Ronald Pieket: One: Man on the Run

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Dec 15, 2023 | 1990s, Gaming, Interviews, The Story Of...

The mid to late ‘90s were an interesting time for gaming. With the end of the 16-bit era and rise of the Sony PlayStation, the slow death of 2D games was beginning and the ascension of the sexier 3D games we now know and love today was upon us. The end result was some...

Peter Lipson: RBI Baseball: The Silicon Valley Survivors

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Dec 13, 2023 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Interviews, The Story Of...

While Electronic Arts’ Earl Weaver Baseball series is heralded as the game that brought realism to the forefront of video games based on America’s pastime, Atari subdivision Tengen’s RBI Baseball was easily the first truly amazing home console recreation of the sport....

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Kevin Hanley Takes Us Inside NEScape!

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Dec 6, 2023 | 2020s, Gaming, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Interviews, The Story Of...

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with NEScape! creator Kevin Hanley, who discusses the game and what it meant to be a part of the entire development process. Old School Gamer Magazine: How was this game born? Kevin Hanley: Every year my friends and I go to an escape...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – “ZapCristal” Cristal Laboy

by Todd Friedman | Nov 12, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Columns, Interviews

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features “ZapCristal” Cristal Laboy, who is displayed on card number 3968, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection.  Cristal is host of her own YouTube Channel with over 6,000 subscribers and counting. Her passion for video games is...

20 Years Ago: The End of An Era: The Last NFL GameDay on PS2

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Nov 12, 2023 | 1990s, 2000s, Gaming, Interviews, The Story Of...

 Nine years isn’t a tremendously long amount of time, but in video games, particularly sports games, it’s essentially a lifetime. From its early beginnings as one of the founding fathers of the original PlayStation experience, the NFL GameDay series not only held its...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Andrew Marsh Talks The Meating, Kickstarter & More

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Nov 2, 2023 | 2020s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Interviews, The Story Of...

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Mega Cat Studios’ Andrew Marsh, who discusses the development process behind their new NES adventure on Kickstarter, The Meating. Check the game out on Kickstarter, Here. About The Meating: Become a ghost minotaur on the quest to...