GameShell Launches on Kickstarter and Redefines the Portable Game Console

by Old School Gamer | Nov 15, 2017 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld

GameShell, a modular, portable, and programmable handheld console comes preloaded with games and is the perfect DIY mini-computing platform. No matter how advanced smartphones and gaming apps become, there is no substitute for a quality portable gaming console with a...

Other Magazine Update: Retro Gamer October 2017

by Old School Gamer | Nov 13, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Reviews

Continuing the tradition I started in September with reviewing other industry magazines, lets go after the October issue of Retro Gamer from the UK.  I personally subscribe to it via my ipad instead of picking up at a local Barnes and Noble anymore. This issue’s...

WinBack for N64 Review

by Brendan Meharry | Nov 13, 2017 | 1990s

WinBack (Operation: WinBack in PAL regions) is widely considered to be the first 3rd person shooter to use a cover system (like in Gears of War etc.). It was also developed by Omega Force who is mostly known for Dynasty Warrior – so not only was it a pioneer, it...

A Biased List of my Favourite Retro Gaming YouTubers [Part I]

by Brendan Meharry | Nov 10, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

While I don’t claim to be very good at many things in life, one pastime I excel at is sitting on my butt and watching the Tubes. I’ve been a fan of many YouTube channels since I started watching them regularly about eight years ago – and since then, have built...

The Radical Redesign of the Super NES

by David Oxford | Nov 9, 2017 | 1990s, 2010s

The recent release of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition around the world has reignited an age-old discussion about which design for the console is superior: The sleek, rounded grays of the European and Japanese release, or the multiple contours...

Phoenix IV: Sega’s New Console

by Leonard Herman | Nov 8, 2017 | 1990s, Console/Handheld

As Nintendo and SCE volleyed for the top position, it was plain to see that Sega was no longer in the running, even though the Saturn was outselling the N64 in Japan.  American sales for the Saturn had fallen so dramatically during 1997 that Sega of America decided to...