Bill Laimbeer’s Combat Basketball

by Old School Gamer | Mar 20, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Reviews

The 1980s were a Golden Age for cartoonish super villains. Consider the brutish evil of Dolph Lundgren as Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, the greed of Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko in Wall Street. Yet both pale in comparison to Bill Laimbeer as portrayed by himself on the...

A review of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask from Boss Fight Books

by William Schwartz | Mar 1, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Bookshelf, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Reviews

  One of the most popular books of the Boss Fight series, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask is finally back in print. It’s easy enough to see why. Despite its odd place in the canon, with the game being a rushed project designed to make use of the...

Retro Review: Fatal Frame: Maiden of the Black Water: Treading Lightly

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Feb 27, 2026 | 2010s, Gaming, Reviews

Fatal Frame: Maiden of the Black Water” may be the best game in the series since the original, but it’s far from a perfect fit on the Wii U. With plenty of ambiance, beautiful visuals and some of interesting usage of the Nintendo Wii U GamePad, “Fatal Frame: Maiden of...

JAWS Retro Edition

by Todd Friedman | Feb 22, 2026 | 1990s, 2020s, Reviews

A re-release of the 1987 NES Jaws game with modern quality-of-life upgrades (save anywhere, rewind, music player, trophies/achievements, gallery). Includes two modes: Retro Edition – faithfully plays the original 2D action with enhancements. Enhanced Edition – a...

A review of The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy

by William Schwartz | Feb 14, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Reviews

  The newest entry in the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Cultures Series, The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy does pretty much exactly what you’d expect. It explains broader philosophical ideas from the perspective of the Legend of Zelda games. But don’t...

Ten Dates Puts You In the FMV Dating World – Press Release and Review By Brad Feingold

by Brad Feingold | Feb 14, 2026 | 2020s, Gaming, Press Release, Reviews

Ten Dates is the sequel to the interactive rom-com, Five Dates, taking place in the post-pandemic world.  Misha, a millennial from London in search of that elusive in-person connection, tricks her best friend Ryan into going to a speed dating event with her. Each with...