Tetra Zone – A modern take on a classic WIP for the Commodore Amiga
If you've played the 1980's hit game of Tetris then you'll be pleased to know that as of this morning, we have been informed that you can now download Wei-ju Wu's WIP Commodore Amiga game of Tetra Zone. As in the words of the creator "a modern take on the best known...
Getting into the Holiday Spirit with Two Classic Games
As we all frantically get ready to celebrate, it’s difficult to avoid the seasonal bombardment of the usual yuletide media: Christmas music, Christmas films, Christmas-themed episodes of TV shows, and Christmas books to a much lesser extent. But what about...
A Very Hairy Christmas – A modern HD debut of Mr Hair for the PC by Langford Productions
We've just received word from our good friend Richard of Langford Productions, of a new PC game that has been released called 'A Very Hairy Christmas'. A game which doesn't just have nods to other classic games from the 80's such as Pac-Man and PSSST, but it's a...
New Stranger Things Table from Zen Studios; Stern Improves Insider Connected App; New Spooky Logo
I have a couple of pinball odds and ends for everyone this afternoon. Let's start in the world of digital pinball. First off, I had no idea that Netflix includes 112 free phone apps with subscriptions to its video service. Apparently, one of these subscriptions...
Croco Folie – A tribute and celebration for the 40th birthday of the Amstrad CPC 464
Amstrad CPC owners if you're feeling a little left out, then worry not! As we've just found out through our emails and Twitter, that AYOR61 and team, who were also behind other games such as Missile Command, Octopus 21 and Midnight Streets. Has released the new arcade...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Grady Hunt Talks MediEvil
Old School Gamer chats with former Sony Computer Entertainment producer Grady Hunt, who discusses the PS1 classic, Medieval. Old School Gamer: What was your role in the game? Grady Hunt: I was working at SCEA in the Product Development team, I was the Producer most...
Dangerous Toys We Shouldn’t Have Had
About This Episode We’re Generation X kids who grew up largely unsupervised and left to our own devices. That often resulted in “play” time being a bit rougher and more hazardous than those who grew up in later generations. In this Backtrack, we’re taking a stroll...
Battle for Cronos – A high quality turn based wargame for the Commodore 64 by Windigo Productions!
Fancy a game that doesn't just have a great starting soundtrack, a brilliant intro and turn based combat for up to 4 players? Then make sure to check out Windigo Productions latest Commodore 64 game of 'Battle for Cronos'. A game in which the creator says has epic...
Labyrinth – A Remake of the Commodore 64 game Labyrinth for the Amiga
Even though the Caffeine hasn't kicked in yet and I'm still half asleep, I thought I'd give quick a shout out to Kim Fastrup Larsen's new remake update of 'Labyrinth' for the Commodore Amiga. A game in which the developer says "is a remake of a Commodore 64 game...
A review of Shovel Knight from Boss Fight Books
No one can ever quite agree what really makes a video game retro. Ten years old used to be a good yardstick, but as time marches on, and ten years ago now includes the PlayStation 4, well, that's not generally a good definition. Strangely enough, though,...
Multimorphic Pinball – By Derek Blaha
Behind the doors of an unassuming building hidden away in an industrial complex in the heart of Texas lies one of the most creative and revolutionary pinball companies around. If you are a pinball fan and have never heard of Multimorphic, you’re missing out on a whole...
TI’s FIELD GUIDE TO COLLECTING – By Tristan Ibarra
I was born in 1981, the same year that Jump Man and Donkey Kong had everyone over a barrel and shortly after Pac-Man gave everyone a certain fever. Back then, video games as an entertainment medium were in their infant years and still just a curiosity to most. The...
Forgotten Indie Games That Deserve to Be Remembered
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...
Civil War, Beelink Mini PC, & Cash Cow DX
About This Episode We head back to the theatre for latest kaiju team-up movie from Legendary pictures, check out a capable mini computer with a budget price that just might surprise you, and play a new arcade-style indie game featuring a cow with a pickaxe gathering...
Modern Retro Gaming – By Brian Lesyk
I remember reading a quote once by famed French novelist and literary critic Marcel Proust: “Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.” In that vein, our zeal for the experiences of yesteryear as gamers often unintentionally...
Atari 2600 Raiders of the Lost Ark – “Why did it have to be snakes?”
Raiders of the Lost Ark is an action-adventure game for the Atari 2600 released in 1982, based on the 1981 film of the same name. The game was designed by Howard Scott Warshaw. When the opportunity to write an Atari VCS game based on the film was offered at Atari,...
THE PRE-NINTENDO 64 WEEKEND – By The Jaded Gamer – Bill Donohue
suppose one of the greater delights one can experience when one gets older is bringing joy to the younger members of the family, because it not only brings fun and laughter to the younger ones; it also brings a warmth that is unlike any other feeling known to man to...
Fist of the North Star 2 aka Last Battle (Sega Mega Drive) is possibly coming to the Commodore Amiga
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 of the...
Secret Level Episode 115 Review: Playstation
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...
MODRETRO’S GAMEBOY REINVENTED – by Ryan Burger
The ModRetro Chromatic, a new handheld device that plays all of the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges, will be hiding underneath many a Christmas tree this December, just like the original did back in 1989 with the OG version from Nintendo. While this...
Secret Level Episode 110 Review: Mega Man
Having only seen the Pac-Man episode of Secret Level; it was hard to guess what to expect from the Mega Man short. The only real unifying principle of any episode of Secret Level is that engages with some kind of idea from the video game in question. As it...
OBSCURE COLECOVISION ARCADE PORTS – By Brett Weiss
Although I first began playing video games on my cousin’s Atari Pong in 1975 and on my friends’ Fairchild Channel F systems in 1976 (both my next-door neighbor and another buddy a mile away had a Channel F - crazy!), the first console I actually owned was a...
Donkey Kong – A famous 80’s game has just got a rather awesome Arcade to ZX Spectrum conversion!
In the early 80's Nintendo released one of the most famous games of all time, and that game was ' Donkey Kong '. A game in which you played as Mario that had to avoid obstacles across a number of platforms, with sometimes a hammer in hand to save a damsel in distress...
Secret Level Episode 106 Review: Pac-Man
There's an old joke about Pac-Man and video games. Everybody knows that video games don't really influence kids' behavior. After all, if they were imitating Pac-Man, they'd just be chasing each other around dark mazes, popping pills and listening to repetitive...
Full Circle Pinball – by Michael Thomasson and Kelly Kaye
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
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...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside Santa’s Journey
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Santa’s Journey creator Karl Dunkelman, who details the game and his hopes for it moving forward. Old School Gamer Magazine: For those that don’t know about the game, tell us about it! Karl Dunkelman: Santa’s Journey is the...
It’s In The Game Episode 4 Review: Amazon Prime Documentary Covers the Madden Franchise to 2006
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 the retro part of...
Garry Kitchen on Donkey Kong, Activision, & MORE!
About This Episode One of the coolest benefits of being a content creator is having the opportunity to actually speak with some of the key figures who laid the foundation of the video game industry, and my guest for this video is without a doubt one of those...
Vintage Oil Drilling Game that NEVER WAS! | Oil Strike ’75
Get ready to earn while you learn in Oil Strike ’75, a fun, exciting, and educational new game from Cadal Corp. where you’re tasked with running a rig and discovering new oil deposits at the bottom of the sea – no matter the cost. Who knows what you’ll find! Utilise...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Jared Hardy Talks Spyro the Dragon
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with game developer Jared Hardy, who discusses his role in the original Spyro the Dragon on PlayStation. Old School Gamer Magazine: Were you a gamer growing up? Jared Hardy: My sister and I had an Atari 2600 as little kids, and a few...
It’s In The Game Episode 2 Review: Amazon Prime Documentary Covers the Madden Franchise to 1995
When we last left off with It's In The Game, the documentary hit the high point of John Madden Football becoming the huge surprise hit of the 1990 holiday season. A lot happens in the next five years, and the second episode achieves a neat parallel by ending at...
The Video Game Manual (The Lost Art) – By Anthony Ripo
It has been a long time since I have reflected on my love for video game manuals since their existence has been obliterated with the evolution of video games in the last twenty years. However, an adventure game called Tunic, released in 2022, reminded me of the...
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams
About This Episode If you always know where your towel is, then you’re likely already a fan of the topic of this episode. His Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series was required GenX reading, and his work is beloved by millions. In this Backtrack, we remember and...
Get Set for an 8Bit Bonanza!
RIKI 8Bit GAME Collection Arrives on Nintendo® Switch™ This December! Take a Blast from The Past with a Collection of Five Retro Inspired Games and Music Albums by Legendary Manga Artist RIKI! Karlstad, Sweden – Clear River Games, a video game publisher specialising...
It’s In The Game Episode 1 Review: Amazon Prime Documentary Covers the Madden Franchise to 1990
It's a bit strange to think of Madden Football in retro terms. Yes, the franchise dates to the eighties- but it still exists today, debatably as the most popular video game of our era, just not one we generally describe as a part of video game culture because,...
NES High Score – by 8-Bit Steve
This issue of the magazine is all about video game rental stores. Like most gamers from this era, I have plenty of memories of renting games and enjoying them with friends and family. I am going to share one of my earliest gaming memories that involves a rental store....
Fast Food Dizzy 2 – An unofficial sequel to Codemaster’s Fast Food Dizzy is finally here! (AGA recommended)
As we said before in our previous announcement, AcidBottle is certainly no stranger to creating quality releases for the Amiga, the Arcade to Commodore Amiga game of Breakthru and Wonder Boy are just two of the ones that stand out on IndieRetroNews. Well here are with...
Atari VCS – A Third Year update – By Ryan Burger
The Atari VCS came out in early 2021 for most of its crowd-sourced backers; no… I’m not talking about the OG, The Darth Vader, The Heavy 6’er, the 2600, or whatever you call it. I’m talking about the Atari VCS 800 that was originally called AtariBoX. It was first...
Atari 2600 Spider-Man – He Can Sling a Web, But CAN’T CRAWL UP WALLS?!
Spider-Man is a vertical scrolling action game programmed by Laura Nikolich for the Atari 2600, and released in 1982 by Parker Brothers. It was both the first video game to feature Spider-Man and the first Marvel Comics based video game. Norman Osborn has been removed...