Only Way is Down

by Todd Friedman | Mar 26, 2025 | 1980s, 2020s, Press Release

Summary Embark on a purr-fectly perilous adventure as this lil kitty cat took an unfortunate cat-nap and ended up stranded sky high! With no way but down, unleash your feline agility and platforming prowess to navigate your descent through the urban jungle in this...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Eugene Jarvis

by Todd Friedman | Mar 24, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Eugene Jarvis, who is displayed on card number 144 from the Superstars of 2011 Collection.   Eugene is also featured on cards 654, 654A, 714 and 1681. Eugene, who started his career in the pinball world has created some of the...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Leonard Herman

by Todd Friedman | Mar 21, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Leonard Herman, who is displayed on card number 180, from the Superstars of 2011 and who is also featured on cards 514 and 1951. Leonard is the author of the book “Phoenix: The Fall and Rise of Videogames”. The 4th edition...

Farm TD

by Old School Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 | 1980s, 2020s, Press Release

BUILD YOUR TOWERS Many aren’t aware, but your farm-animals pack a serious punch! Get access to a varied range of animal towers to prevent the incoming waves of insects from harming your crops. Use stuns and slows to limit the insects’ movement, and...

Lord of the Crystal Now Available To Play For the First Time in English

by William Schwartz | Mar 16, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Gaming

  Earlier in these pages, I discussed whether Dungeons and Dragons meets the technical definition of an old school retro video game. Tabletop RPGs, despite having a clear progression to video games, aren’t exactly video games themselves. Well, way back in...

‘TerrorBytes: The Evolution of Horror Gaming’ Creeps Into Final Pre-Sale

by Todd Friedman | Mar 13, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Press Release

The documentary series, releasing in April, offers a combined 5.5 hours runtime across five episodes and features 50+ horror and game industry legends. March 13, 2025 – After a stellar 9.1 out of 10 average rating from a backer review of a rough-cut episode,...