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Streets of Rage Micro Player Pro Licensed By SEGA

by Old School Gamer | September 4, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s | 0 Comments

lease note that DGUNL-7162 Streets of Rage Micro Player Pro includes 2 games – Streets of Rage and Streets of Rage 2. There has been some confusion as the number of games has changed since it was first announced....

Relive The Adventures of a Lifetime as Remakes of the Legendary Classics Myst and Riven Return to PC and Console Later This Year

by Todd Friedman | September 2, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Press Release | 0 Comments

Relive The Adventures of a Lifetime as Remakes of the Legendary Classics Myst and Riven Return to PC and Console Later This Year Remakes of Two Cyan Worlds’ Fan-Favorites Return Via Physical Release in Standard and Collector’s Editions...

NEO-GEO Fighting Game Franchises – by Brian Lesyk

by Brian Lesyk | September 2, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Other Magazines Preview | 0 Comments

When it comes to the fighting genre of video games, no other platform’s total library is more dense in said category than that of the Neo Geo AES home console. Of the 118 officially-licensed games released for the AES, a whopping 51 fall under the category of fighting...

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Arcade Attract Mode and the Rise of Modern Gaming Promos

by Old School Gamer | Apr 21, 2026 | Console/Handheld | 0 Comments

Arcade attract mode was never just background theater. It was a machine’s fastest way of advertising its theme, pace, and identity before a player touched a button. The best cabinets used it to do two jobs at once: announce what kind of experience they offered and...

Five Retro Games No One Played But Should Have

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Apr 21, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s | 0 Comments

Retro Games…we love them, but we have missed so many. By just playing our favorites, there are countless other gems that never managed to grab our eyes. In this exclusive Old School Gamer Magazine post, author Patrick Hickey Jr. gives us five retro games we need to...

Old School Gamer Magazine at Saluki Con

by William Schwartz | Apr 20, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Arcade, Arcade Spotlight, Atari, Console/Handheld, Events, Gaming, The Story Of... | 0 Comments

Earlier this year, I had a realization. The SIU Student Center, like so many buildings that have been around a long time, has a bunch of old CRTs in storage. What if, instead of just letting them sit there collecting dust, they could be brought out to serve...

DOUBLE BABOON NINJA – This upcoming Arcade game by Danlabg for the Amiga looks fab [BETA UPDATE]

by Indie Retro News | Apr 20, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired | 0 Comments

Fancy playing a new Commodore Amiga game that smacks of high quality, is fun to play, and well worth keeping an eye on as developments progress, then this game called 'Double Baboon Ninja' by Danlabg is just the game for you. An upcoming Arcade game in which you play...

Musing of a Retro Gamer: Lost Media and Game Preservation

by Marcus Albers | Apr 19, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Early IBM DOS, Indie Built-Retro Inspired | 0 Comments

As I was browsing Reddit the other day, as I'm wont to do from time to time, I came across a post about something of great interest to me that I knew nothing about. The post discussed the release of a PC port of Infinity Blade II. For the uninitiated, the Infinity...

Super Rare Games Announces First Switch 2 Physical: Minishoot Adventures!

by Todd Friedman | Apr 19, 2026 | 1990s, 2020s, Press Release | 0 Comments

Super Rare Games Announce First Nintendo Switch 2 Physical Release: Minishoot' Adventures! Eight years and over 150 physical releases later, Super Rare Games is officially stepping into the next generation. We’re thrilled to confirm that we’ll be continuing our...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Howard Scott Warshaw

by Todd Friedman | Apr 18, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Columns | 0 Comments

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Howard Scott Warshaw who currently is displayed on card number 208, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection. Howard is a true pioneer in the gaming industry. As one of the original Atari programmers for the Atari 2600, Howard...

Donkey Kong – by Eugenio Angueir

by Old School Gamer | Apr 17, 2026 | 1980s, 2020s, Magazine Preview | 0 Comments

Donkey Kong not only started a trend with platform games back then, but it also created a vast universe of games based on the two main characters from the game (Donkey Kong and Mario, then known as Jumpman). I remember seeing this game for the very first time in the...

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