Category: Arcade News

Double Dragon – Arcade Retro Review by Robert Joy

Our leading games reviewer Robert Joy has sent over his latest retro review. This time we set the date to July 1987 in our Delorean and travel back in time to revisit the awesome Beat ’em up Arcade Classic that is Double Dragon! Vitno Reviews Page: http://www.vitno.org/reviews/

Gauntlet II – Arcade Retro Review by Robert Joy

Our leading games reviewer Robert Joy has sent over his latest retro review. This time we set the year to 1986 in our Delorean and travel back in time to the Golden Age of Arcade Video Games when Gauntlet II had just been released! Vitno Reviews Page: http://www.vitno.org/reviews/

After Burner – Arcade Retro Review by Robert Joy

Our leading games reviewer Robert Joy has sent over his latest retro review. This time we fly back in time to 1987, and reminisce the good times, playing the classic air combat fighter ‘After Burner’. Where did all the years go? :) You can read the review over on our reviews page, enjoy! Vitno Reviews Page: http://www.vitno.org/reviews/

New Documentary for Arcade fans 'Insert Coin: Inside Midway's '90s Revolution'

Joshua Tsui has started a new Kickstarter campaign, trying to get money to make a documentary entitled ‘Insert Coin: Inside Midway’s ’90s Revolution’. The movie will tell the story of the studio behind arcade all-time blockbusters like Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam and Cruis’n USA. “Insert Coin talks to the developers of each game and lays out how all the games…

Lumo – Isometric, Arcade Adventure Greenlit by the Community!

Being lost isn’t scary… it’s an adventure! Lumo is an isometric, arcade adventure game, of the same ilk as revered 8 Bit classics: Head Over Heels, Knightlore, Alien 8, Chimera and Solstice. You play the part of a young wizard, lost in the depths of a mysterious castle that’s part museum, part death-trap. Explore more than 150 rooms, solve physical…

Falling Blocks – New Tetris Game for ZX Spectrum!

Peter McQuillan (soiaf) from World of Spectrum forums is relatively new to coding, he started learning to code in z80 assembly only earlier this year, reading Jonathan Cauldwell’s “How to write ZX Spectrum Games” and from reading articles in the development section of WOS. However within this short amount of time, he has come up with a fantastic new Tetris…

Slain! Gothic Combat Puzzle Platform Adventure Coming Fall 2015

“Slain! is on a path toward greatness” About The GamePlayers control Bathoryn, a hero in a Gothic world, seeking to liberate seven great towers from 7 deadly overlords. Bathoryn must battle his way through a doomed land packed with gruesome pixel art foes before ascending (or sometimes descending) each tower, defeating puzzles, traps and monsters alike. At the heart of…

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson to star in Rampage, based on Midway's 80's arcade game

Dwayne Johnson will be the hero of Rampage, based on the arcade created by Midway in the 80’s. The production will start only in summer 2016, and the plot is still under wraps, but if you remember the game or watch the video below, it you will know that there is a giant gorilla, giant lizard and a giant wolf…

Vitno Update: New Game Reviews!

News Updates from Vintage is the New Old.Robert Joy from Ram Retro Arcade Memories has sent over his latest batch of Arcade reviews for Vitno. Some classics there for you all to enjoy! You can read the reviews below on our Reviews Page, as well as many other ones by Rob, Stuart Johns and C64Glen. Pac-Land (Arcade) Paperboy (Arcade) North…

Retro Gaming Night at The Centre for Computer History is happening on June 26th

[youtube rushX-wtDig nolink] The Centre for Computer History in Cambridge – UK has announced that the next Retro Gaming Night is happening on June 26th, from 7pm to Midnight. Besides the obvious retro-gaming-jam, the event also allow you to bring that extra retro game or hardware to swap or sell during the event. The space is limited and you can…