Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside Miko Adventures Puffball

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jul 5, 2021 | 2020s, Interviews

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Miko Adventures Puffball creator Khaled Shaban Ali who tells us know why you should play it. Miko Adventures Puffball tells the story of an epic adventure that merges unique puzzles with challenging platforming and lots of dangers...

Switch It Up – Match Of the Mellennium SNK vs. Capcom Review

by Brad Feingold | Jun 26, 2021 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Reviews

Fighting games are a dime a dozen on home systems. If it’s not a Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat or a Fatal Fury, it’s always going to be something new and different. The series of port over games from the NeoGeo Pocket to the Nintendo Switch started with the Gals...

E3 2021 Arcade1Up (Coming Soon) – X-Men 4 Player Arcade Machine

by Old School Gamer | Jun 25, 2021 | 1990s, 2020s, Arcade, Gaming, Press Release

With character designs straight out of the legendary Pryde of the X-Men animated pilot, the X-Men 4 Player arcade game was an instant smash hit in 1992, allowing players to control Cyclops, Wolverine, Colossus, Storm, Nightcrawler, or Dazzler, in taking on the...

Why Fans Of Old Nintendo Franchises Shouldn’t Lose Hope.

by Ben Magnet | Jun 24, 2021 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Events, Gaming, Magazine Preview, Opinions

Nintendo has a love-hate relationship with retro gamers.  Sometimes Nintendo puts out games from series that are tried and true and almost every new entry is cause for celebration.  Other times they let a series run its course and never speak of it again.  Even with...

E3 2021 Arcade1Up (Coming Soon) – Ms. PAC-MAN/Galaga Class of 81’ Arcade Machine

by Old School Gamer | Jun 23, 2021 | 1980s, 2020s, Arcade, Magazine Preview, Reviews

Power up that nostalgia with the iconic Ms. PAC-MAN™, as you guide her through those infamous mazes while evading BLINKY, PINKY, INKY and SUE. Then, fend off endless descending swarms of alien enemies with GALAGA™. Oh, and that’s just the start of the phenomenal game...

Once Upon Atari – by Howard Scott Warshaw

by Old School Gamer | Jun 21, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Columns, Magazine Preview, Reviews

Airborne grains of sand and flying bits of old trash are pelting me without mercy. Honestly, I never imagined I’d find myself here… I’m standing in the middle of a garbage dump in the New Mexico desert. It’s hot. It’s LOUD. A huge sandstorm rages all around us....