by Todd Friedman | Oct 18, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Magazine, Reviews
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...
by Old School Gamer | Oct 5, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Press Release
The Quest for Stale Gum Begins! In the ’80s, the world was ruled by two things: the Nintendo Entertainment System and Garbage Pail Kids cards. These lovable, grossout monster children could be found in the lunchboxes of every latchkey kid, juvenile delinquent,...
by Jason Russell | Jun 4, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Arcade, Columns, Gaming, Home Consoles, The Story Of...
Q) I know that the third console generation (NES/ Master System) were 8-bit but what were the systems before that? Was Pong 1-bit? That’s a surprisingly good question but the answer may disappoint. What we classify as the first console hardware generation (the...
by Old School Gamer | Apr 19, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Press Release
Open Pre-Orders April 19th – May 22nd! ONE-TIME RELEASE! Worlds collide in Battletoads & Double Dragon in an officially-licensed limited collector’s cartridge re-release of the classic Nintendo® Entertainment System brawler from Retro-Bit® Publishing, a...
by Indie Retro News | Feb 1, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Indie Game
If you’ve been following Indie Retro News through these last few years, you would’ve known about Locomalito’s awesome retro styled platformer ‘L’Abbaye des Morts’; a game which not only appeared on the PC, but as a release on the ZX...
