by Magazine Writer | Sep 19, 2019 | 1990s, Other Magazines Preview
Double Dragon is one of the greatest beat-em-up franchises of all time and Double Dragon 1 and 2 are fantastic games, with the first being a true masterpiece and a real gaming classic. The one downfall to all of the games in the series is a lack of a true storyline....
by David Oxford | Sep 19, 2019 | 1990s, 2010s
First of all, one thing needs to be made abundantly clear: Most, if not all, of the titles featured in NES and Super NES – Nintendo Switch Online are worth checking out. But getting right down to it, this site is called “Old School Gamer.” That means if...
by Magazine Writer | Sep 17, 2019 | 1990s, Other Magazines Preview
Known in Japan as Bare Knuckle: Furious Iron Fist, Streets of Rage was SEGA’s 2nd major success with a side-scrolling action, beat-em-up style game, the first being Golden Axe. Much like Golden Axe, which was released 2 years earlier, Streets of Rage had for it’s time...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Sep 17, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
With remakes and remasters flooding the marketplace, Old School Gamer shares five franchises that would be a ton of fun with a fresh coat of paint, on a new console. Berzerk: The possibility of Coleco’s upcoming arcade mini-looks cool, as does what appears to be a...
by Ben Magnet | Sep 16, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld
What makes a sequel truly great? In my opinion its when the sequel to a game takes everything that was great about the original and cranks it up to 11 while still improving on what was there. There have been many sequels to games that have done this and many that...
by Mike Mertes | Sep 15, 2019 | 1990s
Final Fantasy VIII is undoubtedly the most polarizing entry in the long-running series of games. I was a 16-year-old teenager when this game was released on 9.9.99 and was able to play the game a week early due to my part-time job at a video store. I instantly fell in...