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Atari THE400 Mini 8-bit Home Computer COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW!
Atari brings the computer age home. Again! Welcome back to the Atari 8-bit world of computing! The powerful Atari 400 set a new standard of capability with its release in 1979, and along with its subsequent models, has been loved by gamers and computer enthusiasts for decades. Now Retro Games and Atari have collaborated to…
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A Classic Edition of Magicland Dizzy for the ZX Spectrum by Dr. Titus!
Get ready for many hours worth of retro fun, especially if you are a ZX Spectrum owner or Dizzy fan, as we’ve recently been informed by Andrew of Yolkfolk.com, of a highly improved Dizzy game for the ZX Spectrum called ‘Magicland Dizzy’. As in the words of YolkFolk "Dr. Titus has released a Classic Edition…
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Prince of Persia has been converted over to the Commodore Vic-20 and it’s well worth a play!
Another interesting story for you all, as we have just been told by VIPER’s Retrogame videos, that the all time classic platformer of ‘Prince of Persia’; a game which was released for many different systems back in 1989 by Broderbund. As well as a more recent homebrew port for both the Atari XL/XE and Sega…
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Phoenix – 1980’s Arcade game by Taito for the Amiga via JOTD gets an AGA update!
As we said before, JOTD has created some amazing conversions/ports over the years. Games such as Moon Patrol, Donkey Kong, Tetris 1200 (AGA), Super Bagman, Galaxian500 and our personal favorite Super Xevious. Well if you’ve been following all of our updates of JOTD’s latest Arcade to Amiga conversion of Phoenix. A 1980’s Arcade fixed-screen shooter by…
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The Key – Episode 1 of a new high quality Amstrad point and click adventure!
A great piece of news has just hit our inbox, as we’ve recently been contacted by XeNoMoRPH, that if you looking for a new Amstrad CPC game with high quality visuals, then make sure to check out Pakete Soft’s Spanish adventure title of ‘The Key – Episode 1’. A new game that the creators have said, "is…
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Innsmouth – A Lovecraft horror as a new Adventure game for your ZX Spectrum
We’ve been checking out the latest games and we think we’ve come across a game that will not only suit those of you who love horror, but also for fans of the famed horror writer H.P Lovecraft. Titled as ‘Innsmouth’, this latest game by Bitfans, is a brand new ZX Spectrum 48k and 128k Adventure!…
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BAFTA Games Awards 2024: Complete List Of Winners Revealed With Baldur’s Gate 3 Emerging As A Major Victor
The BAFTA Games Awards 2024 became a central event for all fans of the video game world. This year, the best of the best were recognized in all categories, but one of the main stars of the evening was Baldur’s Gate 3, which won 5 well-deserved awards. These are just a few of the highlights…
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Soltys – A DOS Polish point and click adventure game is coming to the Amiga (AGA)
Another interesting news story for all of our Amiga readers , as we’ve recently found out through Saberman, that an anonymous developer is working on bringing the Polish point and click adventure game of ‘Sołtys’ over to the Commodore Amiga 1200. A game which was originally released by LK Avalon for MS-DOS on May 23, 1995.…
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Hell Tank – A chaotic blaster for the ZX Spectrum 128k by Fransouls
With the amount of awesome games we’ve featured this month you’d think I’d take a break, but not so! As thanks to another heads up by a good friend of ours, we’ve been told that Fransouls has released on itch io the rather chaotic shooter game of ‘Hell Tank’ for the ZX Spectrum. A game…
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Spring Break Backlog Binge List
With Spring Break underway, Old School Gamer takes a look at five games from previous console generations you need to revisit! Game of Thrones: Episode One: Iron From Ice: Make no bones about it, great games, just like great television or film, live and die on great writing. Despite taking just a little under two…
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