Riviera Story – A new arcade platformer is previewed for the C64 by Bladawietz

by Indie Retro News | Jul 12, 2022 | 1970s, 2020s, C64 Vic20, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Even more C64 games to get through today, as trawling through the CSdb database we’ve come across a new C64 game as a preview called ‘Riviera Story’ by Bladawietz(?). This game available to try, looks to be an Arcade platformer in which you play as...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Air-Sea Battle?

by Derek Slaton | Jul 11, 2022 | 1970s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1977 Publisher: Atari Controller: Joystick Players: 1 – 2 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: Target Fun Model #: CX2602 Rarity: 3 Programmer: Larry Kaplan Given that this is one of the earliest 2600 games to be released, it comes as no surprise...

Krillin and The Castle of 7 Daggers – Play as Krillin in this new Dragon Ball inspired ZX Spectrum game

by Indie Retro News | Jul 7, 2022 | 1970s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Another retro gaming news story has appeared in our inbox, as Saberman was kind enough to let us know through Facebook, that if you’re looking for a Dragon Ball inspired platformer for your ZX Spectrum, then you might like to play Junterlart’s new speccy...

News & Updates from Intellivision

by Old School Gamer | Jun 8, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Press Release

Greetings, It has been a while since our last official update, and I thank you for your patience. I hope that this update on the state of Intellivision will answer some of your questions and explain where we are and where we are heading. When I took over as CEO of...

RETROSPECTIVE Mail Bag: Q&A Time

by Jason Russell | Jun 4, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Arcade, Columns, Gaming, 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...

Gravitar: Recharged – Exclusively available now

by Old School Gamer | Jun 2, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Atari, Console/Handheld, Press Release

A lone pilot, far from home Gravitar: Recharged is a challenging and beautiful game.  With 24 misson challenges, an Arcade mode with Leaderboards, Co-op gaming, and an incredible soundtrack by the great Megan McDuffee. It’s available now on the Atari VCS for...