Spindle – Nintendo Switch Review – by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Jul 15, 2026 | 1980s, 2020s, Press Release

Developed with clear affection for old-school titles like The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Spindle marries pixel-perfect visuals with a surprisingly thoughtful narrative about mortality and meaning. But this isn’t your typical grim reaper tale. Here,...

A review of Life Is Strange from Boss Fight Books

by William Schwartz | Jul 11, 2026 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Bookshelf, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Opinions, Reviews

  With a release date of 2015, Life Is Strange is another one of those games that’s kind of pushing it in terms of the “retro” designation, although if you’ve ever seen the game in action, graphics aren’t the strong suit and Life Is...

Snoop Dogg Debuts Theme for New Backyard Baseball Title, ‘110% Juice’

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jul 10, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Gaming

The song is set to release on digital music outlets on July 15. Multi-platinum recording artist and pop culture icon Snoop Dogg has collaborated with Backyard Baseball’s Playground Productions on the theme track for the game, aptly titled “110% Juice.” “Backyard...

Four Job Fiesta Hits $10,000 Mark for Charity Drive

by William Schwartz | Jul 1, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld

  Last month, the Final Fantasy Five Four Job Fiesta started its usual summer event. Based around the 1992 Super Famicom Game and its various remakes, the Four Job Fiesta takes a simplifying approach to the job-based role-playing game. Instead of utilizing all 22...

Pixel Arcadia – August 24th

by Old School Gamer | Jun 30, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld

Thanks to Time Extension, we just found out about a new tv show? – channel who knows.  And the youtube video doesn’t tell us much. Retro game marketing company Pixel Helix has announced a digital showcase celebrating retro games, which will air in August....

Video Scaler for Retro Gamers

by Old School Gamer | Jun 24, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld

Friend of Old School Gamer, John Hancock did up a cool video on this scaler! John Hancock examines the performance of the Morph 2K analog video scaler across 18 distinct vintage consoles and classic computers. The demonstration explores various connection methods,...