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/PC/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/PC/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...
by Indie Retro News | Jan 24, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Arcade, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Indie Game
The Amstrad has really set the bar high for 8bit developed games this year, with incredible releases such as AMSTRED, Cosmic Gatlin’, Wrecking Ball, and Wireware. But here’s one game that I think that will really impress the Amstrad community as a complete...
by Indie Retro News | Jan 20, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Indie Game
For those of you who were really disappointed to find that Shadow Warriors on the C64 didn’t live up to expectations and wasn’t anything like Ninja Gaiden, might like this news update. As thanks to Per Ola contacting us recently, he has told us zeeWolf64...