Switch It Up: SNK Gals’ Fighters a Five Minute Review on a Ten Minute Game – By Brad Feingold

by Brad Feingold | May 8, 2020 | 2020s, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews

Fighting games on the early handheld systems is not an easy accomplishment. We are not here to discuss the failure of Mortal Kombat for the Game Boy Advance, but that was just one example. To find a game that allows quick and easy movement and decent visualizations...

PONG Quest Launches on Nintendo Switch

by Old School Gamer | May 7, 2020 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Press Release

The critically-acclaimed PONG Quest arrives on Nintendo Switch today! To celebrate this momentous occasion, we are offering a 20% Launch Week discount through May 14th when purchasing through the Nintendo eShop. Whether you prefer playing on PC via Steam or the...

The NEOGEO POCKET fighter SNK GALS’ FIGHTERS is now available on the Nintendo SwitchTM!

by Old School Gamer | Apr 30, 2020 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Press Release

Osaka, Japan, – SNK CORPORATION (Corporate HQ: Suita-city, Osaka, Japan, Company President & CEO: Koichi Toyama) is pleased to announce that SNK GALS’ FIGHTERS is available now on the Nintendo Switch via Nintendo eShop.   SNK’s wondrous heroines duke it...

Why retro throwbacks still have a place among 2020’s groundbreaking games

by Old School Gamer | Apr 20, 2020 | Console/Handheld

In 2016 an anonymous Reddit user known only as The-King-of-Spain said they’d developed a way to play Virtual Boy games using newly released VR technology from Google and Samsung. Using an emulator – software enabling older operating systems to run on modern devices –...

The Age of Remakes, Remasters, and Reboots (And Why That’s Not A Bad Thing).

by Ben Magnet | Apr 11, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Opinions

The past few years we have seen so many games get the 21st Century upgrade.  Games that we loved back in the day getting facelifts and being introduced to the younger generation makes me smile.  It’s also a change of pace because unlike another industry I know...

Retro Gaming is Officially Making a Comeback!

by Old School Gamer | Mar 30, 2020 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming

The technological advancements in the gaming industry are huge. When you compare a game from the 80s or 90s, with another from recent times, you will outrightly see the superiority of the present games. The gaming environment and graphics are much better, and the user...