Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis / LIVE Update

by Old School Gamer | Feb 26, 2023 | 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Press Release

Scheduled for Feb 28, 2023 This program delivers the latest news surrounding Sega’s latest popular online RPG PSO2 NEW GENESIS (NGS)! Hiro Arai, the official navigator for NGS, will be updating players around the world about current operations, future updates,...

The Evolution of Gaming: Retro vs Modern Gaming

by Old School Gamer | Feb 24, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Opinions

  ARTICLE by CRUCIAL 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the first commercial home video game console entering the market. Needless to say, gaming technology has made significant strides since then. Gaming manufacturers have been competing ever since, developing...

Subscriber Spotlight – by Ben Magnet

by Ben Magnet | Feb 24, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld, The Story Of...

The year is 1989. A young man, really an eleven-year-old kid, is playing the NES he’s had for just over a year, but he isn’t playing the classic Super Mario Bros. Instead of saving a princess in a castle or shooting down ducks, his eyes that evening are on a much...

Quake Engine running on a ZX Spectrum looks mighty impressive!

by Indie Retro News | Feb 23, 2023 | 1990s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Even though we were rather late with the news update as a bad headache got in the way, but if you have a ZX Spectrum and want to play something that’s very impressive, especially as it is running on an original 8bit machine, is the latest release of a fully...

NBA Jam, Cheating is OK – by Brad Feingold

by Brad Feingold | Feb 21, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld

You know, I was never a fan of Basketball. I couldn’t stand the squeaking of the sneakers. You have to run back and forth the whole game long and I couldn’t do that more than twice. To top it off, I was a terrible shot. With video games it was the same thing. Also, it...

Platform Picks: The Very Best Platformers On Antstream Arcade

by Antstream Blog | Feb 20, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Antstream

Since the 1980 arcade game Space Panic, platform games have proved popular with gamers. Cemented with classics such as Miner 2049er, Donkey Kong and Mario Bros., the genre continues to entertain to this day. Join us as we celebrate platformer games with some of the...