Five Modern Games/IP That Would Be Well-Served With Retro-Reboots

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Sep 6, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Columns, Lists, Opinions

So many franchises today focus on delivering high-end visual experiences to tell their stories. They often forget that people played their games when visuals weren’t at a premium, because they were easy to play and had a level of fun needed to inspire long gameplay...

New On Antstream This Week: Worms Armageddon: Motor Mash

by Antstream Blog | Sep 5, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Antstream

Two classic PS1 titles join the library just as Antstream are about to launch on PlayStation. As Antstream prepare to launch their retro streaming service on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, two PS1 titles join the Antstream library, bringing top-down racing and...

Bring in Your Bounty! Limited Run Games Brings STAR WARS

by Old School Gamer | Sep 5, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Press Release

APEX, North Carolina — Limited Run Games and Aspyr have teamed up to bring STAR WARS™: Bounty Hunter™ to players with an all-new physical release. Standard, Premium, and Master Editions will be available to pre-order for four weeks beginning on Friday, September 6th,...

Atari’s Lunar Lander Beyond | The 2024 Reimagining of the Arcade Original

by GenX Grownup | Sep 2, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Events, GenX Grownup

In this narrative-centric revival of Atari’s classic IP, players are placed in the shoes of a newly appointed captain of the Pegasus corporation with the task of leading a fleet of landers. What begins as a simple task of completing risky (but standard) landing...

Five Comic Book Characters That Would Have Been Great for Retro Games

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Sep 1, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Opinions

The What Ifs in video game history keep the lights on in gamers’ heads and the imaginations burning. The thought of the number of concepts that never see the light of day is staggering. With over 40 years of consoles and games in video game history to look back on,...

Atari THE400 Mini’s THECXSTICK: Does it Have Problem & Can it be FIXED?

by GenX Grownup | Aug 31, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, GenX Grownup, Press Release

Atari brings the computer age home. Again! Welcome back to the Atari 8-bit world of computing! The powerful Atari 400 set a new standard of capability with its release in 1979, and along with its subsequent models, has been loved by gamers and computer enthusiasts for...