What’s Old Is New Again.

by Ben Magnet | Sep 19, 2021 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview, Opinions

As lovers of retro video games we love nostalgia.  We love it when we sit down with our comfort games, play through them like we did when we were younger, then move on to the next game.  Yet there are some games that, for whatever reason, we couldn’t beat at a...

iiRcade Review – Panic Road by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Sep 19, 2021 | Console/Handheld

This is a fun little pinball game for the iiRcade. Panic Road was produced by Seibu Kaihatsu in 1986. The controls are pretty basic.  The A button controls the left flipper and B button controls the right flipper. If you hit the X button, it gives the machines a...

Old School Gamer Exclusive: Bernhard Politsch Talks Heart Chain Kitty

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Sep 8, 2021 | Console/Handheld

Old School Gamer chats with Heart Chain Kitty Programmer, Musician, Writer & Artist from origamihero games Bernhard Politsch, who discusses the game’s development cycle and so much more. About Heart Chain Kitty: Created by solo developer Bernhard Politsch...

Why The Wata Games News Frightens Me.

by Ben Magnet | Sep 1, 2021 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Opinions

In recent months news stories have circulated all over the internet on old retro games being sold for millions upon millions of dollars.  I first found out about this when news broke that a sealed Super Mario 64 game sold for over 1.5 million.  The news struck me as...

Centipede: Recharged Fuses Neon, Nostalgia September 29

by Old School Gamer | Aug 31, 2021 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Press Release

Atari’s Upgraded Arcade Classic Celebrates 40th Anniversary on Modern Consoles, VCS NEW YORK — Aug. 31, 2021 — Centipede: Recharged, the neon-fueled re-imagining of the arcade classic from publisher Atari in collaboration with developers Adamvision...

The SNES: 30 Years Later.

by Ben Magnet | Aug 24, 2021 | 1990s, 2010s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Opinions

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, or SNES as we’ll refer to it here, is quite possibly one of the most important systems ever made. Now it didn’t bring the American video game market back from the brink like its predecessor did but it’s impact...