Totally Accurate Controller Makes a Totally Accurate Comeback with the Commodore TAC-2

by Old School Gamer | Aug 11, 2026 | 1990s, 2010s, 2020s

One of the 1980s most popular home joysticks is now available for pre-order AUGUST 11, 2026 — Following the runaway success of last year’s Commodore 64 Ultimate, Commodore International has announced it is bringing the TAC-2 joystick, also known as the “Totally...

A review of Yap and the Enchanted Bubbles

by William Schwartz | Aug 9, 2026 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Reviews

  Technically speaking the box sold by Homebrew Factory just says Yap, but the original game by CeL does have the full subtitle, which is also a lot easier to search for. Bit of a weird name for a hero. I do like his character design though. He’s like...

Intec Gaming® Bridging the Gap: The 3-Year Journey to the Time Breaker LightGunTM

by Old School Gamer | Aug 8, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Press Release

Classic gaming shouldn’t be trapped in the past. For three years, the engineering team at Intec Gaming® has been obsessed with a single problem: bringing the classic light gun experience to modern TVs without the wires, or setup headaches. After three years of...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside new C64 Temple of Webshai Project

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Aug 6, 2026 | 1970s, 2020s, Gaming, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Interviews

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with game developer Van, who discusses his new Temple of Webshai game. Project, which he calls “a tribute to the foundational and beloved 8bit classic Temple of Apshai (1979).” Old School Gamer Magazine: How did this project begin? Van:...

A review of Dragon Age II from Boss Fight Books

by William Schwartz | Aug 5, 2026 | 2010s, 2020s, Bookshelf, Console/Handheld, Reviews

  By Charlotte Reber’s own admission, Dragon Age II is a somewhat counterintuitive choice for a Boss Fight book. After all, Dragon Age: Origins is the main famous, well-regarded game of the series, a fantasy epic role-playing game in the Bioware house style...

Testing the M64: Xibalba 64

by William Schwartz | Aug 2, 2026 | 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Reviews

  If you’ve never heard of the original Xibalba, that’s not too surprising. The 2014 browser game from Phobos Lab is a weird little artifact of its era, a chonky retro styled Doom clone premised around the Mayan underworld. The blocky aesthetic exists...