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...

The Angry Video Game Nerd – by Brian Lesyk

by Brian Lesyk | Oct 3, 2025 | 1990s, 2010s, 2020s, Magazine Preview

In the interest of complete transparency, it must be expressly understood that my adoration for The Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) knows no bounds. THE @!#?@! MAKING OF THE ANGRY VIDEO GAME NERD 8-BIT How i learned to @!#?@! love the nerd Created by YouTuber and video...

Arcade Gun Game Memories – by Mat Bradley-Tschirgi

by Old School Gamer | Oct 2, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, 2010s, Magazine Preview

Operation Wolf, T2 Arcade Game, Mad Dog McCree, House of the Dead As someone who grew up in the 80s and 90s, arcade games were not a hard thing to find. Whether it was in a NAMCO GUNCON (PS1 & ARCADE) grocery store, at a pizza parlor, or at a dedicated arcade,...

Apple for the Students – by Tristan Ibarra

by Old School Gamer | Sep 27, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld

Every Wednesday from 4th to 8th grade there was no school period I enjoyed and looked forward to more than the hour we got to spend in my school’s computer lab. Not only was it a welcome change of pace from the often boring classroom lecture we had to sit through the...

A review of Untitled Goose Game from Boss Fight Books

by William Schwartz | Sep 20, 2025 | 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Reviews

  While Untitled Goose Game itself has only a dubious association with the concept of a retro game (it came out in 2019), the Boss Fight book by James O’Connor posits the indie title as part of an unusual gaming tradition- by which I mean Australia. Yes,...

Five Forgotten Games From the Wii U and PS4 Era Worth Playing

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Sep 8, 2025 | 2010s, 2020s, Gaming

Looking for something fun to play that won’t break the bank? We have a handful of suggestions below that’ll definitely get your retro gaming heart pumping. NES Remix (Wii U): Powered by a myriad of classic games and aided by frenetic button-mashing and beat the clock...