by William Schwartz | Nov 2, 2025 | 2000s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
On October 31st, ModRetro announced two new games for its Chromatic hardware, a modern FPGA equivalent to the Game Boy Color. The first title, available to purchase as of this writing, is Buck and the Cursed Cartridge. The platform title has a surprising star-...
by William Schwartz | Oct 21, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, The Story Of...
It’s not uncommon for Japanese games to include English voice acting, even for games that aren’t necessarily planned for release outside of Japan, just for the sake of maintaining an exotic vibe. PaRappa the Rapper for the Playstation and Sin and...
by Brian Chansy | Oct 13, 2025 | 2000s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Events, Gaming
Located in the same convention center as the ever-popular Anime Expo, L.A. Comic Con is an annual convention celebrating pop culture, including video games. Besides tournaments of more recent games (e.g., Street Fighter 6), the convention had something for Old School...
by Old School Gamer | Oct 8, 2025 | Console/Handheld
If you were around online casinos in the early 2010s, you probably remember the fond memories of the ubiquitous Marvel slot machines. Titles like Iron Man, The Avengers, The Incredible Hulk, and Thor: The Mighty Avenger were more than just games, they were a journey...
by William Schwartz | Oct 6, 2025 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, Pinball, Reviews
One of the big growing pains of the third generation of video games was the longtime hi-score mechanic, or more specifically, its slow move to irrelevance. As NES games started to trend toward level variety, as opposed to gradually increasing difficulty in...
by Matthew Owen | Oct 2, 2025 | 1990s, Console/Handheld
We love the Blue Bomber. Out of the many excellent NES franchises, Mega Man is a top-tier highlight through and through. While many prop up Mega Man 2 as the best of the bunch, Mega Man 3 deserves just as much love, if not more. First released in late 1990 and keeping...