by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Nov 22, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, Columns, Magazine Preview
Set in the near-future, Deus Ex, ironically originally named Shooter, is set in a world where every conspiracy theory you’ve ever heard is true. The Illuminati, Knights Templar and Roswell all happened, and it gets worse: plagues, disasters, and corruption rule. In...
by Mike Mertes | Nov 20, 2021 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview
Since sports games were pretty much the only driving force in terms of software towards the end of the Xbox console’s lifespan, it seemed only fair to cover a game that actually would have some mass appeal to it. Thankfully, Capcom delivered a fantastic...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Nov 19, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, Lists
The remaster fad has been prevalent in gaming for nearly a decade but the question remains as to why so many amazing games from the past are forgotten. Does the world really need a Last of Us, Spyro, Crash or Final Fantasy VII remaster? In this exclusive Old School...
by Old School Gamer | Nov 18, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview
John asked, “Was that smoke?” That was not a question I wanted to answer 12 hours before the grand announcement. Our meticulous tech team had packed the one-of-a-kind machine to survive baggage handlers and extreme turbulence but had failed to anticipate my stupidity....
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Nov 11, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Lists
Point and Click games are at the heart of the Retro game experience. They are smart, they often have great tunes and most of all, they make you think. For that reason alone, they have a cult fanbase among older gamers and are appreciated heavily by those who...
by Kevin Butler | Nov 7, 2021 | 1990s, Columns, Magazine Preview
As the decade of the 1980s faded into memory for the video game and console industry, many changes were about to occur to hearken in the decade of the 1990s. Atari, the main player in both the arcades and home video games/consoles, found its star starting to descend...