by Old School Gamer | Aug 25, 2026 | Gaming
Anyone who ever pushed through the glass doors of a smoky arcade in the 1980s knows the ritual. Before a single game of Xevious or Pac-Man could start, there was a stop at the change machine, feeding in crumpled dollar bills and listening to that satisfying clatter of...
by Old School Gamer | Aug 25, 2026 | Gaming
Playing retro games on a virtual private server is now a favorite hobby for fans wanting their old-school worlds available anytime. A remote server keeps game worlds, mods, and multiplayer lobbies running nonstop, unlike a home machine that must stay powered on. Yet...
by Old School Gamer | Aug 25, 2026 | Gaming
Every seasoned gamer knows the feeling of reading a situation before it fully unfolds. A striker in a football simulation drifts toward an open lane a half-second before the pass arrives. A raid leader calls out a boss mechanic before the animation even starts. This...
by Old School Gamer | Aug 20, 2026 | Gaming
For three decades, the Sega Genesis versus Super Nintendo debate has refused to die cleanly. Sega’s marketing was loud and confident, positioning the Genesis as the technically superior machine. The actual hardware, however, told a more complicated story, one...
by Old School Gamer | Aug 19, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview
The fighting game genre dates back about five decades. It has been a major pillar in the gaming industry for much of that time. The genre is built on a simple premise: two opponents fight in close-quarter, one-on-on combat. They battle across (typically) best-...