Final Fantasy VIII Memories

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...

Old School Gamer Issue #12 Now ONLINE! – Coin Up! – By Brian Szarek

by Old School Gamer | Sep 14, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

Welcome, everyone, to another wonderfully-themed issue of Old School Gamer Monthly Magazine. Whether you are enjoying this online or in print, there is some amazing content in this issue, which primarily focuses on the 1970s (with a spattering of 1960s and 1980s), the...

Analogue Launches Pre-Order for their DAC

by Brendan Meharry | Sep 14, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

You may recall a mention of the DAC in a post I wrote last month about 32X support on Analogue’s Mega Sg console – well, it appears that Analogue has finally pulled the trigger on pre-orders for the device that they’ve been teasing since last year. So, what it...

Legendary Game Releases That Really Shook The World

by Old School Gamer | Sep 13, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

History is littered with magnificent video games that captured the hearts of millions of fans around the world. Yet only a select few titles have managed to achieve truly legendary status by pushing the gaming sector in exhilarating new directions and inspiring...

Boy, Oh Game Boy: Getting Color

by David Oxford | Sep 12, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s

In professional wrestling, the act of blading (deliberately cutting one’s self open) is also known as “getting color,” which is used to help generate more interest from the audience towards a match. So in a way, as the Game Boy approached a full...

South Park [Game Boy Color]: Unreleased OR Unobtainable

by Brendan Meharry | Sep 12, 2019 | 1990s

Today, I check out an unreleased (but totally finished) South Park game from 1999 on the GBC that was finally leaked last year. Watch it below: [wpdevart_youtube width=”640″ height=”385″ autoplay=”0″ theme=”light”...