The Apple II in 2024 – by By Ken Gagne

by Old School Gamer | Feb 11, 2025 | 1970s, 2020s, Magazine Preview

As the Apple II nears its fiftieth anniversary, it shows no sign of slowing down. The 8-bit personal computer, developed and designed by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, was manufactured in various models from 1977 to 1993, making it one of Apple Inc.’s longestrunning...

A review of Animal Crossing from Boss Fight Books

by William Schwartz | Feb 9, 2025 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Reviews

  At multiple points in her summary of the history of Animal Crossing, Kelsey Lewin discusses the seeming impossibility of marketing a game like this. She documents the first, almost entirely forgotten clip discussing the game at E3 2001, sandwiched between high...

Neon Inferno By Zenovia Interactive

by Old School Gamer | Feb 7, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Atari, Early IBM DOS, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Press Release, Stern

Contra meets Wild Guns in Neon Inferno, a pixel-perfect cyberpunk shooter turning up the heat on all platforms later this year. Philadelphia, PA – Feb. 07, 2025 – Grab your blasters and your favorite knives as Retroware and Zenovia Interactive join forces to publish...

INK CONSOLE Crowdsupply Campaign Launching on March 1

by Old School Gamer | Feb 6, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Press Release

A new open source system for text-based games Hong Kong, SAR –February 6, 2025– Independentmanufacturer and creative developer Singular 9 Ltd. will be launching a CrowdSupply campaign to fund INK CONSOLE, their new open source system for text based games, on March 1....

Stern Pinball Revisits a Timeless Classic with Metallica Remastered, Available Now

by Stern PInball | Feb 4, 2025 | 2020s, Pinball, Stern

[embedded content] [embedded content] CHICAGO, IL – October 16, 2024 – Today, Stern Pinball, Inc., revealed Metallica Remastered – a technologically advanced version of one of Stern Pinball’s greatest hits. Metallica Pinball was originally released in 2013 and is one...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside RailGods of Hysterra 

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Feb 1, 2025 | 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Interviews, The Story Of...

Old School Gamer chats with RailGods of Hysterra Troglobytes’ Art Director Lucian Iurino, who discusses the game’s development, inspiration and goals for the future. About RailGods of Hysterra: RailGods of Hysterra, a cooperative base-building survival action...