5 Retro Games You Can Still Play Today

by Old School Gamer | Oct 28, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Gaming

Games have evolved beyond recognition, with impressive animations and cinematography. However, there are still some amazing retro games that have more than stood the test of time. Indeed, they have blazed the way for the industry and are still some of the most loved....

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Tim Hanson

by Todd Friedman | Oct 26, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Tim Hanson who currently is displayed on card number 2309, from the Superstars of 2015 Collection.  Tim is a huge Nintendo fan and gamer.  Games like Super Metroid and Super Mario Bros. 3 to name a few.  Tim finds himself...

Timeless Games That Span Multiple Decades

by Old School Gamer | Oct 25, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Gaming

Recently I’ve been getting into my retro games, or retro style independent games that I stumble on for cheap in the PS Store. They not only give me a feeling of nostalgia, but they’re also just really decent games – good dynamics and gameplay, witty dialogue and...

Online Gaming: A Brief History

by Old School Gamer | Oct 23, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming

The history of online gaming is very long and storied, and we could take it all the way back to packet-based LAN games on the earliest versions of personal computers. And while there’s something to be said about how local network games came before online games, we...

What Nintendo SHOULD Do Next: A Suggestion.

by Ben Magnet | Oct 21, 2019 | 1990s, Console/Handheld

I can hear you already, “Oh great another opinion piece from Ben.  Nothing we haven’t heard before!”  Well if you would put your torches and pitchforks down for a hot second I think I’m on to something here.  Now in the past I’ve written...

Mini Street Fighter II Arcade Cabinet Released by New Wave Toys

by Old School Gamer | Oct 20, 2019 | 1990s, Arcade, Press Release

New Wave Toys announced the launch of the limited edition Street Fighter II X RepliCade, a fully-playable 12-inch tall replica of the original Street Fighter II: Champion Editioncabinet. This 1/6-scale arcade cabinet fully licensed by Capcom, also includes Super...