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By Far the Worst Double Dragon Aracde Title of Them All, The Rosetta Stone Lacks In Many Areas.
Double Dragon is one of the greatest beat-em-up franchises of all time and Double Dragon 1 and 2 are fantastic games, with the first being a true masterpiece and a real gaming classic. The one downfall to all of the games in the series is a lack of a true storyline....
Four Retro Games Worth Checking Out on Nintendo Switch Online
First of all, one thing needs to be made abundantly clear: Most, if not all, of the titles featured in NES and Super NES – Nintendo Switch Online are worth checking out. But getting right down to it, this site is called "Old School Gamer." That means if you're reading...
The Seventies: The Magnavox Odyssey – By Ethan Johnson
The Magnavox Odyssey, the world’s first game console, wasn’t actually successful upon its initial release. While it would reimagine itself with the Odyssey 100 and 200 dedicated consoles as well as the Odyssey 2, the original model only sold 350,000 units over three...
Sega: Streets of Rage
Known in Japan as Bare Knuckle: Furious Iron Fist, Streets of Rage was SEGA’s 2nd major success with a side-scrolling action, beat-em-up style game, the first being Golden Axe. Much like Golden Axe, which was released 2 years earlier, Streets of Rage had for it’s time...
Five Retro Franchises That Need To Be Revived
With remakes and remasters flooding the marketplace, Old School Gamer shares five franchises that would be a ton of fun with a fresh coat of paint, on a new console. Berzerk: The possibility of Coleco’s upcoming arcade mini-looks cool, as does what appears to be a...
Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal: The Best (Pokemon) Sequel Ever Made.
What makes a sequel truly great? In my opinion its when the sequel to a game takes everything that was great about the original and cranks it up to 11 while still improving on what was there. There have been many sequels to games that have done this and many that...
Divin’ Kong By Mad Slug Game Studios
Here at Classic Console Magazine we are always on the lookout for the newest retro inspired gaming goodness and we especially enjoy reviewing games that are available on mobile platforms. This month’s retro inspired mobile game is brought to us by our friends over at...
Final Fantasy VIII Memories
Final Fantasy VIII is undoubtedly the most polarizing entry in the long-running series of games. I was a 16-year-old teenager when this game was released on 9.9.99 and was able to play the game a week early due to my part-time job at a video store. I instantly fell in...
This Day In Video Game History
