iiRcade Game Review – SPACE INVADERS – WORTH THE WAIT? By:Brad Feingold

by Brad Feingold | Oct 3, 2022 | 1970s, iiRcade, Reviews

Now for my next review, I’d like to return to the classics. If you go back to where it all started with video games, well you’ve gone too far. But never forget where it did start. No, I am talking about the one game that made my eyes go wide and sparkle, my hands...

The Sega Master System – A Forgotten Treasure

by Todd Friedman | Sep 29, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, Reviews

In 1986 Nintendo was at the top of their game with the Nintendo Entertainment System.  Sega released a 16-bit system that would be a strong contender for the battle of the home consoles. Back in those days you were wither team Nintendo or team Sega.   Personally, I...

Mortal Kombat Book Preview – by David Craddock

by Old School Gamer | Jul 26, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview, Reviews

Written by David L. Craddock, Long Live Mortal Kombat goes behind the scenes to reveal untold stories from the making of Mortal Kombat 1 through 4 and explores how the franchise impacted popular culture, and is due for publication this fall. In this excerpt from the...

The Best Wii U Games Under $20 (Even If You Have a Switch)

by Old School Gamer | Jun 9, 2022 | 2010s, Console/Handheld, Reviews

The best time to start accumulating games for a non-current system is when the successor is fully in bloom, but the system in consideration isn’t fully in “retro” mode yet. It helps when the game media isn’t backwards compatible on the newer system and a lot of the...

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Ewok Adventure

by Old School Gamer | May 4, 2022 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...

It’s the holiday season, which means it is time to sit down and watch The Star Wars Holiday Special. It has become something of a cult classic since its one and only airing forty years ago. This made for TV masterpiece told the story of Chewbacca, his wife Mallatobuck...

Console Review: THEA500 Mini

by Jason Russell | Apr 20, 2022 | Console/Handheld, Gaming, Indie, Magazine Preview, Reviews

The Amiga Story As hard as it is to imagine now, when the Amiga line of computers came on the scene in 1985, the Commodore 64 was only three years old. And, contrary to common misconception, the two Commodore personal computer platforms coexisted all the way until...