by Indie Retro News | Apr 27, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
In 1981 Williams Electronics released Defender, an all time classic multi-directional arcade shooter featuring 2D graphics as you defeat waves of aliens while protecting astronauts on the surface. But what if I told you there’s a new game by Tank King that is...
by Todd Friedman | Apr 4, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Arcade, Interviews
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Carl Klitzke who currently is displayed on card number 3975, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection. Carl is a masterful arcade game and pinball technician. Anything you need he can fix. He worked on his very first pinball...
by Mike Mertes | Feb 13, 2022 | 1990s, Magazine Preview, Reviews
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...
by Mike Mertes | Jan 31, 2022 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview
You certainly can’t discount the amount of money Konami has and still is making worldwide with its musical games like Dance Dance Revolution, as it has been one of the hottest things to play for years wherever arcade cabinets can be found. Much like how Street...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jan 25, 2022 | 1990s, Arcade, Magazine Preview
Light gun games get no love today, but with the popularization of games the likes of Duck Hunt, Wild Gunman, Gumshoe and Hogan’s Alley in the 1980s, Nintendo proved they could be big sellers on the console market if done right. In the arcades, however, they were...