To Mod Or Not To Mod? That Is The Question.

by Ben Magnet | Mar 24, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Opinions

Being able to customize your things is really cool.  Putting your own personal stamp or improving something you love can be a good thing, however it can also devalue the item if you want to sell it later down the line.  What may seem priceless and worth hundreds of...

It Figures : A Sephiroth story – by Michael Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Mar 22, 2021 | 1990s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Magazine Preview

It’s not uncommon in today’s world to walk down the toy aisle of any big box store and see action figures from games like Halo, Super Mario Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog, Pokemon, Street Fighter, and Mindcraft. Before the late 1990s, any action figures related...

The Nostalgia Dollar – paying the price for our emotional connection to childhood favourites

by Brandon Keenan | Mar 22, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, Antstream

By Brandon Keenen, Chief Marketing Officer for Antstream Arcade. 2020 was a financial success for the games industry, but nowhere has this expressed itself as uniquely as in the retro gaming space, where prices spiked thanks to a wave of renewed interest in the...

Clock Tower – by Michael Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Mar 20, 2021 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Magazine Preview

The blood-curdling scream of one of your friends tears through the halls of the Barrows mansion like a sonic boom. The sound startles you so bad that you lose your footing and smash face-first into the mansion floor. Fearing that you could be the next person...

Crocodile Hunter : Lights, Lava, Action – by Patrick Hickey, Jr.

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Mar 14, 2021 | 1990s, Columns, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

Nintendo is often considered the king of video games, mainly because their original characters have endured for decades. Mario, Luigi, Link, Bowser, Donkey Kong and the rest of Nintendo’s crew are timeless. However, the brand is far from perfect. Their infamous...

Five Nintendo Games That Deserve a Sequel

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Mar 13, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Lists

The Nintendo Switch is a force of nature, but there are several notable holes in the console’s library. Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. shares his thoughts on what old first-party titles from Nintendo could be brought back to make millions of gamers happy....