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BLIP! BLIP! – A Game?
I wanted to write about a unique game I purchased from eBay last year. It is one I think is the beginning of handheld gaming that we know today. There are many things that jump started the handheld gaming, but this device was something I may have missed or did not...
Space Racing – This could be F-Zero on the ZX Spectrum 128k and it looks super awesome!
We've mentioned a lot of games entered into the ZX-DEV Media and Demakes competition from The Last Escape to Battle City ZX. But now as a complete surprise to us and one I think that will be a highlight for this December, is Voxel Tower's rather impressive looking...
No more blowing! Top Loader NES
It was on my birthday, October 18th, 1985 where console gaming changed forever. The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) hit North America and the consoled world has never looked back. Millions of NES consoles were purchased, and ten of million number of NES carts...
HI-SCORE – A C64 game by Misfit with an awesome soundtrack by 8-bits high
Misfit is certainly no stranger to us on Indie Retro News, creating great games such as Cheese And Onion, Super Goatron and Pilot Attack to name but a few. But now thanks to a heads up by Saberman we've been told he's also released the challenging yet enjoyable space...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Gaspar Ferreiro
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Gaspar Ferreiro who currently is displayed on card number 3910, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection. Gaspar’s pinball game of choice is Slugfest. If he could design his own pinball machine, he would love to do either an 80’s...
Asteroids: Recharged Blasts Off Today!
Asteroids™: Recharged Explodes onto Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, PC, VCS Today 1980’s Arcade Classic Hyperspace Warps into the 21st Century with a Modern Touch NEW YORK — Dec 14, 2021 — Asteroids: Recharged, the modern co-op revival of the definitive arcade shooter from...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Fire Fighters?
Release Date: 1982 Publisher: Imagic Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Arcade Alternate Title: N/A Model #: IA3400 Rarity: 3 Programmer: Brad Stewart We will never forget ! (9/11) You are a one man fire brigade working the overnight shift in the big city. A call...
Five Underrated Sega Genesis Sports Games
Looking for something sporty to play during the cold Winter months on your trusty Sega Genesis? Let us help you. Sports Talk Baseball: With nearly every player in the MLB in this game in 1992, it was certainly a special title when it was originally released. Add in...
Five Sega Genesis Games Every Gamer Should Own
If you love the Sega Genesis, here are five games that you’ve got to have on your console. NHL 94: Why? It’s still, to this day, quite possibly the greatest hockey game ever released. Even with better visuals and deeper modes from its younger brothers and sisters,...
Robert Mooney and his Custom Machine by Michael Thomasson
The most memorable quote from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” In fact, most people in the know concerning pinball aren’t aware that the popular movie from 1986 received a...
Convention & Event Update: Fall 2021 by Old School Gamer
The Corgs Expo has been around since 2009 and since then Gary Carnuche and Gary Mayer have been wonderfully welcoming Ohio and Midwestern video game aficionados to the Columbus Ohio Retro Gaming Society Convention (CORGS-Con). During that time they have welcomed...
Five Underrated 8-Bit Sports Games
Sports games truly blossomed on 16-bit consoles, but there were plenty of gems on the Nintendo Entertainment System. Here’s a handful to keep you busy this holiday season. RBI Baseball 2: Gone forever were those adorable sprites and that’s probably the thing that took...
Buying Retro Games Post Pandemic
While many of us were in lockdown we had to find new hobbies to pass the time. For some they learned new skills, others watched movies or shows they wouldn't have watched otherwise, and some dug out their old video game consoles. People who completely forgot about...
Pinball – The Silver Screen and Silver Ball by Michael Thomasson
While both competing for the same consumer dollar, Hollywood and pinball have shared a long relationship mutually beneficial to both. For starters, pinball machines have long filled movie theaters lobbies and, of course, pinball machines have been featured in films as...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Andrew Joseph
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Andrew Joseph, who currently is displayed on card number 3727, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection. Andrew grew up playing pinball but only started competing competitively a few years ago. Andrew’s game of choice is Hot...
Kiss: Psycho Circus – The Nightmare Child by Brett Weiss
Confession time: when it comes from the 1990s to the present, my history with computer games is spotty at best. Sure, I’ve played DOOM and some of the other major releases, and I even taught myself to type with Mario Teaches Typing (it was much more effective than my...
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon by Todd Friedman
You can’t discuss PC shooting games in the early 2000’s without mentioning the name Tom Clancy. Tom started his career as a writer in 1984. He is best known for his technically detailed espionage and military- science storylines set during and after the Cold War....
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Pigs in Space?
Publisher: Atari Release: 1983 Controller: Joystick Players: 1 - 2 Genre: Arcade Alternate Title: N/A Model: # CX26114 Rarity: 5 Programmer: Bill Aspromonte, Robert Zdybel, John Russell This charming Muppets based game is great for younger gamers. You are the...
Your Original Xbox could be dying! How Can You Save it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=167wNpOCmFo It's blue! It's beautiful! It's Kasumi! It's also a ticking time bomb! Will Gamer Logic remove the clock capacitor in time to save this limited edition console? Or has the leak of doom already soiled this blue beauty!? Hold...
The Dark Side of the Drives by Michael Mertes
Modchips were nothing new for game consoles when the Xbox and the PlayStation 2 were released in the new millennium. Before the release of both the PS2 and Xbox, consoles like the original PlayStation and Saturn had plenty of modchip options available for them....
DEUS EX: Warren Spector by Patrick Hickey, Jr.
Set in the near-future, Deus Ex, ironically originally named Shooter, is set in a world where every conspiracy theory you’ve ever heard is true. The Illuminati, Knights Templar and Roswell all happened, and it gets worse: plagues, disasters, and corruption rule. In...
Minekart Madness – A great NES game as a homage to 80’s coin-op classics by Matt Hughson
If you're looking for a new NES game to try and want one to satisfy your retro gaming needs, then look no further than this latest game sent to us via the nesdev forums, as we have just been told that you can now download Matt Hughson's new game of 'MineKart Madness';...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Beany Bopper?
Release Date: 1982 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Shoot’em Up - Scrolling Alternate Title: N/A Model #: 11002 Rarity: 4 Programmer: Grady Ward This odd title leaves a lot to be desired. Even by Atari 2600 standards, this is a...
XBOX : Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2 by Michael Mertes
Since sports games were pretty much the only driving force in terms of software towards the end of the Xbox console's lifespan, it seemed only fair to cover a game that actually would have some mass appeal to it. Thankfully, Capcom delivered a fantastic collection of...
This Day In Video Game History
