The Most Loved and Hated Video Game Franchises in Every Country

by Old School Gamer | Apr 18, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Press Release

The characters may be fictional and the franchises may thrive on fantasy, but the emotions gamers feel towards their games – and their fellow gamers – are very, very real. Indeed, during lockdown, the video game realm became more tactile, more real than...

Mighty Street Fighter – Upcoming ‘Street Fighter’ for the Amstrad 128k is still looking super cool!

by Indie Retro News | Apr 16, 2023 | 1990s, 2000s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

If you have an Amstrad CPC 128k or even a GX4000 then you are going to love this latest news story that’s just been sent to us by XeNoMoRPH! As thanks to the hard work of Amstrad GGP, at some point soon you’ll be able to play the eagerly awaited...

The Field Guide to Collecting – by Tristian Ibarra

by Old School Gamer | Apr 14, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, Opinions

I grew up obsessed with the NES primarily because of my mom who was a major influence in my gaming life. Every weekend we would go to Blockbuster to rent movies and games so I was always blown away by seeing the large collection of video games that were in one...

Ultima IV and Ultima V – by Jarrod Kailef

by Jarrod Kailef | Apr 10, 2023 | 1990s, 2000s, Reviews

The Ultima series certainly  stands as one of the most influential and enduring computer role-playing game (CRPG) franchises of all time. However, Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar and Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny are considered by many CRPG aficionados, myself...

Big Box Boutique – by Mike Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Apr 6, 2023 | 1990s, 2000s, Opinions

I may have been the new kid on the block when it came to PC Gaming in 1995, but even as a console gamer, I knew the Ultima series carried some significant clout. The console versions of some of the Ultima games never crossed my path, but I knew that many of the RPGs I...

Colossal Cave – by Gunther Vinson

by Old School Gamer | Apr 5, 2023 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s

Colossal Cave is a reimagining of the original text-basedadventure game, first introduced in 1975 by Will Crowther and Don Woods, as a fully immersive 3D VR experience. Colossal Cave is already well known to tens of millions of gamers worldwide. Several elements of...