8BitDo Release DIY Kits to wireless-ify Retro Controllers

by Brendan Meharry | Jul 20, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s

Hm. “Wireless-ify” – that came out a bit weird. My terrible titling aside, to celebrate their 5 years of existence, 8BitDo are now selling DIY kits that allow you to mod Bluetooth connectivity into your favourite retro gaming controllers. Hippy birthday, 8BitDo!...

The Battletoads for Game Boy That Almost Was

by David Oxford | Jul 19, 2018 | 1990s

During a recent interview with Rare fan site RareFanDaBase, video game engineer and producer Paul Machacek spoke on a number of things which have occurred during his time with the company. A veteran of 30 years, he’s seen a lot — including things that most...

Nintendo 64 Chronicles [6] Blast Corps & FIFA 64

by Mike Benton | Jul 15, 2018 | 1990s, Console/Handheld

#11 : Blast Corps What are you to do when a nuclear missile that’s being carried through the countryside becomes a runaway? Why, you destroy everything in it’s path of course! Rare’s twist on a puzzle game, Blast Corps has you do exactly that through...

Nintendo 64 Chronicles [5] NBA Hangtime & Mario Kart 64

by Mike Benton | Jul 12, 2018 | 1990s, Console/Handheld

#9 : NBA Hangtime Not being a huge basketball fan, I wasn’t all that excited when I first fired this game up on my N64. However, it took about 30 seconds before that emotion completely flipped and I got hyped. NBA Hangtime is Midway’s continuation of...

Great Games That Will (Probably) Never Be Released Again: WWF Warzone

by David Oxford | Jul 12, 2018 | 1990s

Saturday, July 14th marks the 20th anniversary of the release of WWF War Zone, a revolutionary title for its time which has unfortunately fallen by the wayside as time has marched on. The mid-90s was a period of transition in the wrestling industry, and that includes...

Old School Gamer is available digitally and shipping Friday!

by Old School Gamer | Jul 10, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

OSG #5 is available digitally now for all subscribers and will be in the mailboxes of print subscribers early next week… This “action-packed” issue puts the emphasis sports games in the realm of retro gaming. We start out with NBA Jam and Mutant...