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What to Expect When You Join a Minecraft Server

by Old School Gamer | September 14, 2026 | 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming | 0 Comments

Joining a Minecraft server means entering a version of the game shaped by its owners and players. The controls may feel familiar, but the spawn area, gamemodes, and ways to progress can be quite different from your single-player world. Knowing what to expect makes the...

Supply Chain Issues Delay NEOGEO AES+ Console Release

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | September 14, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, News | 0 Comments

Those who wanted to get their hands on the upcoming NEOGEO AES+ replica of the original console will have to wait a little longer. According on a release on Plaion UK’s X account, the console won’t be available until September 27, 2027. That ten-month delay comes due...

The History of Resident Evil

by Old School Gamer | September 13, 2026 | 1990s, 2010s, Press Release | 0 Comments

The History of Resident Evil Author: Tommy Keough Highlights Definitive Franchise Chronicle A complete, richly detailed exploration of the Resident Evil series, covering every mainline game, spin-off, remake, and key piece of lore from 1996 to the present day....

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Video Game of the Day – July 30th – Path of Exile

by Video Game of the Day | Jul 30, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade | 0 Comments

Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...

Two Darius Collections – PS4/Switch Digital Out Today – Review By Adam Pratt

by Old School Gamer | Jul 30, 2020 | 1980s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Reviews | 0 Comments

When Taito released Space Invaders in 1978, it triggered a cultural earthquake that changed the face of gaming as it was known. That game in particular would shape the “Shoot ‘Em Up” ( “shmup” or STG for short) genre, a veritable grandfather to thousands of games that...

Video Games Invade Pro Wrestling

by Magazine Writer | Jul 29, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview | 0 Comments

With perspiration splattering and hands blistering, the children of the ̳80s and ̳90s ascended to the heights of spectacular televised main events - by wearing out A buttons and dislodging the directional pad in marathon sessions of Nintendo‘s Pro Wrestling. They did...

The Legend of Zelda Game Maker

by Magazine Writer | Jul 29, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview | 0 Comments

It all began when we were first introduced to Link, a small elven boy charged with the task of finding the scattered pieces of the Triforce of Courage and saving Princess Zelda from the evil clutches of Ganon. I am talking, of course, about Nintendo‘s The Legend of...

Video Game of the Day – July 28th – Suikoden 2

by Video Game of the Day | Jul 28, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade | 0 Comments

Video Game of the Day – July 27th – Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel

by Video Game of the Day | Jul 27, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade | 0 Comments

Missing Older Sports Games.

by Ben Magnet | Jul 26, 2020 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Opinions | 1 Comment

With the world being in the shape it is it was nice to have one of my favorite things come back. Baseball. I love baseball, ever since I was little I've loved the game. Watching it, playing it, going to Dodger games on the weekends with my family. Even playing...