Old School Gamer Exclusive Q & A: Grady Hunt Talks Bloody Roar

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Nov 1, 2024 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, GenX Grownup, Interviews, The Story Of...

Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. chats with gaming developer Grady Hunt, who discusses his time on Bloody Roar on the original Sony PlayStation. Old School Gamer Magazine: How did you get involved in the game? Grady Hunt: I was working at Sony, it was the second...

Creepy NES Games to Celebrate Halloween

by Matthew Owen | Oct 31, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld

Halloween is here, and while you could settle in with some scary movies, we believe that firing up some retro horror games is the best way to celebrate the holiday. Although the horror genre didn’t really take off in gaming until the late 1990s with titles like...

Five Spooky Classic Video Games to Play This Halloween Season (Part Two)

by Chris Cavanaugh | Oct 30, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Atari

Five (Kinda) Obscure Retro Horror Games to Play This Halloween If you’re looking for spooky games that are a bit off the beaten path, retro gaming has you covered with some eerie hidden gems. While these games might not be household names, they each offer a unique...

Spooky Pinball, Jersey Jack Pinball, First Look at Sushi Madness and First Listen to Blues Brothers

by Knapp Arcade | Oct 29, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, KnappArcade, Pinball

Spooky shared pictures of cool new testing rigs at its new factory building. Neat pictures: “So excited to be using these new test rigs this week on the production line! Can’t wait to do a factory walk through and explain our whole setup to all of you....

Ghosts, Puzzles, and a Cause: Graveyard Dude Now Available on NES

by Old School Gamer | Oct 28, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Press Release

In Graveyard Dude, you’ll step into the boots of Henry the Knight, the legendary cemetery guardian, who wakes up to a haunting scene — graves overturned, bones scattered, and ghosts lingering where they shouldn’t be. It’s up to you to help Henry clean up the chaos!...

The Nightmare Fuel of “Clowns” by Bally Midway

by Old School Gamer | Oct 25, 2024 | 1970s, 1990s, 2000s

Halloween is finally upon us. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been taking a tour through creepy, old video games, and I saved the most terrifying for last. For those who are unaware, coulrophobia is described as the “morbid fear of clowns.” Psychologists have looked at...