by Patrick Hickey Jr. | May 19, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, Gaming, Lists, Opinions
Old School Gamer Senior Writer Patrick Hickey Jr. shares his thoughts on five awesome retro experiences that would be a ton of fun with modern gameplay mechanics and visuals. Desert Strike: Fans have wanted a new game in this series for over 20 years. EA needs to make...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | May 4, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Gaming, Interviews, Lists, Opinions
Sports games today are all about lifelike graphics and realism, but once upon a time, the games were simpler and arguably far more fun to play. Lets take a look at five retro sports games that are better than their modern-day counterparts. PGA Tour Golf: To think that...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | May 1, 2026 | 2020s, Gaming, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Interviews
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with GRIDbeat! Creative Director Dan Kingdom, who discusses the process to make the game a reality and what it is like to work with Acclaim. Old School Gamer Magazine: How was GRIDbeat! born? Dan Kingdom: GRIDbeat! grew out of a very...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Apr 21, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Retro Games…we love them, but we have missed so many. By just playing our favorites, there are countless other gems that never managed to grab our eyes. In this exclusive Old School Gamer Magazine post, author Patrick Hickey Jr. gives us five retro games we need to...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Apr 8, 2026 | 2020s, Gaming, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Interviews
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Astro Burn developer HaZ Dulull, who discusses their game, Astro Burn, which is gearing up for a physical release on PC and Mac. About Astro Burn: Beyond The Pixels®, a London based transmedia media studio dedicated to bringing...