Retro Gaming News
When Atari released the Saboteur as a 2600 cartridge we had an opportunity to ask Howard Scott Warshaw some questions about the Yars universe and the sequel’s place in the timeline. Background: Completed in 1983, Saboteur was meant to be a fast-following sequel to Yars’ Revenge. Atari’s new parent Warner-Brothers decided to convert the game…
Here we are with another special announcement, as if any of you remember the 2005 mobile phone game of ‘Doom RPG’; a game developed by Fountainhead Entertainment combining the Doom first-person shooter franchise with role-playing video game elements. Then as of today you’ll be able to play the first version of Szilárd Biró/BSzili’s port of…
Shoot down alien craft or fire an arm-cannon in this week’s two new titles. Two more new titles come to the Antstream library this week. Defend the Energiser and shoot down alien craft in Desolator (MSX) and find out just what is going on, while firing an arm-cannon, in One (PSOne). Both games will be…
Kalona, IA – July 15, 2024 – Today, Romans I XVI Gaming is thrilled to announce the launch of the retro-inspired space shooter, Retaliate, now available on Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation. Dive into an intergalactic adventure where strategy meets action, and your enemies’ weapons become your greatest asset. A Fresh Twist on Classic Space Shooters…
When the amazing team at Digital Eclipse created the playable documentary Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration they had the opportunity to interview Howard Scott Warshaw, who shared stories from his time at Atari and his work on Yars’ Revenge. Your browser does not support the video tag. The post An Interview with Yars’ Revenge creator…
This afternoon, Multimorphic’s Gerry Stellenberg sent out an update on the Company’s upcoming P3 pinball module, The Princess Bride. They currently estimate that Batch 1 of full Princess Bride machines and modules will begin to roll off of the production line “in August.” Each Batch of games is expected to take one month to build….
NEW YORK, July 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Atari® — one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — today announced open enrollment for Atari Summer Camp, an eight week online celebration of retro gaming and everything 1980s. Anyone can join during the camp season by signing up at atari.com. Partner events and virtual…
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Paul E. Niemeyer, who currently is displayed on card number 4113, from the Superstars of 2022 Collection. Paul’s career started back in 1982 at Bally/Midway. Paul displayed his artwork talent on dozens of games like Tapper, TRON, Spy Hunter and of course Mortal Kombat. Paul has worked with many movie…
We’ve featured many Dungeon Crawlers over the years, from ones such as Eye of the Beholder, with its first person grid based movement, to the top down turn based ones such as Descending Dungeons. This game however called ‘Binary Battle’ by Haplo and team, is not only a dungeon crawler, but according to the creator…
Fight reptilian aliens in Stone Protectors and search for the legendary planet in Solaris. Two new titles once again join the Antstream library this week. Retro gamers can enjoy some beat ‘em up action with a quirky cast of rock musicians in Stone Protectors (Megadrive), or head to the stars for spaceship combat and exploration…