RETROSPECTIVE: Playing the Sega Genesis Mini

by Jason Russell | Aug 21, 2019 | Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview, Reviews

Genesis Does What Nintendid In the event that you’ve been living under a rock, retro mini consoles are a hot commodity right now. Nintendo got the ball rolling with the NES Classic Edition (then again with the SNES), Sony did their best to compete with the poorly...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘Inferno’

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Aug 18, 2019 | Console/Handheld

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Indinera Falls, Founder, Director and Game Developer of Aldorlea Games, who discusses his newest game, Inferno. Old School Gamer Magazine: How was this game born? Indinera Falls: From the wanderings of my crazy and twisted...

Classic Consoles: Are They Worth It?

by Ben Magnet | Aug 7, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld

I’m going to come out and say it right off the bat, I LOVE the concept of these classic mini consoles.  I do.  I think these are great.  They are made by the companies that originally made them, they can hook up to your brand new HDTV, and some of them have...

Four Classic Games You Can Play Online

by Old School Gamer | Jul 17, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld, Gaming

While gaming has come a long way over the last decade and longer, in more ways than one. The technological advances made has seen games improve from a visual standpoint, as well as what they’re capable of delivering in terms of gameplay too. We have seen this...

TurboGrafx-16 Mini and the PC Engine Core Grafx Mini Pre-Order Now

by Old School Gamer | Jul 15, 2019 | 2010s, Console/Handheld, Events

The compact version of the classic console currently features a range of 50 retro games containing select titles that overlap in both the TurboGrafx-16 and PC Engine lineup. The console will be available exclusively on Amazon from March 19th 2020, with an Amazon Prime...

The Best Old School Soccer Video Games of All Time

by Old School Gamer | Jul 10, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld

Nothing quite stokes nostalgia in the heart of a particular brand of millennial as memories of playing old school soccer video games. Whilst some were no doubt better than others, back in the 90’s and early 2000’s it was still a novelty for many to be playing a game...