NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — Jan. 13, 2026 — MAGFest and Indie Retro, in partnership with creative-first indie video game publisher and developer Mega Cat Studios, are thrilled to announce the winners of the eighth annual MAGFest Indie Retro Homebrew Showcase, which took place from January 8-11 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center…
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — Nov. 12, 2025 — MAGFest and Indie Retro, in partnership with creative-first indie video game publisher and developer Mega Cat Studios, are excited to reveal the finalists for the eighth annual MAGFest Indie Retro Homebrew Showcase, celebrating more than 20 of the most ambitious games currently in development for your favorite classic…
Wiesbaden, Germany – June 26, 2025 – Strap on your jetpack and grow out your best moustache: Klaus Lee – Thunderballs is officially out now on Steam, GOG, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One! This over-the-top retro action-platformer throws you into a pixel-perfect 80s fever dream of explosions, temples, and homemade mayhem – for just €12.99 – with launch…
Pittsburgh, PA – April 21, 2025 – Indie retro publisher Mega Cat Studios and Clever Cat Games are thrilled to announce that the Kickstarter campaign for Echoes of the Unread—a brand-new adventure for the original NES—will launch on May 19, 2025. To celebrate the campaign’s upcoming debut, the NES faithful can now watch the Kickstarter Announcement Trailer, which offers an…
Las Vegas, NV (January 7, 2024) – My Arcade®, the industry leader in retro gaming, is thrilled to launch Gamestation Retro, an officially-licensed collection that brings together iconic games from legendary publishers, Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. and CAPCOM. The lineup includes three exciting products: Gamestation Retro Go, Gamestation Retro Pro and Gamestation Retro Mega. With this exciting new lineup…
Ricos Products held their 3rd annual Rico Retro Roll at the Rollercade in San Antonio on June 8th. Proceeds from their fundraiser benefits JDRF to help bring awareness and research to Juvenile Diabetes. My family and I attended the event on that day to learn more about Ricos Products and…
Retro is back baby! I do enjoy going to my local retro shop to find games for my classic systems that I own at home. What if there is a way to play many of those retro games on my next generation console? I might be crazy for thinking that…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time Super Nintendo Review By: John C. Mayberry Yet another one of the many video game adaptations based on cartoons of the 16-bit era, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time on the Super Nintendo is one of the best examples you’ll…
Contra: Hard Corps Sega Genesis Review By: John C. Mayberry I remember my first exposure to this series was going to Blockbuster Video, and renting Contra III: The Alien Wars on the Super Nintendo The first time I put that game on and played it I quickly realized one quickly…
While we were at Classic Game Fest in Austin, we were able to see something that brightened our eyes. We saw this old school banner with this old school guy with a bright smile on his face. We were able to meet Ryan Burger who publishes Old School Gamer Magazine…