Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Daniel Iacovelli Talks 2025 Video Game Summit

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | May 8, 2025 | 2020s, Events, Gaming, Interviews

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Daniel Iacovelli, Video Game Summit Promoter, about this year’s event. Old School Gamer Magazine: What makes this year’s Video Game Summit special? Daniel Iacovelli: This year’s show reflects our original when we started back...

A review of Collie Defense for the Game Boy Advance

by William Schwartz | May 6, 2025 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Reviews

  It’s strange to think of tower defense games as being a retro concept. Of course, depending on how strictly you define the phrase tower defense, they were there from the beginning. Defender, for example. But usually, when we say tower defense today,...

A review of Chantey for the Chromatic

by William Schwartz | May 1, 2025 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Indie, Reviews

  I’ve never been a fan of open world game design. The reason is simple- I get lost very easily. This is probably why I tend to prefer retro games over modern ones in the first place, open world design being better facilitated by more advanced hardware....

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Andreas Heldt Talks ‘Pilot Sports’

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | May 1, 2025 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Interviews

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Andreas Heldt, founder and CEO of Z-Software, who discusses the recent release of Pilot Sports on PS5. About Pilot Sports: Originally released on Nintendo Switch and PS4 Release also on PC & Xbox 1, Pilot Sports brings vibrant...

Retro Review: Undertow (360)

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | May 1, 2025 | 2000s, Gaming, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Opinions, Reviews

Who remembers back in January 2009, when 360 owners were given a free game after the Live system succumbed to an overload of new gamers over the Christmas holiday. That free game was “Undertow.” For those who got it for free, there were mixed feelings about the game’s...

Project S-11 Remix Challenge Enters Its Final Four Weeks

by William Schwartz | Apr 19, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Events, Gaming

  On March 1st, Paragon 5 opened up its remix contest for the classic Game Boy Color game Project S-11, which has recently seen a rerelease for the Chromatic by ModRetro. The original 8-bit soundtrack, by Finnish composers Jonne Valtonen and Aleksi Eeben, has a...