by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Mar 1, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Gaming, Opinions
What makes a villain so great? Is it their demeanor? Their strength? Their disregard for the world? Or is it something else entirely? In no particular order, Old School Gamer Senior Writer Patrick Hickey Jr. breaks down five amazing villains that all possess something...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Feb 28, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
The NHL Series from EA is the only hockey game on current consoles, but once upon a time, there were a ton of options for gamers. Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. breaks down 10 hockey games that influenced the future or made a statement. NHL All-Star Hockey:...
by Old School Gamer | Feb 25, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview
BOULDER DASH® 40th Anniversary receives extensive content update and additional retro versions Munich, 25th of February 2026 – Recencly the cult title was named the winner in the Remake/Remaster category by the UK Gaming Network – BBG Entertainment is taking...
by William Schwartz | Feb 24, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming
For almost as long as there have been puzzle games, there have been puzzle fighters. The two-player version of games like Tetris and Puyo Puyo generally work by having garbage pieces added to the other player’s screen whenever one player clears a lot of...
by Indie Retro News | Feb 23, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
Here we are with another great conversion, because if you remember playing the 1981 Arcade game called Lock ‘n Chase, then you may be interested to learn that while the game was unofficially converted over to the Atari 5200, Amiga, and C64 throughout the last...
by Indie Retro News | Feb 16, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
If you remember playing the comical puzzlers of Gobliiins, Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon, Goblins 3 and then the 3D variant of Gobliiins 4, which had its first release as Gobliiins back in the 90’s. Then you are going to love this! As we have been informed that...