by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jul 7, 2026 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Gaming
Germany-based, Internationale Computerspielesammlung (ICS), whose goal was to assemble the world’s largest publicly accessible video game archive, has lost its public funding, leaving the future of the program in jeopardy, according to the Gameswirtschaft...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jul 2, 2026 | 2010s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Reviews
If you thought there wasn’t a mature indie title on the Wii U, “Year Walk” may surprise you. After playing through “Year Walk,” a myriad of thoughts will run through your head. Beautiful, intelligent, dizzying and even flat out confusing are a few of the easy...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jul 1, 2026 | 2010s, Gaming, Reviews
With the kind of story any Manga or Anime fan can jump right into and easily palatable turn-based combat, “Lost Dimension,” developed by Lancarse, the minds behind other Atlus favorites “Etrian Odyssey” and “Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey,” is an enjoyable...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jun 15, 2026 | 2010s, Gaming, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Interviews
Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. brings out a classic out of his archive and chats with “West of Loathing” developer Zack Johnson to get the skinny on the nifty western RPG that actually plays a bit like “Skyrim.” Old School Gamer:...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jun 9, 2026 | 2010s, Gaming, Reviews
Charming, yet dark, German developer Headup Games’ “Typoman” blends the puzzle and platforming genres into polished pulp of passion, forging the type of title that could work on any console, but thanks to the Wii U GamePad, is a perfect fit on Nintendo’s fledgling...