Five Point and Click Games You Must Play

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Nov 11, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Lists

Point and Click games are at the heart of the Retro game experience. They are smart, they often have great tunes and most of all, they make you think. For that reason alone, they have a cult fanbase among older gamers and are appreciated heavily by those who...

Preparing for Dread

by Ben Magnet | Oct 30, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Opinions

Playing through all the 2D Metroid games was something I’ve been wanting to do for a while.  While Metroid Fusion always haunted me as a game I never got to beat (until recently) the series always piqued my interest.  Who doesn’t want to be a badass bounty...

iiRcade Review – Knights and Guns by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Oct 13, 2021 | 2000s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, iiRcade, Reviews

Wow. What a fantastic looking shoot ’em up game for the iiRcade. Also available on the Nintendo Switch, Knights and Guns is a lot more fin on an arcade style platform and the iiRcade handles it perfectly. The appreciation of details and sound are amazing on this...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Casey Ross

by Todd Friedman | Oct 5, 2021 | 1980s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Casey Ross who currently is displayed on card number 2976, from the Superstars of 2018 Collection.  Casey is a veteran playwright and an avid video game enthusiast.  Casey has been a big influence in the gaming community the...

Old School Gamer Magazine at the Pinball Expo

by Todd Friedman | Oct 1, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, Events, iiRcade, Magazine Preview

On October 29th and 30th,2021, Old School Gamer Magazine and iiRcade will be guests at the 2021 Pinball/Gaming Expo. Come out to see members of the writing staff and creator Ryan Burger as well as the new iiRcade machine that has been out this past year. Founded in...

My iiRcade Review – by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Sep 23, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, iiRcade, Reviews

Are you an arcade owner? Do you find yourself playing your new arcade game every day the first few weeks you get it and then it pretty much just sits there? Unless you have a huge space to store different games, it is unlikely you can store or collect hundreds of...