by Todd Friedman | Jan 8, 2026 | 1980s, Arcade, Magazine Preview
If you ask a gamer to name some popular shooter titles, they will tell you games like Call of Duty, Doom, Halo, Grand Theft Auto and Goldeneye. Before all of these hit the shelves, Nintendo had a vision of providing a shooter game with the new Nintendo Entertainment...
by Shaun Jex | Nov 16, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
In retrospect, the concept behind Disney’s TaleSpin cartoon was hilariously bizarre. It took several of the principal characters from the 1967 animated film The Jungle Book, and placed them in a world that was a mix between Indiana Jones and Casablanca, with just a...
by Todd Friedman | Oct 18, 2025 | 1980s, 2020s, Magazine Preview, 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 Chris Cavanaugh | Oct 30, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Atari
Five (Kinda) Obscure Retro Horror Games to Play This Halloween If you’re looking for spooky games that are a bit off the beaten path, retro gaming has you covered with some eerie hidden gems. While these games might not be household names, they each offer a unique...
by Todd Friedman | Oct 30, 2024 | 1980s, 2020s, Press Release
October 25, 2024 (Pittsburgh, P.A.) – October of 2025 will mark the 10 year anniversary of us making games as Retrotainment, and to celebrate we’ll be releasing Haunted: Halloween ’87 (Year of the Witch). It will complete the Haunted: Halloween...