Online Gaming: A Brief History

by Old School Gamer | Oct 23, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming

The history of online gaming is very long and storied, and we could take it all the way back to packet-based LAN games on the earliest versions of personal computers. And while there’s something to be said about how local network games came before online games, we...

What Nintendo SHOULD Do Next: A Suggestion.

by Ben Magnet | Oct 21, 2019 | 1990s, Console/Handheld

I can hear you already, “Oh great another opinion piece from Ben.  Nothing we haven’t heard before!”  Well if you would put your torches and pitchforks down for a hot second I think I’m on to something here.  Now in the past I’ve written...

About Massively Multiplayer Online Games

by Old School Gamer | Oct 13, 2019 | 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming

Would you want to compete with other online players from different parts of the world in a variety of online only games? A massively multiplayer online game also known as (MMOG/MMO) refers to those video games that allow a large group of players to participate...

Games That Haunt Me: Mega Man 8

by Ben Magnet | Oct 11, 2019 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, The Story Of...

I’ve been playing video games for a good long while, but there are some games that, to this very day, haunt me.  Not because the game is bad per se, or because something happened to said game that made it unplayable.  No, I’m talking about games that, for...

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance: A Really Great Tactics Game

by Ben Magnet | Oct 3, 2019 | 2000s, Console/Handheld

I love tactics games.  To the passing gamer, they may seem boring with the lack of action and constant planning and strategizing.  But to me, it’s an intense chess match where every move matters and the satisfaction of watching a strategy play out perfectly is...

Best Retro Gaming Consoles that are Brought Back to Life in 2019

by Old School Gamer | Sep 28, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld

If you are a die-hard fan of old school gaming, you will be pretty excited to find out that there are retro consoles built today and adapted to modern technology. Most of these consoles come with some of the best classic retro games that are extremely fun to play....