almost 3 weeks of DRM-free deals for gamers from every generation are slowly coming to an end. Yet, before Summer Sale on GOG reaches its finale after the weekend, there are still a few surprises – the final giveaway, a bunch of...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Nikki Greene
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Nikki Greene, who currently is displayed on card number 4123, from the Superstars of 2022 Collection. Nikki is an all-around gamer that enjoys anything and everything about gaming. Her love is typically playing arcade or...
Five Games We’d Love to See a Sequel For
With the Summer beginning to heat up, we here at Old School Gamer Magazine are searching through our manacles for forgotten treasures. On our hunt, we’ve come across a few games that desperately need a sequel. Check em Out!: MLBPA Bottom of the Ninth: Many Konami...
Adult Animation Pinball – by Michael Thomasson
THE SIMPSONSby Data East (September 1990) This pin is based on cartoonist Matt Groening’s cartoon bumperthat originally aired during The Tracey Ullman Show. The shorts soon eclipsed all other entries in the variety show and spun off to become FOX TV’s first big hit....
Castlevania VBXE – Thelen is working on an upcoming Castlevania game for the Atari XL/XE VBXE
We've certainly featured our fare share of Castlevania inspired games over the years, especially the most impressive Castlevania Spectral Interlude for the ZX Spectrum, the upcoming Akumajou Dracula AGA for the Amiga and even Maria Renard's Revenge, which is yet...
THE MiSTer FPGA by Michael Mertes
As you read through this month's issue, chances are the classic computer bug will bite you, and you may find yourself searching for a way to acquire one of those marvelous computing devices from the past. Who wouldn't want to see the beautiful blue screen of a...
Golden Axe Tyris Flare Edition – A graphical replacement hack available for the Sega Master System
In 1989 Sega released the incredible side scrolling, beat 'em up, hack and slash fighter for the Arcades and for the Mega Drive/Genesis. It involved lots of weapon swiping against enemies and big bosses, riding mythical beasts, different levels, picking up potions,...
Garry Kitchen : GameMaker – by Patrick Hickey, Jr.
Today, video games are the leading voice of pop culture. Academics could deny it, film buffs and audiophiles may not accept it, but it's indeed the case. The highest grossing form of entertainment in the world, the impact of video games on several generations is just...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge – Dotemu is kicking it back to the 80’s invoking the turtles classic!
The news is spreading far and wide and that has come as no surprise to us, as just moments ago through our twitter page, we've found out that the publisher Dotemu with Viacom International and Tribute Games has announced the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:...
