Mortal Kombat – by Patrick Hickey Jr.

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | May 23, 2026 | 1990s, 2020s, Magazine Preview

Those two epic words helped launch the work of Ed Boon, John Tobias, and the rest of the team behind Mortal Kombat in pop culture lore forever. It’s also made it a video game series that essentially always comes back refreshed and inviting, after over 30 years of...

Kick Off 2 CV – 2026 GFX Restyle gameplay – KONEY-SCANLINES is working on a graphics fix/restyle of the Amiga Competition Version.

by Indie Retro News | May 21, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

The Amiga’s competitive football scene looks to be receiving a significant visual boost with the upcoming demo of a new graphics fix and restyle for the Amiga Competition Version of Kick Off 2. Developed by KONEY-SCANLINES, the project—titled Kick Off 2 CV—is based on...

Dune II – by Mat Bradley- Tschirgi

by Old School Gamer | May 21, 2026 | 1990s, 2020s, Magazine Preview

By far the best and most influential of these is Westwood Studios’ Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty from 1992, a landmark Real Time Strategy (RTS) game that not only laid the way for Command & Conquer, but also for the whole genre. Of course, Dune II wasn’t the...

Five Retro Games We’d Love to See Modern Remakes Of

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | May 19, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, Gaming, Lists, Opinions

Old School Gamer Senior Writer Patrick Hickey Jr. shares his thoughts on five awesome retro experiences that would be a ton of fun with modern gameplay mechanics and visuals. Desert Strike: Fans have wanted a new game in this series for over 20 years. EA needs to make...

Sonic the Hedgehog – by Matthew Owen

by Matthew Owen | May 19, 2026 | 1990s, 2020s, Magazine Preview

In the 1990’s Nintendo had a small part thanks to Super Mario Bros. Sega, who had seen decent success with their own home consoles, decided to challenge Nintendo, hoping to grab their slice of the profit pie. To do so, they created Sonic the Hedgehog, an...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Tim Kitzrow

by Todd Friedman | May 18, 2026 | 1990s, 2020s, Arcade, Interviews

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Tim Kitzrow who is displayed on card number 3091, from the Superstars of 2019 Collection.  Tim is also featured on card number 4110.  You can hear the legendary voice of Tim Kitzrow on dozens of popular video game franchises...