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How I love the GameBoy – by Mat Bradley-Tschirgi
The first time I encountered a Game Boy was not long after it came out. My family lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1989. Our friends were mostly Americans who attended an international school with us. Although video game systems and handhelds were not easily...
Elite – David Braben’s 8bit space combat trading simulator of Elite gets an Atari XL/XE port demo by reifsnyderb
Only just recently I was talking to a few friends about the original David Braben's 8-bit space combat trading simulator of Elite, and how we've seen a few fan based remakes appear as well as improvements and ports to different 8bit systems. But this latest news may...
Coming Soon – Dungeons of Hinterberg
About Dungeons of Hinterberg 🚶♀️➡️ 🏔️ Explore The Alps Every inch of Hinterberg has been crafted with a captivating art style you’ll want to savour. Whether you’re snowboarding down a glacier, climbing mountains, or taking in the lakeside scenery, there’s so much...
Maiden of the Dark hits 25% of Funding Goal
Earlier today, Maiden of the Dark launched its Kickstarter campaign. The action platformer for the Game Boy is the first indie project from TigerChainsaw Studios, which is headquartered in Milwaukee. Led by TigerChainsaw, the four-person team also includes...
Buck and the Cursed Cartridge now, Croc 25th Anniversary Edition later announced for the Chromatic
On October 31st, ModRetro announced two new games for its Chromatic hardware, a modern FPGA equivalent to the Game Boy Color. The first title, available to purchase as of this writing, is Buck and the Cursed Cartridge. The platform title has a surprising star-...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: K.C. Apostolakis Talks Chantey
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Chantey developer K.C. Apostolakis about the pirate-themed RPG on the Modretro Chromatic. Old School Gamer Magazine: What was it like to develop Chantey? What did you learn? K.C. Apostolakis: I began development on Chantey during...
The Most Influential Basketball Games of All Time
With basketball season officially underway, we here at Old School Gamer Magazine down the most influential roundball games of all time. From the first basketball game of all time on the Atari 2600 in 1978 to today, dozens of developers have tried their hand at the...
Retro Review: ‘5 Star Wrestling’ (PS3)
On the surface, Serious Parody’s “5 Star Wrestling” isn’t even a B+ player. It’s uglier than Bastion Booger and its load times sometimes make Haystacks Calhoun look like Juventud Guerrera. But just like former WWE Champion Daniel Bryan, it’s got something special....
This Day In Video Game History
