by Old School Gamer | Jul 15, 2020 | 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, Gaming
Many industries evolve massive as the sands of time pass and that is certainly the case where the gaming sector is concerned. Gaming’s early roots date back to the Second World War, although it wasn’t until the 1970s and 80s that things really began to take off. Fast...
by Old School Gamer | Jul 13, 2020 | 1990s, Gaming
The ever-popular game of the 1990s, Diablo became a hub of many gaming rumors. The Jersey’s Jersey quest for one of its extensions, Diablo: Hellfire, was rumored to have a secret level. Well, secret levels in online quest-based games are nothing new for any of...
by Old School Gamer | Jul 13, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, Gaming
Every gamer who spent their time in the arcade in their younger years, and still holds a console or PC to date, is familiar with the small, stout Italian plumber with a thick moustache, affectionately named Mario. You might’ve seen him inside a SNES system, jumping...
by Old School Gamer | Jul 10, 2020 | 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming
Game development has seven different stages that most developers follow. These stages include: Planning Pre-production Production Testing Pre-launch Launch Post-production Testing, the fourth stage of game development, is one of the most important steps that a...
by Old School Gamer | Jun 15, 2020 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming
Certain words have power. Maybe not quite the force to break down a brick wall or smash up a car with your bare hands, but a unique ability, nevertheless. Uttered alone and without context, they can conjure up an entire world or take us back in time. They are the...
by Old School Gamer | Jun 12, 2020 | 2000s, Arcade, Gaming
Sweden-based Play’n GO is one of the top five most popular software providers today. But when it started in 1997, it wasn’t big enough to create games independently. Instead, it created games for bigger companies. In 2004, Play’n GO stepped beneath the wings of bigger...