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OutRun – A technical demonstration of a classic racer for the Atari XL/XE
Way back in 1986 Sega released one of the greatest racers of our time, it just had to be Out Run. An Arcade racer designed by Yu Suzuki, that was not only a commercial success but became one of the best selling games of it's time. It had incredible graphics, fantastic...
The International Video Game Hall of Fame Class of Inductees for 2022!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18th, 2022 International Video Game Hall of Fame Announces the 2022 Class of Inductees! Ottumwa, IA— August 18th, 2022 — Put down that controller, close your gaming app and give that keyboard a little rest, it’s finally time to pull back...
The Retro Hour – Missile Command and Gravitar with Rich Adam
Missile Command and Gravitar with Rich Adam The Retro Hour EP339 Published on August 14th, 2022 CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PODCAST We take a trip back to the heyday of Atari and chat to developer Rich Adam who worked on legendary titles like Missile Command and Gravitar....
Arkanoid 3 – A Portuguese MOD/Hack of the classic ZX Spectrum Arkanoid game
If you remember Arkanoid; an arcade game first developed by Taito in 1986, with the bat like device scrolling from side to side at the bottom of the screen, bouncing an orb back and forth and smashing blocks for a high score, then you might like this latest speccy...
Old School Gamer KICKSTARTING NOW! – Join US!
In some form you have enjoyed Old School Gamer Magazine by signing up as recently as this summer or as far back as 4-5 years ago. In that time we have published 29 issues and are due to send #30 to press within the month. Over 25,000 retro gamers receive it every...
Sonic Triple Trouble 16-Bit has been released as a fan remake for Windows
Do we have some great retro gaming news for you, as that legendary game character Sonic from the Sonic the Hedgehog game series, which appeared on multiple systems such as the the Sega Master System, Sega Megadrive and Sega Game Gear. Has been released as a fan...
GOG celebrates Mortal Kombat’s 30th anniversary
Get over here! GOG celebrates Mortal Kombat’s 30th anniversary with a release of MK Trilogy Mortal Kombat Trilogy released • The release is accompanied by Classic Twist sale • +60 deals up to 85% August 15th, 2022 – Mortal Kombat Trilogy, a legendary fighting game, is...
Ambermoon.net – Open source remake of a fantastic CRPG gets a brand new 1.5.0 release!
Originally released in 1993 for the Amiga by Thalion Software, Ambermoon was the second part of an unfinished trilogy and sequel to Amberstar that was only released in Germany. In was an incredible RPG for its time, and featured 3D graphics that were considered...
Minbay Pixel Artboard is a Pixel Art Handheld by Anthony Wallace
The Pixel Artboard is still currently in its Kickstarter cycle which should be ending in the next couple weeks. So anybody looking to pick one up can back that campaign and get theirs shortly after its completion. But what is the Pixel Artboard? Well, as the name...
Toy Story 4 Pinball Reveal – by Michael Thomasson
Jersey Jack Pinball has been responsible for many industry firsts, including LCD screens, LED lighting, camera integration, online connectivity, and other innovative technologies. Their previous releases, The Wizard of Oz, The Hobbit, Dialed In!, Pirates of the...
Cancelled game ‘Warcraft Adventure Lord of the Clans’ gets an impressive remaster!
Way back in 2016 we announced much to the surprise of the community, that after 18 years of waiting, the rather rare and cancelled Adventure game ' Warcraft Adventures - Lord of the Clans ' was finally made available for download; a game that was due for release in...
The Retro Hour Podcast – Episode 338 Shadow of the Beast
Shadow of The Beast & Driver with Martin Edmonson The Retro Hour EP338 Published on August 5th, 2022 CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PODCAST We chat to Reflections founder Martin Edmonson about the making of classics like Shadow of The Beast, Destruction Derby and the...
The MK Pinball that Nearly Happened – by Michael Thomasson
Bally Manufacturing, founded in 1932, manufactured amusement machines such as slot machines and pinball, and became a big player through the electromechanical and solid-state eras. In 1943, Bally acquired fellow slot machine maker Midway, and began making pinball...
Knights & Slimes – An in dev Arcade platformer for the C64 by Monte Boyd gets another tease
Another C64 news story for you all, and one I think many will still be interested in playing when it gets an eventual release, is the upcoming game of Knights & Slimes for the C64 by Monte Boyd. Yes indeed thanks to another shout out on Twitter, not only is Monte...
Five Genesis Games That Deserve Remasters
The Sega Genesis was littered with classics, but so many of the games that dominated sales charts on the console have disappeared since. Here’s our list of five games we’d love to see come back in some way. Altered Beast: Yes, there were subsequent new additions, but...
Black Dawn Rogue – The next Amiga AGA game in the Black Dawn Saga gets another tease
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...
The Long Road to Mortal Kombat – by Kevin Butler
Mortal Kombat is an Action-Adventure, “Beat-em-Up” type of game, created by Midway in 1992, where you get to play as several characters in a Kung-Fu style of fighting. Each of these characters has certain signature moves and the biggest draw is each character’s type...
Frogger – A Project for the TI99/4A as an Extended Basic development!
In the early 80s, when video games were just starting their migration from the arcades to the living room, it was common for games programmers to take their inspiration from the more popular arcade games, and so we ended up with a million and one variations on...
Heart of Darkness: Dark Souls for kids in the 90s
*WARNING* – THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS POTENTIALLY MAJOR SPOILERS FOR HEART OF DARKNESS. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET PLAYED THIS GAME BUT HAVE AN INTEREST IN DOING SO, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS ARTICLE WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS* Gamers these days seem to enjoy punishment in their...
End of Days – by Michael Mertes
We have indeed reached the End of Days, as this will be the last installment of the series. Over the past few years,we have explored some fantastic hardware and games, though not all of them were great to play and research. For our final installment of End of Days, we...
1988-1998 A NEW BOOK EXCERPT By Brett Weiss (intro) and Alex Thompson (Mortal Kombat II essay)
When I’m a guest author (and now YouTuber) at various video game conventions around the country, the question I get more than any other is, “What is your favorite game of all time?” The answer is always Universal’s Mr. DoIf you haven’t played this classic maze title,...
Bruce Lee Anniversary Edition – HOT NEWS as a 1984 game hit arrives on the Commodore Plus/4!
We've certainly featured the 1984 game of Bruce Lee more than a few times now, especially with games such as Eel Ecurb for the Atari XL/XE and Bruce Lee - Return of Fury released on the C64. But now we look towards something incredible for our retro kicks, as...
Podcast of the Week – The Retro Hour
The Golden Age of Atari with Ed Rotberg - The Retro Hour EP337 Published on July 29, 2022 Click here to listen to podcast We're joined by the wonderful Ed Rotberg who was a core member of Atari's coin-op team from 1979 onwards, and worked on classics...
Paul Niemeyer – by Michael Mertes
May 21st, 2022 - It's been a rainy morning on the day of the B.N. Video Game Con, but Paul E. Niemeyer emerges from the car with a smile, and soon after, a hearty laugh as he cracks a joke with NBA Jam announcer Tim Kitzrow as they make their way into the convention...
This Day In Video Game History
