PocketSprite: Gaming Just Got a Whole Lot Smaller

by Old School Gamer | Feb 9, 2018 | Console/Handheld

It is quite unbelievable how retro gaming gets smaller and smaller.  First, we had systems around the size of a Gameboy.  Then, new ideas just kept coming out and trying to get to more portable gaming with hundreds of emulators in one system. But now, there is the...

K.C. Munchkin (Odyssey²)

by JasonBreininger | Feb 9, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews

“How many Munchies can your Munchkin munch before your Munchkin’s all munched out????” That is the question posed on the manual & back of the box of this week’s game of the week, the controversial (at the time) Odyssey² game, K.C. Munchkin. That question also...

RETROSPECTIVE: When it Comes to Retro, Nintendo’s Still Got It

by Jason Russell | Feb 6, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, Columns, Console/Handheld

Still Standing! The word retro has become a regular part of video gaming vernacular in recent years but it really wasn’t until Nintendo’s NES Classic Edition came on the scene November 11, 2016 that we witnessed a viable means for a modern video game hardware...

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PlayStation)

by JasonBreininger | Feb 4, 2018 | 1990s, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews

It’s impossible to hurl too many superlatives at Castlevania: Symphony of the Night because it deserves each and every one of them. Is it the best PlayStation game ever made? Is it the best game of the 1990s? Is it the best game ever? These are legitimate questions...

The World’s Best-Selling Home Computer On Sale March 29, 2018

by Old School Gamer | Feb 4, 2018 | Console/Handheld

The fully licensed re-imagining of the 80’s bestselling home computer – THEC64® Mini – will be released on the 29 March 2018 Developed by Retro Games Ltd – and distributed by Koch Media – THEC64® Mini is half the size of the original C64 and is a fully...

RepliCade: Mini Tempest Arcade Machine Replica Launching on Kickstarter

by Old School Gamer | Feb 4, 2018 | 2010s, Console/Handheld

Last year, Replicade wowed the gaming community by releasing a 1/6 Scale version of Centipede by Atari through a Kickstarter campaign.  What turned out to be a monstrous success, they now have an incredible lineup of games coming soon.  The second installment to the...