Super Mario: The All Star Video Game Changer HAPPY MAR10 DAY!

by Todd Friedman | Mar 10, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Opinions

Forty years ago, Super Mario jumped out of his debut role-he was the nameless carpenter “Jumpman” in the classic game Donkey Kong-and into a realm of his own with the 1985 release of Super Mario Bros. Video games have never been the same. In this...

First Person Shooter: The Definitive FPS Documentary

by Todd Friedman | Mar 9, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Events

CLICK HERE TO BE A PART OF THE FPS ARMY   The ultimate celebration of the FPS genre. Join us as we revisit the greatest ever FPS games, guided by the developers who created them. Limited edition numbered run, only available until August 1st. Digital Release: 31st...

ROLAND RETIRES – Arnold’s return with an adventure to the “Old School” for the Amstrad CPC!

by Indie Retro News | Mar 5, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

If you owned an Amstrad CPC back in the day, you would’ve played at least one Roland game from the Amsoft pack. Either Roland Ahoy, Roland on the Ropes, Roland in the Caves or even one of the rarer titles in my personal collection, Roland on the Run. So named...

Atari 2600 Keystone Kapers from Activision | The Third Time REALLY IS the Charm!

by GenX Grownup | Feb 27, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Atari, Early IBM DOS, Early IBM DOS Intro, GenX Grownup, Indie, Indy Tools By Platform, Stern

Atari 2600 Keystone Kapers from Activision | The Third Time REALLY IS the Charm! Kitchen designed the game after working on Atari 2600 games Space Jockey and a port of Donkey Kong. He wanted to develop a game similar to the latter game, and began developing what would...

Plyuk – Another unique ZX Spectrum 128k game from RetroSouls

by Indie Retro News | Feb 24, 2025 | 1980s, 2000s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

While RetroSouls has released many games such as GLUF, Old Tower and Alter Ego, one of the more unique games they released, was a game called Ringo. What made this game unique was the fact that it was one of the first games to use their new ‘experimental...

The Ballad of Walter Day: Autobiography of an Arcade Legend

by Todd Friedman | Feb 22, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Press Release, The Story Of...

In this bio of interest to any retro gaming fan, Walter Day shares his personal history — and in the process, sheds light on the development of arcade culture. Starting with his life before video games, he reminisces about his family and upbringing, as well as his...