by Old School Gamer | Nov 7, 2025 | Gaming
Insert Coin. Continue? Step into an arcade. The air hums. There’s a smell of warm circuitry and soda syrup. Light flashes across the floor, a kaleidoscope of reds and blues. Somewhere, Pac-Man chomps endlessly through a maze that’s been running since 1980. No...
by Old School Gamer | Nov 2, 2025 | Gaming
Games have moved from wooden boards and plastic pieces to screens and servers, but the way people play still draws from long-standing patterns. Many of today’s top digital titles follow ideas from card tables, arcades, tabletop setups, or even coin-operated machines....
by Old School Gamer | Nov 1, 2025 | Gaming
In our quicker and quicker web age, where an invitation to a party can be dispatched to hundreds at the stroke of a mouse, something very extraordinary is involved in opening a lovingly decorated printed invitation. The feel of paper, the thought that has gone into...
by Old School Gamer | Oct 29, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Press Release
DUVALL, Washington – Oct. 29, 2025 – Get ready to type your way to victory! After eight years of tweaking and fine- tuning, one-man studio Elecornreleases Keys of Fury, the high-octane retro-style beat ’em up typing game, on PC via Steam Monday, Nov. 24!...
by Old School Gamer | Oct 29, 2025 | Gaming
Valve finally pulled the plug. The Dota Pro Circuit — that flawed, bureaucratic, occasionally beautiful mess — is gone. In its place? A wild west of third-party tournaments, inconsistent formats, and a promise that “freedom” will spark creativity. Sounds nice on...