Super Rare Originals In Steam Animal Fest!

by Old School Gamer | Dec 8, 2025 | 1980s, 2020s, Press Release

Check out all the Super Rare Originals games coming to Steam Animal Fest below! Discounts are available only for this event, while demos will be still be available after. Five games from Super Rare Originals are included in Steam Animal Fest from November 10th to...

Manall’s Final Fantasy Sees the End of an Era with 3.5+ Release

by William Schwartz | Dec 7, 2025 | 1980s, 2010s, 2020s, Gaming

  On December 5th, Manall Lockhart released the final update to her Manall’s Final Fantasy project, bringing it up to version 3.5+. The modification for the first Final Fantasy game for the NES has been an ongoing project since 2017. While far from the only...

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Ewok Adventure

by Old School Gamer | Dec 7, 2025 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...

It’s the holiday season, which means it is time to sit down and watch The Star Wars Holiday Special. It has become something of a cult classic since its one and only airing forty years ago. This made for TV masterpiece told the story of Chewbacca, his wife Mallatobuck...

Interview with Galaxian World Champion – David Lyne

by Todd Friedman | Dec 6, 2025 | 1980s, 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Columns

This is an interview done by Galloping Ghost’s superstar and International Video Game Hall of Fame inductee Pete Hahn with World Champion Galaxian player, David Lyne. Pete Hahn: First of all, congrats again on your awesome achievement! How long was your entire...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Mike Mertes

by Todd Friedman | Nov 30, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Columns, Magazine Preview

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Old School Gamer Magazine writer Mike Mertes who is displayed on card number 3482, from the Superstars of 2020 Collection.  From the moment he touched an Intellivision controller in 1985, Mike knew that he had experienced...

Turkey Shoot: The Weirdest Arcade Shooter of the 80s

by Matthew Owen | Nov 26, 2025 | 1980s, Arcade

There are several game genres that are mostly exclusive to arcades, and of them, the light-gun shooter is one of the most entertaining. While the experience has been transferred to home consoles multiple times in the past, there’s nothing quite like standing in...