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A review of The Echoes of Worlds

by William Schwartz | September 15, 2026 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Reviews | 0 Comments

Earlier this year, Broke Studio provided a physical release of The Echoes of Worlds, based on the Game Boy Studio project of the same name by TC Studio. It's perhaps the most fiendish Game Boy release in recent memory, and I'm not just saying that because one...

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...

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Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Ken Gage

by Todd Friedman | Feb 15, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns | 0 Comments

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Ken Gage who currently is displayed on card number 2594, from the Superstars of 2016 Collection. Ken started his gaming career on the Atari 2600. Adventure was his go-to game. He played so much, his parents had to take away the...

Video Game of the Day – February 14th – Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

by Video Game of the Day | Feb 14, 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...

Video Game of the Day – February 13th – Star Control: Famous Battles of the Ur-Quan Conflict, Volume 4

by Video Game of the Day | Feb 13, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade | 0 Comments

A Tale of Two Consoles – By Frank Schwartztrauber

by Old School Gamer | Feb 13, 2020 | 1980s, Opinions | 0 Comments

In the fall of 1982, I decided to make my first major electronics purchase: a ColecoVision home video game console. I was married with a child on the way, assumed I would be spending more time at home in the future and thought it was a great idea. I had grown up...

The Odyssey 2 Goes to War! By Earl Green

by Magazine Writer | Feb 13, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview | 0 Comments

Just because Atari had Combat and other titles representing the warlike side of the VCS doesn’t mean that players couldn’t wage war on other systems. The Odyssey 2 didn’t have a large slew of war games at its disposal. The earliest such title,Armored Encounter! / Sub...

Video Game of the Day – February 12th – Geneforge

by Video Game of the Day | Feb 12, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade | 0 Comments

Modern Retro Programming: An Interview with Bob DeCrescenzo – by Brian Szarek, Editor

by Old School Gamer | Feb 12, 2020 | 1980s, Interviews | 0 Comments

The retro community has been growing at a rapid pace, and one of the reasons are homebrew games, hacks and ports that attempt to faithfully recreate (or put a new spin on) arcade classics for vintage consoles. The Atari 2600 and 7800 libraries have been growing at a...

Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don’t Dry Switch Review – By Brad Feingold

by Brad Feingold | Feb 11, 2020 | 2020s, Reviews | 0 Comments

Sex Seriously, how many times can you say you started writing an article saying that, where you weren’t on a dirty site? Now, that it’s out of the way, let’s talk about why I mentioned it. Disclaimer, we here at OSG try to keep our material family...

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