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...

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...