Retro Review: ‘Stretchmo’ Review: Adorable and difficult

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Mar 17, 2025 | 2010s, Console/Handheld, Opinions, Reviews

Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. takes a look back on a forgotten 3DS game He captured our hearts in “Pushmo” and even though he changed his routine a bit in “Crashmo,” he eventually returned to his roots in “Pushmo World on the Wii...

KHInsider adds hundreds of new soundtracks in the last week

by William Schwartz | Mar 11, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Indie, Lists, Retro Computing

    The video game music repository KHInsider has had a huge week. Visitors going to the main page at downloads.khinsider.com today were greeted by a massive list of 71 games that had been added on March 11th. But visitors scrolling down further may have...

Retro Review: Rollers of the Realm Review: RPG + Pinball= Awesomeness

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Mar 10, 2025 | 2010s, Pinball, Reviews

You’re going to die more times than you can count in “Rollers of the Realm,” but that’s not going to stop you from playing, for hours. Games that blend genres are beginning to pop up more often than even nowadays, as game creators have proven all they need is an...

Retro Review: Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars  Review: A Reason to Dust Off Your 3DS and Wii U

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Mar 3, 2025 | 2010s, Console/Handheld, Reviews

“Mario vs. Donkey Kong” series may not be Nintendo’s most-heralded franchise, it is now forever entrenched in the company’s history as the first game to use any type of cross-play feature. For that reason alone, Nintendo enthusiasts may want to check it out, but even...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Gunther Vinson

by Todd Friedman | Mar 3, 2025 | 2010s, 2020s, Columns, iiRcade

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Gunther Vinson who currently is displayed on card number 3980, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection.  Gunther is a true gaming junkie, who has been in the marketing profession for over 20 years.  His love for gaming helped...

Retro Review: Fossil Fighters: Frontier: Whole Lot of Digging’ Goin’ On

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Mar 1, 2025 | 2010s, Reviews

You have to be a pretty naive gamer to say that “Fossil Fighters: Frontier” is a one-of-a-kind experience, but you’d have to be incredibly ignorant to say it doesn’t deliver in spite of being derivative. Immersed in solid atmosphere and a kid-friendly story that...