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INNOVATIVE LEISURE: A HISTORY OF ATARI – by Leonard Herman
When Jack Tramiel left Commodore in January 1984, he started a new company called Tramel Technology with several ex Commodore employees, and his three sons in top executive positions, with the goal of selling a new home computer. When Warner Communications announced...
Pixel Arcadia – August 24th
Thanks to Time Extension, we just found out about a new tv show? - channel who knows. And the youtube video doesn't tell us much. Retro game marketing company Pixel Helix has announced a digital showcase celebrating retro games, which will air in August. Broadcast in...
The Music of JRPGs – by William Schwartz
The story of JRPG music begins in that same ironic place so many JRPG stories begin, with Final Fantasy for the NES in 1987. After initially being thrown into the game without much explanation, the four warriors of light are rewarded with a bridge to take them further...
Deuteros Resurrected – Strategy PC remake of a classic Amiga/Atari ST game is in the works, first milestone reached!
We haven't featured a PC remake of Ian Bird's Amiga/Atari ST Strategy game Deuteros for awhile, especially as a number of announced remakes of this classic game have been announced and then dropped never to be seen again. Thankfully it looks as if Tony Cheetham has...
Neo Geo Pocket Color: Arcading Gaming in Your Pocket?
When you think about mobile gaming in the 80s and 90s, you are more than likely going to be thinking about some version of the Nintendo Game Boy. Nintendo managed to dominate the handheld market, even with a number of competitors, many of whom had superior technical...
The Retro RPGs that Inspired – by Matt Owen
Every now and then, a truly great game will emerge, revitalizing a beloved genre and reminding us why we fell in love with it in the first place. In 2025, that game was Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a turn-based RPG developed by Sandfall Interactive, which wears its...
Captain Victor Stormbeard And The Undead Treasure – An upcoming C64 platformer from KD Software gets a demo
The upcoming Commodore 64 platform adventure, Captain Victor Stormbeard and the Undead Treasure by KD Software, has officially been teased with a playable demo. Commodore 64 enthusiasts can now download and test the initial stage of this highly anticipated title,...
Tomb Raider Stories as told by Daryl Baxter – Book 2!
As just found thanks to Time Extension, we followed through to Mr. Baxter's site to see more information on his book talking about everyone's favorite video game treasure hunter (Indiana Jones wins overall but his games aren't really as popular). Check this out!...
RPGS on the NES – by Mat Bradley-Tschirgi
JRPGs are a genre that didn’t always take off in popularity on the NES the way Japanese developers had hoped. Despite all this, several titles were still localized over the years, so let’s give a gander at a few of the most notable ones. For the purposes of this...
Museum Games #3 Rapprochement na Habitación da Memoria
I landed in Vigo, but my luggage didn’t. At Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport my lone carry-on gorged the steel jaws of an Iberia Air Lines baggage sizer stationed like a vigilant sentry at the boarding gate. Common carry-on luggage size, I learned, doesn’t...
Video Scaler for Retro Gamers
Friend of Old School Gamer, John Hancock did up a cool video on this scaler! John Hancock examines the performance of the Morph 2K analog video scaler across 18 distinct vintage consoles and classic computers. The demonstration explores various connection methods,...
Lord British is coming back to rule his kingdom!
As reported by PC Gamer/Inside Gamer that Ultima is on the way back to it's creator. As a big fan of Ultima back in my Apple 2 days I'm excited about this. There was rumors floating around but nothing this public by any means. Going back to it's "dad" I think is...
Commodore Flip Phone Price Revision
From our friends at Time Extension I found this update on the Commodore Flip Phone. Old School Gamer has been following this story since it was announced as if Commodore, Atari or anywhere in the retro gaming space is doing something we want you to hear about it as we...
HAMSTER Corporation | “Arcade Archives 2 TEKKEN” Releases June 25 on Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S
"TEKKEN" is a 3D fighting game released by NAMCO LIMITED (current Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.) in 1994. In The King of Iron Fist Tournament “fighters” with their own hidden agendas clash to determine who possesses the ultimate fist. The game features a...
Bizzare JRPGS – by Matthew Floyd
People who play Japanese role-playing games, such as myself, have become somewhat desensitized to the strangeness that these games can evoke. After all, there are very few genres where pre-teen kids are frequently flung into life-threatening circumstances, and all...
Introducing the Sonic the Hedgehog 35th Anniversary Legacy Cartridge Collection
35 Years of Sonic the Hedgehog! The story of Sonic the Hedgehog is the story of the 1990s. Born of a brilliant union between cutting-edge console technology and of-the-era super radical attitude, Sonic’s iconic design and in-your-face personality quickly solidified...
Jersey Jack Pinball and SEGA® Announce the Official Sonic the Hedgehog ™ Pinball Machine
CHICAGO – June 23, 2026 – Today, Jersey Jack Pinball and SEGA announce Sonic the Hedgehog Pinball, a high-speed adventure ready to electrify the arcade. Players join Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Amy and friends as they race through iconic levels, collect rings, and...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – “ZapCristal” Cristal Laboy
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features “ZapCristal” Cristal Laboy, who is displayed on card number 3968, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection. Cristal is host of her own YouTube Channel with over 6,000 subscribers and counting. Her passion for video games is...
Versions of a Burial: The Atari Landfill Excavation in Museums, Part 2
What Museums Do: Versions The certificate, in other words, answers the wrong question — but it isn’t alone in that. Every museum holding these materials has to decide what question it’s trying to answer, and that’s where Latour and Lowe become most useful. They build...
Chrono Trigger: The Dream Project – by Steve Juon
So you’re thinking about playing Chrono Trigger. Your friends and peers have already told you it’s the greatest JRPG ever made, but you were born too late to experience it in its heyday on Super Nintendo. It only gets worse if you decide you want to live that...
A review of The History of Silent Hill
Earlier this year, Pen & Sword Books released The History of the Pokémon Games, which I reviewed here. At the same time, they released the much less obviously marketable The History of Silent Hill by Samantha Morris. Similar titles notwithstanding, these...
“The Brickade” – Fully Functioning Lego Arcade Machine
Holy Moly. That is all I have to say on this one of a kind Lego build. I literally spent a half hour talking with the creators and being mesmerized by the look and feel of the arcade machine. I went to the Brick World convention in Schaumburg, IL this past weekend...
A Study of: Miracle Warriors – by Brian Lesyk
If you were yearning for a solid role-playing game in the late 80s and resided in North America and happened to own a Sega Master System console, you were certainly in the right place at the right time. As luck would have it, you were unknowingly on the cusp of being...
Atari 7800: What Went Wrong?
During the early days of home consoles, Atari absolutely dominated the market, with its popular Atari 2600 VCS and a slew of games. Five years after the 2600's release, Atari tried to mirror that success with its next-generation console, the 5200. Unfortunately, a...
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