The Indie Portal | retrogamegeeks

It's been a while since we took a trip into the Portal here at RetroGameGeeks. But the wait is over, and it's a doozy of a return. Here Olly023 gets to interview the legendary MIKE WINTERBAUER, the talent behind many pieces of retro box art. He's got a new book out, too. So, go give the interview a click and read all about it!!

RGG INTERVIEW: Mike Winterbauer

It's been a while since we took a trip into the Portal here at RetroGameGeeks. But the wait is over, and it's a doozy of a return. Here Olly023 gets to interview the legendary MIKE WINTERBAUER, the talent behind many pieces of retro box art. He's got a new book out, too. So, go give the interview a click and read all about it!!

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Indie Games Developers

At RGG we have a theory that the indie gaming scene now is directly linked to the classic games of old.

Indie games just seem to have that look and feel to them and almost always put gameplay above trivial stuff like flash graphics and voice overs from celebrities.

Here we go exploring to see if we are right. Arrow keys to navigate articles.

Locomalito Games

Miracleman and Olly023 both sit down to have a chat with a legendary indie game developer. Creator of stunning retro inspired platformers, and shooters the quality of this great studio's work is only matched by the price... FREE!

Nostatic Software

Quiet please isn't just a way of getting people to shut up it's also the name of one of this talented guy's games. Mike grew up playing retro games and it shows in his unique and charming game catalog. Life is just better in pixels.

Smudged Cat

Indie games are everywhere now and a lot of the credit has to go to the Xbox 360 as it was the first console to pioneer such games. We catch up with someone very familiar to the XBLIG store, creator of Gateways & Shuggy.

Locomalito Games

Miracleman and Olly023 both sit down to have a chat with a legendary indie game developer. Creator of stunning retro inspired platformers, and shooters the quality of this great studio's work is only matched by the price... FREE!

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Industry Veterans

The people who started this all are a thing of real beauty.

Without them and the work they did you have to really wonder if gaming would ever have gotten this big.

In this area RGG goes out to talk to the legends who all helped to define our early gaming memories. This is where the greats live.

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Andrew Hewson

The term legend get's used a lot in the retro community but this is one of those times when it's use is warranted. Founder of Hewson who are responsible for some of the greatest games of their era this man would also give the world D.I.C.E.

Jim Bagley

Megatron get's to meet one of his biggest heroes as he comes face to face with his maker! Creator of no less than 11 Ocean games including the mighty Midnight Resistance a young Decepticon spent his childhood in heaven.

Damian & Jerr

After making a video about the games starring Michael Jackson our DJ SLOPE had a thought... 'I wonder how the iconic title 'Moonwalker' was made?' So off he went in search of the creators of the Speccy and Amstrad versions. Here are where the answers live...

Andrew Hewson

The term legend get's used a lot in the retro community but this is one of those times when it's use is warranted. Founder of Hewson who are responsible for some of the greatest games of their era this man would also give the world D.I.C.E.

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Retro Projects & Websites

With so much going on in the world of retrogaming a person could easily miss a cool project or amazing website.

At RGG we put our money where our mouth is and go forth to seek out other retro scene people who help make this hobby what it is.

Community is unity and we believe caring is sharing.

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Yolkfolk.com

Ask anybody who grew up gaming in the 1980's to list their favourite character top 10. This dude will be in there. Dizzy really may just be the face of the 8-bit computer so imagine how happy we were to come across a website dedicated to him... JOY!

Matthew Pellett

The TV show may have long since gone however the mag still remains. RGG speaks to Matthew the outgoing editor of this epic and historic publication to get his take on how retro can still play a part in modern gaming and publishing.

Retroachievements

Retro games are the best, we keep saying this and we know it's truth. The one cool thing about modern games though are those digital rewards... Achievements. Meet the man who, using emulation, is bringing the best of both together.

Yolkfolk.com

Ask anybody who grew up gaming in the 1980's to list their favourite character top 10. This dude will be in there. Dizzy really may just be the face of the 8-bit computer so imagine how happy we were to come across a website dedicated to him... JOY!

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Indie Game Reviews

Speaking to the creators is awesome and of course talking to legends and folk who make the scene so vibrant is amazing.

At RGG though we do love those games! It's those that drive us onwards.

With indie gaming in full bloom let's see how modern retro style games fare.

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Guacamelee

The mighty Firebrand is back in action once again as he grapples with a piece of recent cross-play history on the PS3/Vita from DrinkBox Studios! But how loco will he go over this lucha madness and its MetroidVania antics? There's only one way to find out, folks! Ch-ch-check it out!

Gravity Ghost

Sometimes art and games are the same thing, in fact Vectra who is the man responsible for reviewing this game would say this is always the case. Under the spotlight today is IVY GAMES new puzzler staring a young girl looking for her ghost fox. Yup things are about to get surreal...

Rofaxan 2089 A.D.

Aliens have once again decided to bitch slap Earth and now only 1 ship stands between them and complete victory... Man those Aliens are annoying RetroGameGeeks sits down with Angry Gam3rs first game to save the day!