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...
by Indie Retro News | May 8, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
If you haven’t broken your joystick just yet, with this latest release that is very possible! As after releasing the joystick and button bashing game called Track’N’Field, JOTD has now made available the first downloadable version of Konami’s...
by Todd Friedman | May 7, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s
[7th May 2026, Islamabad] – Lost Twins 2 launches on Nintendo Switch today, the charming and brain-teasing puzzle-platformer that has already captured hearts on other platforms. Starting today, Nintendo players can join siblings Abi and Ben on a magical journey...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | May 4, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Gaming, Interviews, Lists, Opinions
Sports games today are all about lifelike graphics and realism, but once upon a time, the games were simpler and arguably far more fun to play. Lets take a look at five retro sports games that are better than their modern-day counterparts. PGA Tour Golf: To think that...
by Indie Retro News | May 3, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
Developer Paweł Juen Nowak has began porting the challenging Pico8 platformer Celeste to the Commodore Amiga, designed to display using C2P techniques which necessitate a higher-powered processor for smooth gameplay. While running well on a 50MHz 060, the port...
by William Schwartz | Apr 29, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Bookshelf, Console/Handheld, Reviews
Every Boss Fight book tends to have a novel approach depending on the author, and Phillip J Reed is no different with his Resident Evil volume. In fact, his approach is distinctly unusual, with the praise for the originator of survival horror from 1996 veiled...