The Video Game Machine – The Game that Makes Games

by Old School Gamer | May 17, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

We are excited to announce that anyone can make, play, and share a video game of their very own with The Video Game Machine™, a brand new sandbox game from Stardock Entertainment! “If you play games, odds are you’ve wanted to try making one too,”...

Old School Gamer Exclusive: Inside ‘Save Your Nuts’

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | May 14, 2019 | 2010s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Old School Gamer chats with Save Your Nuts developer Frédéric Bohn (Founder & Programmer, Triple Scale Games), who lets us know why party games and old-school couch co-op is far from dead.  About the Game: Developed by French-Canadian studio Triple Scale...

Five Reasons Why You’ll Love Super Blood Hockey

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Apr 30, 2019 | 2010s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Reviews

The Nintendo Switch is starved for Sports titles and especially hockey games- and Loren Lemcke’s Super Blood Hockey provides a wonderfully fun, retro experience with a ton of depth that old school fans of games the likes of NBA Jam, Blades of Steel and Ice Hockey will...

Venture Kid Initial Thoughts

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Apr 30, 2019 | Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Reviews

Following up on their tremendous success with titles the likes of Monster Boy and Blossom Tales, FDG Entertainment’s newest Adventure on the Nintendo Switch, Venture Kid, wastes no time establishing itself as a fun, retro romp worthy of a serious time investment. The...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘Down to Hell’

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Apr 29, 2019 | 2010s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Blazej Zbrzezniak, Game Designer at Red Dev Studio, who discusses their new game, “Down to Hell.” Taking a page from retro classics the likes of Castlevania and Berserk, as well as modern-day classics such as Devil May Cry, it’s an...

Atari VCS 2019: More exciting hardware news to report!

by Old School Gamer | Apr 3, 2019 | 2010s, Events, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

With the March AMD Ryzen upgrade announcement still fresh, the Atari VCS team spent four days at GDC in San Francisco where we met with numerous content providers and creators, distributors and others, before heading south to spend a full day with our engineering team...