Taito Super Pocket Review | The Next Big Thing?

by GenX Grownup | Jan 18, 2024 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, GenX Grownup

The Blaze Taito Super Pocket (Hyper Mega Tech) not only sports 18 Taito arcade games, save states, scan lines, variable difficulty, and an included rechargeable battery, but also allows for expansion with already-established Blaze Evercade cartridges! Could this...

MyArcade Tetris Pocket Player Pro

by Old School Gamer | Jan 18, 2024 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Reviews

Love my Tetris, no doubt about it.  I’m not very good at it, at least compared to CTWC-level competitors, but it’s a game I have fun on without a doubt and probably my most played video game.  I now have the game in four different forms, my cabaret arcade...

Atari Spins Up Limited Series Documentary

by Old School Gamer | Jan 16, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Press Release

NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2024  — one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — today announced the company has partnered with Emmy-winning producers Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz of Alfred Street Industries to produce and...

ATARI GAME STATION PRO: Made for Fantastic Gamers – Hardware Review

by Old School Gamer | Jan 12, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld, Reviews

This is possibly the first review of the Atari Game Station Pro by MyArcade in a video gaming magazine, but it absolutely isn’t the only review out there. The MyArcade crew got these out to a ton of YouTube influencers and I recommend you check out the reviews by Jon...

COMING SOON : Hyperkin’s Handheld Console for Genesis and Mega Drive

by Todd Friedman | Jan 12, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Press Release

Hyperkin Announces Handheld Console Compatible With Genesis® and Mega Drive Cartridges January 12, 2024 (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles-based video game hardware developer, Hyperkin, has announced they are developing a handheld console, the Mega 95, compatible with...

Tetris 1200 (AGA) – The 1988 Arcade version of Tetris is coming to the Commodore Amiga!

by Indie Retro News | Jan 10, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

The 1984 game of Tetris has been mentioned many times on Indie Retro News, with new versions of the game being re-released on the Amstrad CPC, C16, Plus/4 and ZX Spectrum. Well here’s another version of the game that is sure to be enjoyed by many that still love...