Old School Gamer Exclusive Q & A: Grady Hunt Talks Bloody Roar

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Nov 1, 2024 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, GenX Grownup, Interviews, The Story Of...

Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. chats with gaming developer Grady Hunt, who discusses his time on Bloody Roar on the original Sony PlayStation. Old School Gamer Magazine: How did you get involved in the game? Grady Hunt: I was working at Sony, it was the second...

Atari’s Asteroids Recharged Cabinet Already IN PRODUCTION | Amusement Expo & Alan-1

by GenX Grownup | Oct 21, 2024 | GenX Grownup

Alan-1, Inc., a video game studio and manufacturer of coin-operated arcade game cabinets, announced yesterday a new partnership with the iconic game publisher Atari. Alan-1 has been selected by Atari to create new arcade games cabinets for their Recharged games. These...

Dune II, Northwoods Hodag, & Harold Halibut

by GenX Grownup | Oct 6, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, GenX Grownup, Podcast of the Week

About This Episode We watch the new medieval fantasy film starring Hawkins, Indiana’s favorite daughter, assemble some fun with a cryptic building toy gifted to us by one of our fourth listeners, and spin up the latest release of our favorite video emulation front-end...

Dragon Rage: Cael’s Forgotten Tale

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Oct 1, 2024 | 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, GenX Grownup, Interviews, The Story Of...

Dragon Rage’s main character Cael Cyndar may not be the most renowned personality in the history of the PlayStation 2, but he was an unsung hero of an era by former console maker turned developer in 3DO that looked to bring back simple, fun and old-school gameplay....

Tetris 40th Anniversary

by GenX Grownup | Sep 14, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, GenX Grownup, Podcast of the Week

About This Episode Forty years ago, now, a Russian software engineer wrote a simple puzzle game in his spare time. It featured a variety of geometric shapes falling into a well, and in short order, the world was in love with his creation. In this episode, we dive into...

Atari 2600 Thunderground from SEGA | It’s All About Design!

by GenX Grownup | Sep 10, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, GenX Grownup, Opinions

Thunderground is an Atari 2600 video game developed by Sega Electronics and released by Sega in 1983. It appears to have been inspired mainly by one section of arcade game Borderline (1981), which sees a player drive a tank underground firing at other tanks while...