by William Schwartz | Jun 24, 2024 | 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Reviews
An important foundational aspect of retro gaming as a hobby is the nostalgia factor. Which is to say, how we remember the games we played as kids informs much of our appreciation of them in the present day. Even when, as it happens, our memories are completely wrong....
by William Schwartz | Jun 17, 2024 | 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, The Story Of...
The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past and Super Metroid are perhaps the two most significant games of the Super Nintendo era of retro video games. Their emphasis on collectible items allowing for forward advancement through mazes, and the polish on these ideas...
by William Schwartz | Jun 9, 2024 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, The Story Of...
There are many contenders for the greatest mech sim of all time, but Steel Battalion for the original Xbox has amassed a remarkably intense and devoted following due to the sheer fidelity of its simulation. I refer not so much to the gameplay as to its monster of a...
by William Schwartz | Jun 2, 2024 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, The Story Of...
Every summer sees one of the longer running events of charity gaming- the Final Fantasy Five Four Job Fiesta. Eric Koziol, perhaps better known as revenantkioku, organizes the online event and has been gracious enough to speak with Old School Gamer magazine about the...
by William Schwartz | May 25, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld
Super Mario World is a classic of gaming. The launch title of the Super Famicom, the vibrant sprites and slick control were next generation in every sense of the word when it premiered in Japan in 1990, slowly migrating to other regions over the next two years. Gamers...