The Most Influential Basketball Games of All Time

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Nov 2, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

With basketball season officially underway, we here at Old School Gamer Magazine down the most influential roundball games of all time. From the first basketball game of all time on the Atari 2600 in 1978 to today, dozens of developers have tried their hand at the...

Retro Review: ‘5 Star Wrestling’ (PS3)

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Nov 1, 2025 | 2010s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Reviews

On the surface, Serious Parody’s “5 Star Wrestling” isn’t even a B+ player. It’s uglier than Bastion Booger and its load times sometimes make Haystacks Calhoun look like Juventud Guerrera. But just like former WWE Champion Daniel Bryan, it’s got something special....

The 7th Guest In Fragments

by William Schwartz | Oct 26, 2025 | 1990s, 2010s, 2020s, Retro Computing, Youtuber/Twitch Streamer of the Week

  Mr. Math Expert is not, by any means, a well-known YouTuber. Look over his channel and you will find hundreds of videos, though the vast majority are either math problems or film reviews. There are a few old gaming videos sprinkled throughout, and it was my...

The Fate of the Pirate – A rather decent ZX Spectrum game by Ariel Endaraues and PcnonoGames

by Todd Friedman | Oct 23, 2025 | 1980s, 2010s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Yarr hoist the main sail! As a new pirate game has been released for the ZX Spectrum called ‘The Fate of the Pirate’ by Ariel Endaraues and PcnonoGames. A game that puts you in the boots of a pirate captain, and must defy the elements—and fate itself—, to...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight Tim Balderramos

by Todd Friedman | Oct 12, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Tim Balderramos, who is displayed on card number 71, from the Superstars of 2011.   Tim is one of the greatest Pac-Man players you will ever see play.   He is one of 7 people who have reached the Perfect Pac-Man score of...

How a NHL Game Could Have Worked on the Nintendo 3DS

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Oct 6, 2025 | 2010s, 2020s, Columns, Opinions

The Nintendo DS and the 3DS sadly did not feature a single hockey game. The last time EA made a mobile hockey game on a Nintendo console goes way back to the GBA, when they released a pretty awesome version of NHL 2002. But that doesn’t mean it couldn’t have been...