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Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – John Riggs
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features John Riggs who currently is displayed on card number 4098, from the Superstars of 2022 Collection. John Riggs has been playing video games for as long as he can remember. From his earliest gaming memory of playing Donkey Kong...
“Arcade 92” – The Full Interview
ARCADE 92 - THE INTERVIEW Are you originally from Texas? So, I'm a Yankee, I was born in New York, lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma for a short bit. Tulsa was my first interaction with video games as an eight-year-old. I've been in the Dallas Fort Worth area for now well over...
Musings of a Retro Gamer: Sick Day Staples
As I've spent the last 5 days sick as a dog, trying desperately to focus enough to accomplish even the most basic tasks, I'm taken back to my childhood in the '80s. Back then, a sick day was a careful balancing act between not feeling well enough to go to school and...
Atari 2600 Raiders of the Lost Ark – “Why did it have to be snakes?”
Raiders of the Lost Ark is an action-adventure game for the Atari 2600 released in 1982, based on the 1981 film of the same name. The game was designed by Howard Scott Warshaw. When the opportunity to write an Atari VCS game based on the film was offered at Atari,...
Sega Saturn’s Best Beat ‘Em Up Turns 30
The Sega Saturn was an oddball console to say the least, but nonetheless, it had some fantastic games. Titles like Panzer Dragoon Saga, Virtua Fighter 2, and Radiant Silver Gun offered exciting visuals and gameplay, just to name a few. For me, though, there's one...
Duke Nukem 3D – An updated AGA/RTG port for the Amiga by NovaCoder
Although it's rare, there are occasions when we miss out on the latest Amiga releases, which is usually because we don't get the news sent to us, or it involves a lot more than delving into the depths of a hard forum discussion. Well thankfully one of our readers has...
Retro Review: Pokemon Picross: For dedicated fans only
Combining two successful, but strikingly different cult franchises, Nintendo’s free-to-try 3DS game ends up a winner, but only if you have enough space in your gaming heart for both of them. Adding Pokemon to the Picross formula adds a much-needed layer of depth to...
Was Coleco’s Donkey Kong Port for Atari 2600 SABOTAGED? | Garry Kitchen Settles It!
FULL ONE-HOUR INTERVIEW: genxgrownup.com/GK One of the coolest benefits of being a content creator is having the opportunity to actually speak with some of the key figures who laid the foundation of the video game industry, and my guest for this video is without a...
Another Zelda Podcast S7 E10 – “Favorite Rito”
Mallory swings through Chicago to share some of her favorite music from Wind Waker with David. DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY DAVID GEISLER | WRITTEN BY DAVID GEISLER AND ANDY BARNEY | EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: DAVID GEISLER | EDITOR: DAVID GEISLER | SOUND DESIGNER: DAVID GEISLER...
Five Retro Series Due For A Massive Comeback
Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. counts down five awesome series that are due for a massive comeback. Jumping Flash: Easily one of the most influential PlayStation games ever, it’s been lately ignored. For far too long. Beloved by fans, it would do well as a...
Nebulus Ported to the Game Boy Advance
On January 30th, Retro Room Games made their Game Boy Advance port of Nebulus available to purchase in their online store. Produced in collaboration with Rebellion, Nebulus is a classic puzzle platformer dating to 1987. Originally released for home computers...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Don Hodges
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Don Hodges, who currently is displayed on card number 753, from the Superstars of 2014 Collection. Don is a classic arcade gamer who has analyzed program code for games such as Pac-Man, Dig-Dug, Defender, and Galaga. He may be...
Stern Pinball Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Universal Pictures and Steven Spielberg’s Jaws with New Pinball Machine Launch at San Diego Comic-Con
Fans can check out the brand-new pinball machine at Stern Pinball’s official booth (#4029) and at the annual Stern Pop-up Arcade at the Marriott Marquis, July 24 – 27. [embedded content] [embedded content] CHICAGO – July 2, 2025 – “Just when you thought it was safe to...
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Elevator Action – JOTD’s latest Arcade to Amiga conversion [UPDATE]
It's Commodore Amiga news time! Welcome to Elevator Action for the Amiga! A conversion by JOTD and team which has now been released as a final ECS build ( Previously released as AGA). A game that was originally released in 1983 in the arcades. Basically you are a spy...
Invanoid – An Arkanoid and Space Invaders mix for the Commodore Amiga by DjPiotrs
What do you get if you mix the 1986 Arcade game of 'Arkanoid' and the 1987 game of 'Space Invaders'? Probably this latest game from djpiotrs called 'Invanoid'; a brand new Amiga game in which playing as a bat like device scrolling from side to side at the bottom of...
Playstation 2 Games May Soon Be Practical to Recompile
The software developer ran-j, also known as Ranieri, has been making rapid progress on their new project to recompile Playstation 2 games. The project, which not so recently ago may have seemed fanciful, has taken on exciting connotations for retro gaming...
Underrated Gems for the Wii
For anyone who used to own a Nintendo Wii, it might be discomforting to think of it as a genuine retro console nowadays, as it probably only feels like yesterday that you were joyfully swinging around its Wiimote, but it’s actually been almost sixteen years since it...
Halo Zero (Unofficial remake – Amiga/MD/NeoGeoCD) by Earok gets a preview build!
Here's another banger of a news story especially if you were a fan of the Halo games, as thanks to a heads up by Earok, developer of the Scorpion Engine, he has announced a preview download of 'Halo Zero'. An unofficial fan port of a classic fan game, which in turn...
M64 News
Hey it’s Torin, CEO of ModRetro. It’s about time we send out an M64 update, so let’s jump right in. Early production is almost done. Soon we’re moving into mass production, with some of those early production units going out to reviewers to take them for a test drive....
GameShark Returns: The Complete Cheat Code Compendium
We hit $50,000 over the weekend - and that means the Compendium officially upgrades to an Expanded Edition. More pages. More codes. More games. More of what made GameShark legendary in the first place. This is only the start of Week 2, and the support so far has been...
American Pinball and Planetary Pinball Supply Announce Long-Term Partnership to Produce Classic Williams® and Bally® Pinball Games
Chicago, IL — [January 26th, 2026] — American Pinball (AP) and Planetary Pinball Supply, Inc. (PPS) today announced a long-term strategic partnership under which American Pinball will manufacture, sell, and distribute reimagined classic Williams® and Bally® pinball...
Bringing the Arcade Home: The most faithful arcade ports to the C64
There is a particular kind of magic to an excellent arcade conversion on the Commodore 64. It is not just the thrill of seeing an arcade hit appear on your home computer, though that was absolutely part of the draw. A faithful conversion has to reproduce the arcade...
My Arcade® Releases the Atari® Gamestation Pro with 200+ Games
The Atari Gamestation Pro (DGUNL-7012) is the first console on the market to integrate the Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, Arcade and bonus titles into a single platform. Included are heart-pounding favorites like Adventure®, Missile Command®, Asteroids®, Centipede® and many...
Midwest Gaming Classic – 2026 Exclusive Dated Shirt Revealed!
This is the ONLY shirt that we sell with the event dates on it, and it is ONLY available via pre-order! If you're interested in it, you can get it on our site now here: https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/attend/ I'm really excited about this one - it's a...
This Day In Video Game History
Wanderlust's Board of Directors proposes to change the company name to Adrenalin Interactive, Inc.
Company acquires Sofsource, Inc.
