January 4, 2019 – The Retro Gaming Treasury

LGR’s Obligatory 2018 Year-End Extravaganza!

On January 4, 2019January 5, 2019 By LGR

Combat – Atari 2600 two player tank battler has arrived on the Atari 8bit

On January 4, 2019January 5, 2019 By Neil G

Great news indeed especially if you grew up on the Atari 2600 as well as the much later Atari 8bit as you’ll be overjoyed to hear Avery "Phaeron" Lee has released the Atari 2600 classic ‘ Combat ‘ over to the Atari 8bit. This well known game and a collectors […]

Black Crypt: Playing it Straight

On January 4, 2019January 5, 2019 By CRPG Addict

Putting on the Mask of True Sight allows me to see this disgusting foe. It occurred to me recently that the two great loves of my life–jazz and CRPGs–have something in common. They both draw from a variety of templates, and the real joy in a performance is seeing […]

Life on the Grid

On January 4, 2019January 5, 2019 By Jimmy Maher

I’ve long been interested in the process by which new games turn into new gaming genres or sub-genres. Most game designers know from the beginning that they will be working within the boundaries of an existing genre, whether due to their own predilections or to instructions handed down from above. […]

Waxworks – Final Rating

On January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 By Ilmari Jauhiainen

By Deimar We come to the end of HorrorSoft. And it is a pity that it seems so rushed and a bit unfinished because I really liked both Elviras. The good things in them easily overcome their flaws, at least if you are interested in an horror themed adventure. However, […]