Forgotten Indie Games That Deserve to Be Remembered

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Dec 14, 2024 | 2000s, 2010s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

With the holidays approaching, everyone is focused on the new games we want, but in this special post, we detail games that deserve to be remembered. Endless Midnight: Zombie Swarm: Jordan Trudgett’s independent game on the 360 Live Arcade was from a different era. In...

Fist of the North Star 2 aka Last Battle (Sega Mega Drive) is possibly coming to the Commodore Amiga

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

The last news story from me today unless something major comes out, as looking through both the EAB forums and Facebook, we’ve found out that the Sega Mega Drive version of Last Battle: Legend of the Final Hero, is possibly coming to the Commodore Amiga as Fist...

Secret Level Episode 115 Review: Playstation

by William Schwartz | Dec 9, 2024 | 2000s, 2020s, Reviews

  In the classic situation comedy Gilligan’s Island, which deals with seven colorful castaways stranded on an island, there are two versions of the theme song. In the first version, five of the castaways are named, while two of them are filed away under the...

Full Circle Pinball – by Michael Thomasson and Kelly Kaye

by Michael Thomasson | Dec 5, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview

Pinball is a hobby that spans generations; one that can bring individuals from all walks of life together. I recently rediscovered this when I innocently walked into the Frank Murray Community Center looking for a backgammon partner. Instead, I met Kelly Kaye, one of...

The Video Game Life – by Chris Tang

by Old School Gamer | Dec 4, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview

Living in Hawaii was a blessing in many gaming ways – the Asian influence there provided Japanese bookstores with import game magazines and school friends who had software from Hong Kong and Japan. However, gaming retail in Hawaii was unlike the rest of the USA, as...

It’s In The Game Episode 4 Review: Amazon Prime Documentary Covers the Madden Franchise to 2006

by William Schwartz | Dec 3, 2024 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Reviews, The Story Of...

  Strictly speaking, It’s All In The Game doesn’t really end in 2006. All throughout, this documentary has contextualized the history of John Madden Football alongside the contemporary development and release of Madden NFL 25. That’s just where...