Five Great Quotes From Game Developers to Get You Hyped For More Gaming History
Over the course of writing seven books on video game history, I’ve interviewed hundreds of game developers, many of which have dropped mountains of knowledge on the industry. For me, it’s essentially one of the reasons why I’m here- to share the behind-the-scenes...
Here’s How The Salmon Run Music Is Recorded For Splatoon 3
We love a bit of Salmon Run here at Nintendo Life. The Splatoon 3 game mode takes the usual 'ink, swim, repeat' format of your standard Turf War Battle (not to cast any shade, we love a good Turf War too) and throws in the added distractions of a never-ending...
Fab At Forty: Crystal Castles
In the second of a regular series on Antstream Arcade, we take a peek back at a specific retro game from 1983, a long 40 years ago! Welcome to another of our retro games that is ageing radiantly in Fab At Forty! The Lowdown Game: Crystal Castles Developer: Atari...
Manic Jet Set Willy – A Manic Miner / Jet Set Willy mash up for the ZX Spectrum by Norman Sword!
In 1984, Matthew Smith with publishing rights by Software Projects released the all time classic game ' Jet Set Willy ' for the ZX Spectrum. It was a game that star'd none other than Miner Willy who was tasked by the housekeeper Maria with the cleaning up of items...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Kris Carlson
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Kris Carlson who currently is displayed on card number 4097, from the Superstars of 2022 Collection. Since starting his YouTube channel in 2018, he has continued collecting and started doing console/handheld mods,...
Game of the Month: Tuff E Nuff
Welcome to our new Antstream feature where we will pick a game of the week and tell you all the nitty gritty to get you playing something new or an absolute favourite retro game from our collection. Tuff E Nuff (Snes) – 1993, Jaleco Released recently on Antstream is a...
This upcoming Shoot ’em up for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive looks super cool!
Twitter image (link) Even more Indie Retro News for this week and one I think you'll agree is pretty damn awesome especially if you have a Sega Genesis or Sega Mega Drive. As we've just been told by our good friend of ours through Twitter, that at some point in the...
DOUBLE DRAGON 128K – A 2023 Edition with Amstrad CPC, MSX & C64 AY music and more!
If you ask someone what they thought of Double Dragon, they'd probably tell you of an awesome Arcade beat em up released in 1987, that gave you the option to play two twin martial artists who could kick, punch and throw enemies off scene through many different levels....
Antstream Arcade Twitch Superstar: Analogarhythm
In our latest Antstream Arcade Twitch Superstar feature, we chat with another one of the wonderful people spreading the retro gaming glory of Antstream Arcade via streaming platforms. This week, we proudly present Analogarhythm, AKA James G., answering questions on...
American Amusement Machine Association Hall of Fame Inductees
AAMA ANNOUNCES THE INAUGURAL CLASS OF INDUCTEES TO THE AMUSEMENT INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME INAUGURAL CLASS TO INCLUDE 31 INDIVIDUALS AND SIX ENTITIES The American Amusement Machine Association, (AAMA) inducted 31 individuals and six legendary products/games into the...
The Antstream Arcade Guide #2: Pirate Pete
Greetings, brave retro gamers! Retro games can sometimes be tricky and puzzling – in a good way! But if you’re struggling, we are here to help with a new feature on the Antstream Arcade blog. Each Antstream Arcade guide will include tips and help on how to play and...
Game Scoop! 716: Game of the Year Watch 2023 Begins
Resident Evil 4, Hogwarts Legacy, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and more. Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Justin Davis, and CJ Gibson -- are discussing Star Wars...
Atari Announces Acquisition of More than 100 PC and Console Titles from the 80s and 90s
The collection includes games from the popular Bubsy, Hardball, and Demolition Racer franchises NEW YORK, April 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atari® — one of the world's most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — announced today the...
What are you doing Saturday? Join OSG at CoMo!
Join Old School Gamer this Saturday in Columbia, MO at the Stoney Creek Inn for the CoMo Retro Game Con! There will be video games to play, buy and much more! CLICK HERE FOR EVENT The CoMo Retro Game Convention project started in 2021 and held its first convention at...
OPERATION WOLF with Light Gun Compatibility Launching April 21st for iiRcade
Officially licensed by TAITO, the popular shooter from the 80s will be available in the Game Store this Friday and will be the first game compatible with a light gun accessory on Gold Edition cabinets CHICAGO (PRWEB)April 19, 2023 iiRcade Inc., a premium home arcade...
The Most Loved and Hated Video Game Franchises in Every Country
The characters may be fictional and the franchises may thrive on fantasy, but the emotions gamers feel towards their games - and their fellow gamers - are very, very real. Indeed, during lockdown, the video game realm became more tactile, more real than the world...
Tower and Dragon has been released for the Commodore PET with only 8K!
If you're looking for another Commodore PET news story, then have we got something special for you! As thanks to a heads up by Jason Cook in our emails, we've just learnt of a new game that has been released for the Commodore PET called 'Tower and Dragon'; as in the...
Legendary DK Rap Composer – Nintendo Life
Legendary DK Rap Composer Disappointed He's Missing From Mario Movie Credits The Super Mario Bros. Movie is finally out and we are preparing for the internet to soon become awash with hidden references and spoiler talk. One of the film's aspects immediately brought to...
My First Game: Steve Marsden and Technician Ted
Everyone has to start somewhere. Even the most dedicated and renowned game developers begin with a straightforward idea, polishing and honing it until their first game duly appears. Sometimes these were released virtually unnoticed; on other occasions, they’d be a...
Cute RPG Picks: The Very Best Cute RPGs On Antstream Arcade
Since the first game's release in 2018, Square Enix’s Octopath Traveler series has become a worldwide phenomenon for the Nintendo Switch. Inspired by the Nintendo RPGs of old, the classic gameplay, a new battle system, and marvellously cute graphics have endeared a...
Mighty Street Fighter – Upcoming ‘Street Fighter’ for the Amstrad 128k is still looking super cool!
If you have an Amstrad CPC 128k or even a GX4000 then you are going to love this latest news story that's just been sent to us by XeNoMoRPH! As thanks to the hard work of Amstrad GGP, at some point soon you'll be able to play the eagerly awaited 'Mighty Street...
Xevious – In dev Arcade game for the Commodore Amiga 1200 via JOTD gets a new beta
Even more retro gaming news to get through this week, as thanks to yet another heads up earlier today from a good friend of ours, we have been told us that JOTD has released a new beta download for his upcoming Arcade - Amiga conversion of the classic game of Xevious....
The Field Guide to Collecting – by Tristian Ibarra
I grew up obsessed with the NES primarily because of my mom who was a major influence in my gaming life. Every weekend we would go to Blockbuster to rent movies and games so I was always blown away by seeing the large collection of video games that were in one...
Super Six: Bally Midway
American videogame publisher Midway merged with pinball and slot machine rival Bally Manufacturing in the late Sixties, but it wasn’t until the Eighties that it began using the name Bally Midway to promote its arcade videogame range. Throughout the decade, Bally...
My First Game: Franz Lanzinger and Crystal Castles
Everyone has to start somewhere. Even the most dedicated and renowned game developers begin with a straightforward idea, polishing and honing it until their first game duly appears. Sometimes these were released virtually unnoticed; on other occasions, they’d be a...
This fully featured BBC Micro Emulator in your Browser called VirtualBeeb is incredible!
Checking our Facebook feeds today we recently had a heads up from our good friend Ethan Knight of a new update that everyone in the BBC Micro community is sure to be excited over. Yes indeed if you had a BBC Micro back in the 1980's, then make sure to check out the 3D...
Indie Update – GAME BOY AND GAME BOY COLOR – by Brian Hall
ABOUT THE GAME BOY The Game Boy was released in Japan by Nintendo in early 1989, followed by a US release later that year, and a European release in 1990. In the US it competed with the Sega Game Gear (1990/1991) and Atari Lynx (1989/1990), both of which offered color...
Ultima IV and Ultima V – by Jarrod Kailef
The Ultima series certainly stands as one of the most influential and enduring computer role-playing game (CRPG) franchises of all time. However, Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar and Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny are considered by many CRPG aficionados, myself...
Missile Command – A very cool Missile Command Clone by DrMortalWombat for the C64
The iconic Atari game Missile Command didn't get the best of ports even on the C64. So fans of the frenetic arcade blaster should definitely check out this latest game news that's been sent to us by Saberman, as he has informed us that DrMortalWombat has released a...
Heavy Metal Titans – by Chris Williams
Hills Department Store in Anderson, Indiana, 1987. I’m gazing, completely entranced, in front of a giant display of hundreds of Nintendo games hanging from hooks. The white tile floor felt as if it recognized the weight of my shoes upon it. There are far too many...
Nintendo Power #1, NES, SNES, GB and More at the April 20 – 22 Video
April 20 - 22 Video Games Signature® Auction Highlights Include: Nintendo Power #1 (Nintendo of America, Inc., 1988) [Newsstand Edition] CGC 9.8 NM/MT White Pages Gyromite - Wata 9.6 A++ Sealed [Matte Sticker, First Production], NES Nintendo 1985 USA Duck Hunt - Wata...
Lord British – by Jarrod Kailef
Richard Garriott, AKA Lord British, is one of the most well known names in computer gaming, both old school and modern. His influence is still clearly felt today by scores of developers that credit his games for much of their inspiration. He is the creator of...
Boxx – Lemming880’s in-dev Amiga platformer gets a BIG performance improvement!
As an Amiga owner and a fan of homebrew releases I was pleasantly surprised by how enjoyable Lemming880's platformer ' Boxx 2 ' and ' Boxx 3 ' was on the Amiga system, especially with added bright and bold colourful detail by Koyot1222. Both of these games were...
Big Box Boutique – by Mike Mertes
I may have been the new kid on the block when it came to PC Gaming in 1995, but even as a console gamer, I knew the Ultima series carried some significant clout. The console versions of some of the Ultima games never crossed my path, but I knew that many of the RPGs I...
Colossal Cave – by Gunther Vinson
Colossal Cave is a reimagining of the original text-basedadventure game, first introduced in 1975 by Will Crowther and Don Woods, as a fully immersive 3D VR experience. Colossal Cave is already well known to tens of millions of gamers worldwide. Several elements of...
SUPER MARIO MOVIE OUT TODAY!
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is an upcoming computer-animated fantasy film based on the Nintendo video game franchise Mario. Produced by Illumination with financing from Universal Pictures and Nintendo, and distributed by Universal, it is directed by Aaron Horvath and...
Antstream’s 200th Tournament
London, UK – Tuesday 4th April 2023 – Antstream Arcade, the world’s first retro gaming platform to offer live tournaments, is celebrating its 200th tournament with a special event on the pinball game Slam Tilt Pirate. The tournament will take place on Tuesday 4th...
Behold The Evercade ! – by Mike Mertes
Blaze Entertainment entered the handheld console market in May 2020 with the release of the Evercade. The sleek little handheld had a lot of competition as the market was already flooded with cheap handheld units with built-in games, flimsy builds, and low-resolution...
Ultima VI – IX by Andrea Contato and Jarrod Kailef
In March of 1988, Richard Garriott was already hard at work on Ultima VI – The False Prophet. Following the same general game design strategies he had used previously, the new Ultima was to have an improved and more powerful engine, expanded gameplay, and new...
Five Retro Baseball Games You Need to Try to Kick off Baseball Season
Baseball season is upon us so try out these five retro classics that’ll instill an even bigger love for America’s pastime. Hardball 99: A dark horse classic on the PlayStation. Play it for the historic teams, but stay for the player editor. RBI Baseball: If you have...