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Remembering Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics

by William Schwartz | October 22, 2026 | 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld | 0 Comments

Functional simultaneous co-op is, or at least was, tricky business. Even the flagship Nintendo games of the Super Nintendo era, Super Mario World and Donkey Kong Country, could not manage simultaneous co-op, instead forcing players to take turns. This weakness...

Remembering Pokémon Pinball for the Pokémon Mini

by William Schwartz | October 20, 2026 | 2000s, Console/Handheld | 0 Comments

Lately I've been thinking a lot about the late Gunpei Yokoi's core design philosophy, the one that led to him parting ways with Nintendo when the company decided to focus on creating more powerful hardware. Lateral thinking with withered technology. The idea...

New Release: Alien Breed 3D HD

by Marcus Albers | October 19, 2026 | 1990s, 2020s, Retro Computing | 0 Comments

Development house Team17 has become a prolific, popular company best known for its Worms series, which has appeared on nearly every platform since the 16-bit era. But in 1991, they were a new group that formed from the European demo scene. Their first major release...

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How a NHL Game Could Have Worked on the Nintendo 3DS

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Oct 6, 2025 | 2010s, 2020s, Columns, Opinions | 0 Comments

The Nintendo DS and the 3DS sadly did not feature a single hockey game. The last time EA made a mobile hockey game on a Nintendo console goes way back to the GBA, when they released a pretty awesome version of NHL 2002. But that doesn’t mean it couldn’t have been...

FLASHBACK! Legendary DK Rap Composer – Nintendo Life

by Old School Gamer | Oct 6, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Opinions | 0 Comments

Legendary DK Rap Composer Disappointed He's Missing From Mario Movie Credits The Super Mario Bros. Movie is finally out and we are preparing for the internet to soon become awash with hidden references and spoiler talk. One of the film's aspects immediately brought to...

Midwest Gaming Classic Update and Pinball If You Can’t Wait!

by Old School Gamer | Oct 5, 2025 | 1990s, 2020s, Events | 0 Comments

Hey everyone, We've been hard at work behind the scenes on the 2026 Midwest Gaming Classic, and I figure it's time to share some of them with you! First up, tickets are on sale and we've had a great response already, with our VIG tickets having already sold more than...

Arcade to Console – by Eugenio Angueira

by Eugenio Angueira | Oct 5, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview | 0 Comments

It was 1982. I walked into my local arcade and there was this game I had not seen there before. That game was Dig Dug, a game that mesmerized me the moment I set eyes on it and a game that I still love to this day. Dig Dug was a Namco game that Atari distributed in...

Vice: Magic City Mayhem Campaign Launching on Kickstarter September 30th

by Brad Feingold | Oct 4, 2025 | 1980s, 2020s, Gaming, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Press Release | 0 Comments

What do you get when you cross Zelda with Grand Theft Auto? One awesome retro game, and it's launching September 20th on Kickstarter. Vice: Magic City Mayhem is a top-down 8-bit retro action/adventure game inspired by Zelda with a GTA: Vice City theme. You play as...

The Atari Gamestation Go is Here!

by Old School Gamer | Oct 3, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Press Release | 0 Comments

Experience the evolution of retro gaming. https://www.facebook.com/MyArcadeRetro/videos/787980237152748/?extid=NS-UNK-UNK-UNK-IOS_GK0T-GK1C&ref=sharing&mibextid=wwXIfr The Atari Gamestation Go features a stunning 7" display, HDMI output, and unique controls...

The Angry Video Game Nerd – by Brian Lesyk

by Brian Lesyk | Oct 3, 2025 | 1990s, 2010s, 2020s, Magazine Preview | 0 Comments

In the interest of complete transparency, it must be expressly understood that my adoration for The Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) knows no bounds. THE @!#?@! MAKING OF THE ANGRY VIDEO GAME NERD 8-BIT How i learned to @!#?@! love the nerd Created by YouTuber and video...