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HAPPY NEW YEAR from OLD SCHOOL GAMER MAGAZINE!
All of us at Old School Gamer Magazine want to wish you and your family a Happy New Year. 2025 is an exciting time at Old School Gamer. Thanks to all of you who has supported us over the years. We couldn’t have done it without you. Be sure to sign up to get Old…
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Montezuma’s Revenge – The 40th Anniversary Edition
Montezuma’s Revenge – The 40th Anniversary Edition resurrects a timeless classic on Steam for PC in January 2025 Independent developer and publisher Eastasiasoft Limited announced today that platforming adventure classic Montezuma’s Revenge is coming to Steam on January 16th, both as a 2.5D remake and an expanded Director’s Cut of the retro original, bundled together…
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BabeAnoid 2.0 the best Arkanoid clone ever created for the Amiga!
If you remember Arkanoid; an arcade game first developed by Taito in 1986, with the bat like device scrolling from side to side at the bottom of the screen, bouncing an orb back and forth and smashing blocks for a high score, then you are going to love this latest Commodore Amiga news story that’s…
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RetroAchievements Put a Modern Spin on Classic games
The evolution of video games has brought about controversial additions like constant online connectivity and battle passes, but some of these newer features are actually quite good. Take for instance the modern achievement system, popularized in 2005 with the release of the Xbox 360 and later implemented on platforms like PlayStation, Steam, and more. Now,…
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Skynet – This new game by Hicks for the ZX Spectrum is rather awesome!
Another day and another ZX Spectrum game on Indie Retro News, as we’ve recently been informed via Saberman, that if you head on over to Hicks website, not only can you download some rather enjoyable games such as Haoken, The Goblin and Akane, but as of right now, you can download his rather awesome action platformer…
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Twintris Deluxe – Love Tetris, then check this Commodore 64 game out!
If you loved the 1984 game of Tetris, you’ll be pleased to know that as of today, you can download the very latest Tetris style game of ‘Twintris Deluxe’ by Trex. A far improved deluxe version of a game originally released in 2001 by Megastyle, in which the nfo states as " very spartan and still…
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Defective $1000 Atari XP Carts; the State of Modern Atari | An Editorial
About two weeks ago, a user on X by the name of Cear Dragon posted that two of their limited AtariXP carts – Haunted House & Crystal Castles – were defective. Haunted House, he claimed, had the PCB inserted backwards and Crystal Castles, he said, was buggy and unplayable. As these were limited releases, it…
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Lord of the Orb – XaVeR adds even more levels to a classic 1985 game by Antic Software
Here on Indie Retro News we do love writing about the Atari XL/XE, I mean seriously we can’t stop featuring the latest games released for this system. Well here we are with another story sent to us by Saberman, and it’s the latest new level update for the classic game of ‘Lord of the Orb’;…
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Sapermania – Another Amiga Minesweeper game makes an appearance
From the same creator who brought you the excellent 2024 Amiga game of Master Of Minefields, comes another Minesweeper clone which may take your fancy. Titled as ‘Sapermania’, this game created by Reborn80, is not only another Minesweeper clone. But this game was originally created back in 1993 and has only since been released as the…
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The Gift Guide for Tech That Every Home Needs
In a way, shopping for the perfect gift for that special someone (well, anyone who’s special enough) can feel like a marathon. You want something thoughtful, useful, and, honestly, impressive enough to earn a big smile when it’s unwrapped. When it comes to you and you want, well, you’re probably after something pretty nice because…
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