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Five Spooky Classic Video Games to Play This Halloween Season (Part One)
As the nights grow darker and Halloween draws near, it’s time to revisit some classic spooky retro games. Fancy graphics are not required since there’s something uniquely eerie about the atmospheric simplicity of retro games. So ignore the doorbell, dim the lights, and keep all that candy for yourself (after all, you did pay for…
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Haunted: Halloween ’87 NES KICKSTARTER
October 25, 2024 (Pittsburgh, P.A.) – October of 2025 will mark the 10 year anniversary of us making games as Retrotainment, and to celebrate we’ll be releasing Haunted: Halloween ’87 (Year of the Witch). It will complete the Haunted: Halloween trilogy on the NES! Haunted: Halloween ’85 was our very first game as a team.…
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Retro Gaming Comeback: Why Gen Z and Millenials Love Playing Nostalgic Games
Since 2020, there’s been a huge global increase in retro gaming. Instead of playing new titles released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, it seems as though players are now much more interested in revisiting the past. This is especially true when it comes to Gen Z and Millenials, who are currently driving…
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Halloween X – The first Halloween game appears, and it’s for the Commodore Amiga
You can certainly tell that Halloween is approaching as more and more creepy games with pumpkins, ghouls and ghosts start to appear for your gaming enjoyment. One such game by the developer 8080 certainly has that ghostly appeal! As they have announced that not only is ‘Halloween X’ a finished game ready to be played…
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Xeno Brigade Extinction – A rather cool looking turn based strategy game for the Spectrum Next (Physical Release Preorder)
Something slightly different for today’s retro heads up, as we were kindly informed on our Facebook page, that if you love high quality turn based strategy games, AND have either a ZX Spectrum Next, N-go, or XBerry-Pi (50Hz) then it might be worth checking out Greenman Soft’s upcoming game of ‘Xeno Brigade Extinction’. A game in…
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Digital Age Parenting: Understanding Your “Gamer” Child
Video games are always the “cool stuff” for kids, right? But for their parents? Well, not so much! Look around at how times have changed. Back in the day, playing a video game meant visiting an arcade or having access to a computer. Such frictions, no matter what, kept one from feeling overwhelmed. Fast forward…
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No WiFi Games: Entertainment Anytime, Anywhere
In today’s digital age, internet access has become a central part of many activities, including gaming. However, we often find ourselves in situations where access to WiFi is limited or non-existent. Whether you’re on a long flight, traveling through remote areas, or dealing with network issues at home, the need for entertainment still exists. That’s…
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Soltys – A 1995 DOS point and click adventure game is sill coming to the Amiga (AGA)
A Friday heads up for all of our Amiga readers , as we’ve recently found out through the EAB forums, that Tukinem together with Retronics, is still working on bringing the Polish point and click adventure game of ‘Sołtys’ over to the Commodore Amiga 1200 with an English release date of May 23, 2025. A…
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The Nightmare Fuel of “Clowns” by Bally Midway
Halloween is finally upon us. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been taking a tour through creepy, old video games, and I saved the most terrifying for last. For those who are unaware, coulrophobia is described as the “morbid fear of clowns.” Psychologists have looked at a lot of causes for the condition, and one…
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DarkFusion Systems
DarkFusion Systems has been in business for over 5 years, developing small form factor bespoke PCs for gamers and creators alike. Whether you’re a gamer, engineer, accountant, designer, video editor, or other creator, they have you covered. Over the last 2 years, they’ve branched into the custom mechanical keyboard scene, bringing to market their DarkSeraph…
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