by Todd Friedman | Nov 12, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s
library of cartridgesOUT NOW: TAITO Alpha Bartop Arcade! The newest member of the Alpha family joins the award-winning Street Fighter and Mega Man Bartop arcades… The TAITO Alpha Bartop Arcade is here, featuring 10 classic TAITO games, including BUBBLE BOBBLE,...
by Old School Gamer | Nov 10, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Atari, Early IBM DOS, Early IBM DOS Intro, Stern
The first time I encountered a Game Boy was not long after it came out. My family lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1989. Our friends were mostly Americans who attended an international school with us. Although video game systems and handhelds were not easily...
by Indie Retro News | Nov 10, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
Only just recently I was talking to a few friends about the original David Braben’s 8-bit space combat trading simulator of Elite, and how we’ve seen a few fan based remakes appear as well as improvements and ports to different 8bit systems. But this...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Nov 2, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
With basketball season officially underway, we here at Old School Gamer Magazine down the most influential roundball games of all time. From the first basketball game of all time on the Atari 2600 in 1978 to today, dozens of developers have tried their hand at the...
by Indie Retro News | Oct 30, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
If you remember playing GWI’s adventure series of both Geo’s Quest Gateway to Nowhere, and Geo’s Quest 2 In Search of Queen Lorraine. Then you’ll be pleased to know that the developer has released the latest and final chapter in the series...
by Old School Gamer | Oct 29, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Press Release
DUVALL, Washington – Oct. 29, 2025 – Get ready to type your way to victory! After eight years of tweaking and fine- tuning, one-man studio Elecornreleases Keys of Fury, the high-octane retro-style beat ’em up typing game, on PC via Steam Monday, Nov. 24!...