License to Nil: Why Game Licensing Didn’t Work In The Era of the 2600

by John McNichol | Nov 2, 2022 | 1970s, Console/Handheld

Licensing had a long and profitable history in virtually every industry prior to the home video era of the 1980s. Up until then, slapping a logo or face of just about any known IP was a license to print money. Peanuts began as a 1950s comic strip, but licensing...

Y.A.S.I.C – Yet Another Space Invaders Clone for the Vic20 +16k

by Indie Retro News | Oct 28, 2022 | 1970s, 2020s, Arcade, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

I’m sure many of you remember Space Invaders, a game that was first released way back in 1978 in the Arcades in Japan with a further release made available in the United States and a much later version in the 1980’s on the Atari 2600.  Well if you do...

The Roller Coaster of Retro Game Values

by Todd Friedman | Oct 24, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming

I have been seriously collecting retro video game for the last 10 years or so and I have learned a lot about what games are worth. It seems that certain games that would most likely never be played or kept are worth a lot of money. Recently I am in pursuit of loose...

Gold Rush! – 2nd batch of the Special Edition of Gold Rush! for the Amiga: Released today!

by Indie Retro News | Oct 23, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

This year has been amazing for the Amiga even if it’s still just FEB! We’ve announced new games such as Wolfenstein 3D: Spear of Destiny, Scramble, Souverän Soccer, Wolfenstein 3D, Green Beret(Rush’n Attack) and even CyberPunk Alien City. Well here...

Melkhior’s Mansion – Ultimate Play the Game inspired ‘Atic Atac’ is finally here for your PC!

by Indie Retro News | Oct 22, 2022 | 1970s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Remember when we gave you the heads up that the Ultimate Play the Game’s famous classic Atic Atac, was not only being remade for the PC, ZX Spectrum Next and ZX Spectrum 128k? Well there’s great news for this very early hour, as after checking their...

This upcoming Pinball game for the TI-99/4A by Rasmus Moustgaard looks fab!

by Indie Retro News | Oct 20, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Either you’re at home or out and about with a laptop, the best thing about Pinball is anyone can pick up and play. From the very young to grown Adults, Pinball has always been such a joy to play by so many people. It brings us back to the days of Pinball...