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Golden Axe Cartoon Getting Rave Early Reviews

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | September 17, 2026 | 1990s, 2020s, News, Reviews | 0 Comments

Released on September 16 on Paramount+, the Golden Axe cartoon series is earning rave reviews from a few trusted media outlets. IGN admitted they weren’t too excited about the project, but now find themselves as big fans. “Having seen the entire first season, I can...

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...

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The Cabinet of Curiosities: Goodness Gracious

by Shaun Jex | Jun 16, 2019 | 1980s, Reviews | 0 Comments

We were somewhere in the Louisiana backwoods. I had been driving for hours, powered by a mixture of Five Hour Energy, coffee, and the Trainspotting soundtrack. A light fog hovered above the asphalt. At least, I think it was a fog. There was a non-zero chance that it...

Old School Gamer Exclusive: Inside ‘Super Mega Space Blaster Special’

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jun 16, 2019 | Console/Handheld | 0 Comments

Old School Gamer chats with Ste Wilson; Director, Programmer and Developer at Bare Knuckle Development who discusses the brand’s new shoot-em-up Super Mega Space Blaster Special and how his love and appreciation of retro titles, as well as the need to challenge...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Estel Goffinet

by Todd Friedman | Jun 16, 2019 | 1980s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns | 0 Comments

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Estel Goffinet, who is displayed on card number 553, from the Superstars of 2013 Collection. Estel is also featured on cards 1049, 1240 and 2496. Estel is one of a very small group of gamers who has a recorded and approved...

Konami Announces the TurboGrafx-16 Mini

by Brendan Meharry | Jun 15, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s | 0 Comments

I swear every one of these mini-consoles includes the same promotional image of a hand holding it, palm spread. I get the connotation – it’s to emphasise size. But since the NES Mini, they’ve all been exactly the same. I’m surprised Nintendo hasn’t unleashed the...

The Cabinet of Curiosities: Buzz Bombers

by Shaun Jex | Jun 14, 2019 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of... | 0 Comments

In and of itself, the game Buzz Bombers was not that unusual. The title was Intellivision’s answer to the mega-popular game Centipede. In fact, the concept behind Buzz Bomber might be slightly less ridiculous. In Centipede, you play the part of a garden gnome with a...

Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A B A Start – The Contra Anniversary Collection Is Here!!!!!

by Old School Gamer | Jun 14, 2019 | 1980s, 2010s, Arcade | 0 Comments

The Contra Anniversary Collection brings this classic Run and Gun franchise back to modern platforms and a new generation of players. Grab power ups and blast your way through waves of menacing enemies and bosses that will put your reaction skills to the test. Also...

30 Years of Gaming: A Look from 1989 to 2019

by Old School Gamer | Jun 13, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld, Gaming | 1 Comment

Gamers today enjoy optimum gaming experiences backed with microphones, 4K visuals and evenVirtual Reality. However, our grandfathers didn’t have these luxuries and couldn’t enjoy online gaming platforms and online gambling accounts with providers such as Steam and...