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...

Reflections on Pokémon Concierge Season 2 Episode 1

by William Schwartz | Sep 4, 2025 | 2020s, Reviews

  Earlier today, Netflix released the second season of the stop motion animated series Pokémon Concierge to little fanfare. At just four episodes, making a whopping total of eight twenty-minute vignettes of life as an island resort for Pokémon, it’s easy to...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Allen Staal

by Todd Friedman | Sep 2, 2025 | 1980s, 2000s, 2020s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Allen Staal who currently is displayed on card number 392, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection. You can also see Allen on card numbers 1754, 2139, 2173, 2467, and 2597. Allen is a huge Donkey Kong fan, as well as a...

Angry Video Game Nerd 8-Bit Announced for Modern Platforms and NES

by Old School Gamer | Sep 1, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Press Release

The AVGN is back… in 8-bits!! Experience the ULTIMATE NERD RAGE in Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit! The all-new action platformer set in the AVGN universe is coming soon for ALL modern platforms and the ACTUAL NES.   The modern version from Program Ancer, features...

Encounter HD comes out with version 1.2.3 and a new demo

by William Schwartz | Aug 31, 2025 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Retro Computing

  On August 31st, Defense Force released a new version of Encounter HD, version 1.2.3 alongside a new demo. The project saw its initial release in December of last year. But the story of Encounter itself goes back quite a bit farther than that. The graphic...

Pre-order these epic cartridges right now!

by Old School Gamer | Aug 28, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s

Pre-order NOW: NEOGEO Arcade 1 and Roguecraft DX It’s not too late to pre-order these upcoming releases! Dive into the dark depths of the dungeons of Mordecoom in Roguecraft DX! Choose from three unique classes and battle your way through each level to uncover...