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...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Oct 16, 2024 | 2000s, Console/Handheld, Interviews, The Story Of...
“I keep the ends out for the tie that binds, because you’re mine, I walk the line.” -Johnny Cash Gritty, unmistakably smart and brewed in a combination of adventure, action, survival-horror and shooter gameplay, Surreal Software and Midway’s The Suffering was a...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Oct 2, 2024 | 2000s, Bookshelf, Interviews, The Story Of...
Baseball has long been America’s pastime, but after the steroid scandal of the late ’90s, the illegal antics off the field absolutely were paramount to the drama that occurred during games. While the personalities of the game have always been important to fans,...
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....
by William Schwartz | Sep 23, 2024 | 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Interviews, The Story Of...
Mega Man is a famous name in the gaming world, but not so well-known are some of his earliest games. Mega Man: Dr. Wily’s Revenge in 1991, or Rockman World, simply refurbished content from Mega Man 1 and 2. The next three Rockman World games did the same with...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Sep 19, 2024 | 1990s, Interviews
Love the original PlayStation? So do we! Here are five PS1 games that we can all agree the world wasn’t ready for. Jumping Flash!: Why?: It was a first-person platformer that played like a FPS, but had characters that felt like a Ubisoft game. It was amazing. Dev...