Matthew Owen    In the early ’ s, Nintendo was in dire need of a sales boost. For years, Sony had been dominating the market with the PlayStation and PlayStation, while Nintendo’s own GameCube failed to meet expectations. Competition was getting more crowded in the console space too, as Microsoft launched their...

Matthew Owen    Donkey Kong is an iconic Nintendo character with a storied history, transforming from villain to hero over the course of his existence. Though he made his menacing debut in arcades, Donkey Kong has since become a goofy character prime for comedic relief, so much so that Seth Rogen recently voiced...

Old School Gamer    Pittsburgh, PA Jan. , Get ready to dive into the world of terrible games once again as Retroware and Mega Cat Studios announce The Angry Video Game Nerd bit, coming to the NES and all modern platforms in Q . Heavily inspired by classic side scrollers like Megaman, The Angry Video...

Brett Weiss    The mid to late s saw the dawn of handheld electronic games and the beginning of my collecting something other than comic books. Console systems like the Fairchild Channel F and Atari launched in and respectively, but their high prices for an Atari plus per game ...

William Schwartz    What first stands out about Inspector Waffles: Early Days is just how cute the idea is. Inspector Waffles is a PC detective game from . While Inspector Waffles also has a retro visual design, it’s more akin to early flash games on the PC in the early aughts. I imagine that Inspector Waffles...

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William Schwartz    Last month, Amazon Prime’s Secret Level adapted fifteen video games to short, animated films. Some of these could fairly be described as retro video games, though the bulk of them dated to the twenty first century. But one of the odder ones of the full set, in this regard, was the very first...

Old School Gamer    Company finishes with a slate of successful game releases; executes against retro focused growth strategy NEW YORK, Jan. , GLOBE NEWSWIRE Atari one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers has today announced that its first full...

Old School Gamer    Most retro gamers would probably admit that today’s releases are highly impressive on the whole. Despite this, though, the allure of diving in for a retro gaming session on a classic console is still there. In fact, retro titles are popular among many members of the gaming fraternity, with millions...

Knapp Arcade    This afternoon, Stern Pinball officially unveiled its new line of accessories for its Black White Godzilla th Anniversary pinball machine. The line of products includes: Black White Mothra Egg Shooter Knob King Gadorah Side Armor Black White Inside Art Blades Black White Godzilla Heat...