by Old School Gamer | Feb 11, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, The Story Of...
If ever there was a licensed property that would lend itself to becoming a video game, Highlander was it! You’ve got a collection of immortals who challenge each other to sword fights to the death (by beheading, no less!), over the course of centuries, until there can...
by Old School Gamer | Feb 10, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, Arcade
By 1993, the last thing I was looking for was an expert witness gig facing off against yet another of the most popular and powerful software developers in the business. So of course I wound up working the expert witness deal for tiny Data East against the all-powerful...
by Old School Gamer | Feb 9, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, Arcade
Thanks to the popularity of 1991’s Street Fighter II, fighting games had become a hot property. It was only a matter of time before a savvy game designer would identify what made SFII such a hit, expand on it, and release it as a new best-selling game. Hence, October...
by Old School Gamer | Feb 8, 2019 | 2010s, Events
Strictly Limited Games announces Collector´s Edition of R-Type Dimensions EX for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. The strictly limited boxed versions will be available for pre-orders from February 24th. Stuttgart, February 7th, 2019 – Stuttgart-based publisher...
by Old School Gamer | Feb 7, 2019 | 2010s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
Pyxa is a DIY game console. Pyxa comes as an all-inclusive do-it-yourself kit allowing users to build their game console and create their own video games whilst learning about coding. During the assembly, users will get familiar with each component of a game console...