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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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Bob “Rosha” Harris: Behind the Odyssey, Part 2

by Magazine Writer | Feb 7, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview | 0 Comments

The Probe 2000 Story In mid-1983, North American Phillips began to preview a new console, the Odyssey 3. It would replace the Odyssey 2's membrane keyboard with a PC Jr.-style "chiclet" keyboard, and offer new high-resolution graphics - some of which would enhance...

The Philosophy of NOT Using a Rewind Feature.

by Ben Magnet | Feb 7, 2020 | 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Opinions | 0 Comments

I was scrolling through Twitter some time ago when I came across a tweet that got me thinking. It was from a twitter user back in the end of December where he basically said that if you use the rewind feature that's available in the NES and SNES games on the Switch...

Video Game of the Day – February 6th – Overcooked!

by Video Game of the Day | Feb 6, 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...

Ghosts’n DJs Out Today on Steam

by Old School Gamer | Feb 6, 2020 | 2020s, Arcade, Press Release | 0 Comments

Retro-like run’n gun side-scrolling action platformer featuring deadmau5 and Dr. Kucho! Supporting Gaming Charities Madrid, Spain –February 6, 2020– Independent development studio Dr. Kucho! Games release Ghosts’n DJs on Steam today. The game will be free but...

Shooters That Deserve a Remaster

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Feb 6, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Lists | 0 Comments

Remasters are a dime-a-dozen today, but what about the forgotten classics? In this exclusive Old School Gamer list, we share a few Shooters that deserve to be brought back from the dead. Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay: Starbreeze doesn’t get the credit...

Namco Museum By Kyle Snyder

by Magazine Writer | Feb 5, 2020 | 1990s, Other Magazines Preview | 0 Comments

I'm torn. When I recently purchased Namco Museum for the Sega Dreamcast, I sat down with a pen and paper to take notes on this classic compilation. How close did they get to the arcade games? Are there any detracting peculiarities? And then I was faced with a...