Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Grady Hunt Talks MediEvil

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Dec 19, 2024 | 1990s, Gaming, Interviews, The Story Of...

Old School Gamer chats with former Sony Computer Entertainment producer Grady Hunt, who discusses the PS1 classic, Medieval. Old School Gamer: What was your role in the game? Grady Hunt: I was working at SCEA in the Product Development team,  I was the Producer most...

A review of Shovel Knight from Boss Fight Books

by William Schwartz | Dec 16, 2024 | 2010s, Reviews, The Story Of...

  No one can ever quite agree what really makes a video game retro. Ten years old used to be a good yardstick, but as time marches on, and ten years ago now includes the PlayStation 4, well, that’s not generally a good definition. Strangely enough, though,...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside Santa’s Journey

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Dec 3, 2024 | 2010s, 2020s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Interviews, The Story Of...

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Santa’s Journey creator Karl Dunkelman, who details the game and his hopes for it moving forward. Old School Gamer Magazine: For those that don’t know about the game, tell us about it! Karl Dunkelman: Santa’s Journey is the...

It’s In The Game Episode 4 Review: Amazon Prime Documentary Covers the Madden Franchise to 2006

by William Schwartz | Dec 3, 2024 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Reviews, The Story Of...

  Strictly speaking, It’s All In The Game doesn’t really end in 2006. All throughout, this documentary has contextualized the history of John Madden Football alongside the contemporary development and release of Madden NFL 25. That’s just where...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Jared Hardy Talks Spyro the Dragon

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Dec 1, 2024 | 2000s, Interviews, The Story Of...

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with game developer Jared Hardy, who discusses his role in the original Spyro the Dragon on PlayStation. Old School Gamer Magazine: Were you a gamer growing up? Jared Hardy: My sister and I had an Atari 2600 as little kids, and a few...

It’s In The Game Episode 2 Review: Amazon Prime Documentary Covers the Madden Franchise to 1995

by William Schwartz | Nov 29, 2024 | 1990s, 2010s, Console/Handheld, ESports, Events, Interviews, Reviews, The Story Of...

  When we last left off with It’s In The Game, the documentary hit the high point of John Madden Football becoming the huge surprise hit of the 1990 holiday season. A lot happens in the next five years, and the second episode achieves a neat parallel by...