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A review of Everquest from Boss Fight Books
While not, strictly speaking, the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), Everquest has a notorious reputation as the first such title to truly break into the mainstream. In his Boss Fight history, Matthew S. Smith covers pretty much...
Top 10 Nintendo Entertainment System Retro Games Of All Time
How often do you play games that are quite old, but still relevant and nostalgically appealing to you? Surely everyone has a couple or three games that are pleasant to remember, noting any events associated with them, or just to note how far ahead of time the game...
Nintendo Switch 2 Console Release
UPDATE 5/5/2025 3.45 AM - Sources can now corroborate the earlier reports that the Switch 2 is now set for a June 2025 release. The console's launch was moving into early next year - but in a surprise move - is designed to ensure Switch 2's launch line-up features as...
Tassei Denki to Bring Back Time Crisis in New Plug and Play Device
Earlier today, Tassei Denki set up a Pre-Launch Kickstarter page for its upcoming Time Crisis plug and play lightgun device. Tassei Denki also appears to have acquired the rights to include Steel Gunner, Steel Gunner 2, and Point Blank in this device. A Vimeo...
Can Shining Force Be Fixed?
The title probably isn't entirely fair. Plenty of Shining Force fans would say the game doesn't need to be fixed, it's already a classic, and I would wager that greyskies is among them. Nevertheless, greyskies has brought his Return to Grans hack of Shining...
The Art Director of Majora’s Mask Joins the Nightmare Busters Adventure!
Pix’n Love Games and Aurora Game Studio are thrilled to announce that the legendary Takaya Imamura is joining the Nightmare Busters Rebirth project! KICKSTARTER Takaya Imamura, the renowned designer who spent over three decades at Nintendo, is now part of the...
The Five Best Retro iPhone Games You’ve Never Played And Probably Can’t Anymore
With so many titles available to play on the iPhone, there's always a chance there are games you simply just missed out on. Mega addictive hits the likes of "Angry Birds" and "Candy Crush" don't make it any easier to try new games either. Check out this list to find...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Paul Zimmerman Talks The Video Game Summit
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with legendary competitive gamer and The Video Game Summit promoter Paul Zimmerman, who lets us know why this year’s event is going to be a special one. *Writer’s note- Patrick Hickey Jr. will be appeared at The Video Game Summit as a...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Tony Hawk
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Tony Hawk who currently is displayed on card number 3522, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection. There is no talk about skateboarding without mentioning the name Tony Hawk. His popularity in skateboarding was as big as any...
The Latest on American Pinball; When Will We See Cuphead?
American Pinball (AP) recently sent out an update to its distributors at what is a crucial time for the company as it transitions to new leadership. AP told distributors that it is working to grow its business with contract manufacturing for arcade, redemption and...
“Arcade 92” – The Full Interview
This month's Old School Gamer Magazine has been shipped. In the issue, I interview the owner of Arcade 92, Michael Lepsch. The article is a short version of the interview I did with him back in March of 2025. Here is the full interview with all the questions asked. ...
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Operation Steel Rain – This WIP mech platformer for the Amiga looks rather cool (+DEMO) [update]
Even though it's still Jan, already we've had so many Amiga game news stories, that at times I could hardly keep up! Games such as Bad Dudes vs DragonNinja, Castlevania AGA, Tracker Hero and WIZONK are just some of the ones I've featured already. Well the Amiga news...
Harrier Attack Reloaded – An enhanced classic for the Amstrad CPC Plus by Chris Perver
I never thought I'd see the day that an Amsoft game, more especially Harrier Attack, would be getting an enhanced edition. It is one of the best games I have ever played on the Amstrad CPC 464, and to see it remade for the Amstrad CPC Plus by Chris Perver fills me...
Hero Quest improved for the Amstrad CPC!
Way back in the early 90's a fantastic top down game based on an original board game was released by Gremlin, that became hugely popular to the point of receiving great reviews and ending up as one of the top most recommended games to have in any retro collection....
A review of Hermano for the Chromatic
Despite what's implied by the title, Hermano isn't actually the name of the character you play in the side scroller of the same title for the Game Boy, best optimized for the Chromatic from ModRetro. Rather, you play as Nano, who rises from the grave...
Echoes of the Unread Brings Enchanted 8-bit Adventure Was KickStarted Yesterday and Already Funded!
Prepare to embark on a magical journey of friendship, imagination, and song as the Kickstarter campaign for Echoes of the Unread, a brand new adventure for the NES, is now live. Developed by Clever Cat Games and published by Mega Cat Studios, Echoes of the Unread puts...
American Pinball to Build New Galactic Tank Force Classic Edition
Yesterday, American Pinball announced that it is going to build 100 units of a new "Classic" Edition of its Galactic Tank Force pinball machine in 2025. The new Classic version of the game will have an MSRP of $7,995, which is $1,000 less than the previous lowest trim...
Frogger RX – This Arcade-like version of Frogger for the ZX Spectrum is looking good! (+Demo)
When I was growing up I really loved playing the 1981 Arcade game of Frogger by Konami. It had loads of charm, great gameplay for kids and it really made you feel for the safety of those little green frogs as they hopped their way across a busy road, then across a...
New 8BitDo Arcade Controller Confirmed for North American and European Release This Summer
The game accessory company 8BitDo announced on May 16th the release of a new arcade controller aimed squarely at retro gaming connoisseurs. The 8BitDo Arcade Controller is designed for old school arcade fans as well as fighting game aficionados. The controller,...
Walter Day’s Gaming Superstars: Volume Two – by Todd Friedman
WALTER DAY'S GAMING SUPERSTARS: VOLUME TWO On Sale! Paperback NOW Available! For a limited time, Volume two of the Walter Day Gaming Superstars hardcover book will be the low price of $25.68. The newly released paperback is being sold for $17.99 To Order Book This...
S.C.I.O.N – SausageWareGames is set to release another great ZX Spectrum game via BitmapSoft
It felt like it was only just yesterday, that I spoke about SausageWareGames awesome reimagining of Knightmare for the ZX Spectrum. A much deserved and more enjoyable Knightmare game, which in itself is based around a kids TV show from the 1980's. Well this developer...
Super Mario World Could Be the Next Mario Movie
When The Super Mario Bros. Movie came out in 2023, it was an instant hit, much to the pleasure of both fans and Nintendo. A Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel was expected, but apart from confirming its existence, Nintendo and animation studio Illumination have been...
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Street Fighter II 128K – The REAL CPC Edition shown off in this gameplay footage [2021 UPDATE]
This year has just been fantastic for the Amstrad CPC with a ton of Amstrad homebrew games to spoil us, but even though we had the incredible Amiga to Amstrad port of Pinball Dreams, we haven't finished with the Amstrad yet. Now you may remember our big article on the...
40 Years of Gradius: Konami’s King of Arcade Shmup
Fast and difficult shoot 'em ups, often shortened to “shmups”, were an absolute staple of the arcade era. Space Invaders was a major proponent in the explosion of arcade culture, so it's no wonder that the genre consistently received countless combinations of...
