by Jeremy Parish | May 3, 2026 | 1980s, 2020s, Magazine Preview
it’s almost certainly not with any sort of affection. A slow, primitive-looking grind of a game with repetitive music and confusing action, Hydlide came across as nothing so much as a terrible clone of The Legend of Zelda when it hit the NES in the spring of 1989....
by Indie Retro News | May 2, 2026 | 1990s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
If you’ve never heard of Super Mario Kart, then I guess you were living in a cave, as this game series which first appeared in 1992 on the SNES, was one of the most addictive arcade style racing games ever to appear on a TV screen. So to see someone try to...
by Todd Friedman | May 1, 2026 | 1990s, 2020s, Magazine Preview
While I agree with that, 2 years before Mortal Kombat hit the scene, there was a breakthrough game featuring live-motion capture. This game was Pit Fighter. An underrated game in my opinion, Pit Fighter captures the reality of fighting in a video game. I remember...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | May 1, 2026 | 2020s, Gaming, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Interviews
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with GRIDbeat! Creative Director Dan Kingdom, who discusses the process to make the game a reality and what it is like to work with Acclaim. Old School Gamer Magazine: How was GRIDbeat! born? Dan Kingdom: GRIDbeat! grew out of a very...
by Old School Gamer | Apr 29, 2026 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s
A new news item titled “C” You Soon – Commodore 64 Ultimate Line-Up Expands with C64C Edition Later this Year (dated April 28, 2026) was added to the What’s New feed and includes a “News” link. https://commodore.net/news/...
by Jarrod Kailef | Apr 27, 2026 | 1980s, 2020s, Magazine Preview
if you spent your entire lifetime doing so. From amazing modern masterpieces to the most primitive, barely playable first-generation games, it’s hard to determine what’s worth your time and what isn’t. But for old-school gamers like us, one of the best ways to...