by Mike Mertes | Feb 8, 2022 | 2020s, Reviews
Wrestling fans! Tomorrow marks the release of Action Arcade Wrestling on the Nintendo Switch! I’ve gotten the opportunity to play an advance copy of this game, and so far I’m having a lot of fun with it. To me, it feels like a mix of WWF WrestleMania the...
by Ryan Burger | Feb 4, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Reviews
Over the last ten years I have accumulated around 150 books and nearly that many magazine issues (many of which we have the rights to make available to you with your account at OldSchoolGamer.Com) all about retro video gaming. In that time, I have NEVER seen a single...
by Mike Mertes | Jan 30, 2022 | 2020s, Reviews
If you were a fan of any Mega Man X games, you will feel right at home with iX 2. Luminous Avenger iX 2 is a 2D, side-scrolling action platform game that pits you against many robotic foes as you attempt to explore and essentially escape a parallel world filled with...
by Mike Mertes | Jan 23, 2022 | 1990s, Reviews
SNK VS CAPCOM: Card Fighters’ Clash was a bit of a head-scratcher for Neo Geo fans when it came out in 1999. I certainly was looking forward to a portable version of SNK VS Capcom where I could duke it out in standard fighting game format with epic matchups like...
by Todd Friedman | Jan 19, 2022 | 2000s, Console/PC/Handheld, Magazine, Reviews
I remember it like it was yesterday; walking into Toys ‘R Us to get my young twins some presents for the upcoming holiday season. Of course, when I go into a toy store, the first place I go to is the video game section. Not for the kids, but for me. I was still...
by Kevin Butler | Jan 17, 2022 | 2000s, Magazine, Reviews
First released in 2005, Guitar Hero was like the Konami arcade game Guitar Freaks in which you hit certain buttons as they appeared on the screen. Guitar Hero, though, took this approach to the next level. First, it used a guitar-shaped controller. This controller had...
