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2D Zelda meets Dark Souls
Kharon's Crypt a Game Boy indie game about death and grief lands on Nintendo Switch and Steam Seville, Spain – February 14th, 2022 After only 15 hours since the beginning of their Kickstarter campaign, Andromeda Project’s new video game (Kharon’s Crypt) reached its...
Fishing – A charming little C64 mini game from the upcoming RPG Crimson Twilight
Yet another game has appeared in our inbox of retro goodness, as we've recently been informed through Saberman, that if you're looking for a cool little mini game to play on your C64, then make sure to check out Arkanix Labs preview of Fishing ; A FREEZE64 subscriber...
Tecmo Bowl
There is no denying it, American football is the sport of choice in the US. Millions upon millions of dollars are bet each year on the outcome of games and the Super Bowl is practically a national holiday. For that reason it is quite surprising that the first real...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – John Grunwald
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features John Grunwald, creator of The Fairfield Esports Club, who is displayed on card number 3998, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection. John founded the Fairfield Esports club in 2018 and since then has grown it into a very...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Football?
Release Date: 1978 Publisher: Atari Controller: Joystick Players: 2 Genre: Sports Alternate Title: N/A Model #: CX2625 Rarity: 1 Programmer: Bob Whitehead Not only is this the first football game on the 2600, it’s one of the earliest games on the entire system....
End of Days – by Michael Mertes
Well, it was a running joke with the Street Fighter 2 series that Capcom didn't know how to count to 3. Originally launched on the Capcom Play System in 1991, Street Fighter 2: The World Warrior invigorated a dying arcade scene with fierce head-to-head competition,...
Action Arcade Wrestling Review (Nintendo Switch)
It couldn't be a better time to be a pro wrestling fan. Instead of having only one primary product to choose from in the form of WWE, fans can now choose to watch alternative programmings like All Elite Wrestling, Impact Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling, and more in...
Cyclus – An enjoyable double sided ZX Spectrum game released by Miguetelo
Another retro gaming news story has hit our inbox, as Saberman was kind enough to let us know through Facebook, that if you're looking for a rather unique platformer for your ZX Spectrum, then you might like to play Miguetelo's new speccy game of ' Cyclus '; A puzzle...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Ram It?
Publisher: Telesys Release: 1982 Controller: Joystick Players: 1 - 2 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model: # 1004 Rarity: 7 Programmer: Jim Rupp You are the Ramroid, proving that this game came out in a much more innocent time because there is no way it would...
Rare and Wonderful – by Michael Thomasson
Germany-based Interton was originally a hearing aid manufacturer in the early 60’s, and still produces them even to this day. While it may sound odd that such a company would dabble with video games, in the early days of home console development, there were few...
Gaming Hardware Developer Hyperkin Announces Partnership with Kraft Heinz
February 10, 2022 (Los Angeles, Calif.) Hyperkin has announced they will be partnering with Kraft Heinz to produce snack-related gaming accessories, utilizing the most popular snack brands that have been nourishing dedicated couch warriors for decades. Now gamers can...
Nothing – The speed and performance are unprecedented on a ZX Spectrum 128k in this new game demo!
We've been flooded with awesome news today, from Sonic on the C64 to the latest Battle City on the ZX Spectrum. Well once again we are going back to the ZX Spectrum for some more awesome news, as thanks to Saberman contacting us recently, he has told us that Gogin has...
Five Challenging SNES Games to Take Your Mind off of Valentines Day
Alone this Valentine’s Day but looking for a way to get through the night without being reminded? Check out these tough SNES games that will make the time fly by! Hagane: One of those forgotten SNES games that collectors love. It’s a tough one too. Super Castlevania...
Action Arcade Wrestling Preview on Nintendo Switch
Wrestling fans! Tomorrow marks the release of Action Arcade Wrestling on the Nintendo Switch! I've gotten the opportunity to play an advance copy of this game, and so far I'm having a lot of fun with it. To me, it feels like a mix of WWF WrestleMania the Arcade game...
Target Renegade Remix – A classic beat ’em up coming to the Commodore Amiga gets a new tease
In 1988 Ocean Software ( Imagine Label ) released a fine beat em up for the Amstrad CPC, C64 and ZX Spectrum. It was a great title that featured both single player and two player fighting with you playing as street fighters known only as Renegade in a revenge against...
Black Dawn TechnoMage – The next Amiga AGA game in the Black Dawn Saga gets a demo!
We've featured many Dungeon Crawlers on Indie Retro News, from Black Dawn Rebirth which is a high grade crawler as the 7th episode of the Black Dawn Dungeon Crawler/RPG series by Colin Vella, Shaun Watters, Ten Shu and Mike Richmond. To ' The Shadows of Sergoth '; a...
Taito Gets Pinned! – by Michael Thomasson
While nothing will ever replace the feel of a real pinball machine, digital pinball machines have been improving and now do quite a nice job of simulating the silver ball experience. There have been many options over the years, including the pricey and deluxe set-ups...
PAC-MAN – Another ZX Spectrum version of Pac Man appears!
There have been many Pac-Man games mentioned on Indie Retro News, from Jr. Pac-Man on the Intellivision, a Pac-Man game on the Pico-8, and even the latest Pac-Hack on the ZX Spectrum (All of these vary in style to the 1980's hit classic that can still be found today...
Pac-Man: Birth of an Icon – a book review by Ryan Burger
Over the last ten years I have accumulated around 150 books and nearly that many magazine issues (many of which we have the rights to make available to you with your account at OldSchoolGamer.Com) all about retro video gaming. In that time, I have NEVER seen a single...
Five Influential Sports Games You Should Play
The sales of sports games drive the gaming industry, but with a lack of competition in the genre over the last decade, fans have truly missed out. Here are five great Sports games to play that you most likely missed. Powermove Pro Wrestling: Yukes is currently busy...
Troll’s Treasure – A family friendly Adventure game by Michał “stRing” Radecki-Mikulicz as a 1st place winner at Silly Venture
We've mentioned a number of text entry based adventure games over the years, from games such as Venganza and Spooky Adventure, to Knight Orc and Masquerade. But now another game has appeared which will appeal to gamers who have children, is michomis 1st place winner...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Jarrod Kailef
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jarrod Kailef, who currently is displayed on card number 3143, from the Superstars of 2019 Collection. Jarrod is an all-around retro gamer. He has been involved in and around gaming since a young child. He is very technical...
Music Games – by Brian Szarek
When we think of music games today, we think of titles such as Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero or Rock Band, all of which have their positive attributes, but are mostly newer (with the exception of DDR which made its first appearance in the late 1990s). Even...
Five PS1 Survival Horror Games You Might Have Missed
Survival Horror games are one of the industry’s most successful genres. While they’ve existed for decades, the niche truly began to blossom on the PlayStation. Here’s a handful of games that you may have missed that truly kickstarted the movement. The City of Lost...
