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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:...
The Apple II Meets Sir Tech – by Kevin Butler
Back in the early days of computers, if you wanted a program or specific function, you programmed it yourself. A couple of companies formed in the 1950s would become the first independent software companies. These companies included Computer Usage Company, Applied...
Berzerk – Classic 1980’s Arcade game by Stern gets a C64 Conversion v1.1 update via Arlasoft!
A Monday morning news story, as trawling through the CSdb website we've just found out that Arlasoft, who was behind great Arcade conversions such as Donkey Kong Jr, Fastfood, Galaga and Galaxian DX has released a new 1.1 update to his unofficial port of the original...
Antstream Arcade Partner with Irem and Tozai Games
Leading Retro Arcade Platform partners with Irem and Tozai Games to add arcade classics to the world’s largest free-to-play library of games New titles added to Antstream Arcade include R-Type, Lode Runner, Spelunker, Kung-Fu Master and 10-yard Fight. London: 15th...
The Tandy-1000 – by Todd Friedman
When thinking of a gaming PC in the 1980s, not many would think of the Tandy-1000. I owned this as a young child in1984. It was the first PC I have ever owned and memories of playing it still stick with me today. This high-end PC (at thetime) ran around $1,000...
Remember The Game Podcast? #201 – Fable
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iiRcade Report – by Brad Feingold
Welcome to the next installment of my iiRcade picks. These are games that I have been playing most frequently when I should be doing other things around the house. Keep in mind these are just the opinions of one gamer. I could be right, or I could be wrong, but I am...
This Day In Video Game History
