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GORF – An Arcade conversion arrives on the ZX Spectrum by Deanysoft
If you’re looking for a decent release for the ZX Spectrum that features not one, but five mini games that will keep you occupied throughout this evening. Then look no further than this new Arcade conversion by Deanysoft called GORF. A game which is a conversion of a 1981 game originally by Dave Nutting Associates,…
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Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Daniel Iacovelli Talks 2025 Video Game Summit
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Daniel Iacovelli, Video Game Summit Promoter, about this year’s event. Old School Gamer Magazine: What makes this year’s Video Game Summit special? Daniel Iacovelli: This year’s show reflects our original when we started back in 2003 as a small show. It’s more like a community gathering than a gaming…
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Paper Dreams: A History of Play-by-Mail Gaming
Do you like cheering for the underdog? Do you like classic and retro gaming? Then you’ll love this book. Just like the young student decades ago who had to be cut off because he was using his lunch money for play-by-mail (PBM) games, some people are obsessed with them—and still are. In this book, you’ll…
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Nightmare Busters Rebirth: Kickstarter Launch Date Revealed
NIGHTMARE BUSTERS REBIRTH is coming to Kickstarter on May 13! From dream to reality Pix’n Love Games and Aurora Game Studio are proud to announce the upcoming Kickstarter launch of Nightmare Busters Rebirth, scheduled for May 13, 2025. This modern reimagining of the cult 2D run ’n gun from the 90s invites players to dive…
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June 9th 2025 release date set for Arcades & Love Songs: The Ballad of Walter Day
Monkey Wrench Films has announced a global TVOD and digital release for the documentary Arcades & Love Songs: The Ballad of Walter Day which came out in theaters earlier this year. The musical documentary about Walter Day discusses the lawsuits faced by the founder of Twin Galaxies as he also seeks to record and…
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ROGUEish – This roguelike C64 game by Syntaxerrorsoftware looks pretty decent (+Demo)
I do love a good roguelike, it’s one of my favorite genres to play, especially when I’m delving deep into dark dungeons looking for decent loot and avoiding many of the nasties contained within. So if like me, you like that sort of gaming experience. Then make sure to check out Syntaxerrorsoftware’s upcoming Commodore 64 game…
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Spy Kombat – Another side scrolling shooter entry in the SEUCK Compo 2025 for the C64!
I was scrolling through the TND SEUCK Compo 2025 entries to see if there’s anything decent worth mentioning, and I’ve come across a new entry in the SEUCK compo called ‘Spy Kombat’ by Pinov Vox. A game in which you play as Shancky, a secret agent, and must put a stop to Mr. X and…
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A review of Collie Defense for the Game Boy Advance
It’s strange to think of tower defense games as being a retro concept. Of course, depending on how strictly you define the phrase tower defense, they were there from the beginning. Defender, for example. But usually, when we say tower defense today, we’re referring to games from the early cell phone era, where you…
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A Beat ’em up platformer is in the works by Basement Ape for the Amiga
A bit of a short news story for this one, as trawling through Facebook, we’ve found out through Earok who created the Scorpion Engine, that Basement Ape is working on what looks to be a new beat ’em up platformer for the Commodore Amiga, using yes you guessed it, the Scorpion Engine. While there is…
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RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army Collector’s Edition
Limited Run Games Presents – RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army Collector’s Edition Limited Run Games is proud to announce their not-to-be-missed physical Collector’s Edition of this retelling of Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army™ in an all-new remaster of the thrilling supernatural detective adventure set in a fantastical era of 1930s Tokyo.…
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