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Five Retro Games Your Kids Need to Play
I was having a conversation a few days ago with a fan that loves my work in Five Nights at Freddy’s- kid is 18. We started talking games and I find out he’s never played Castlevania or Streets of Rage. I was shocked. So- this piece, which I know is written in a far...
Ten Hockey Games That Influenced the Genre Forever
The NHL Series from EA is the only hockey game on current consoles, but once upon a time, there were a ton of options for gamers. Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. breaks down 10 hockey games that influenced the future or made a statement. NHL All-Star Hockey:...
30 Years of Pokémon
On February 27, 1996, two games for the Nintendo Game Boy were released in Japan: Pocket Monsters Red and Pocket Monsters Green. Now, 30 years later, Pocket Monsters/Pokemon has become a sprawling, global phenomenon, with countless multimedia adaptations, toy lines,...
Retro Review: Fatal Frame: Maiden of the Black Water: Treading Lightly
Fatal Frame: Maiden of the Black Water” may be the best game in the series since the original, but it’s far from a perfect fit on the Wii U. With plenty of ambiance, beautiful visuals and some of interesting usage of the Nintendo Wii U GamePad, “Fatal Frame: Maiden of...
A “modernized” Speedball by Rebellion hits Steam
Lets go back to the 90's, a time of violent handball and ice hockey action, in which violence meets goal scoring antics that appeared in our homes on the Acorn Archimedes, Atari ST, Amiga, Amiga CD32, PC, Commodore 64, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Game Boy and...
BOULDER DASH 40th Anniversary *Updates*
BOULDER DASH® 40th Anniversary receives extensive content update and additional retro versions Munich, 25th of February 2026 - Recencly the cult title was named the winner in the Remake/Remaster category by the UK Gaming Network – BBG Entertainment is taking this...
Looking Back at Dossun! Ganseki Battle
For almost as long as there have been puzzle games, there have been puzzle fighters. The two-player version of games like Tetris and Puyo Puyo generally work by having garbage pieces added to the other player's screen whenever one player clears a lot of the...
Lock’n’Chase – An Arcade port of the 1981 Data East Corporation game for the ZX Spectrum (Now Free!)
Here we are with another great conversion, because if you remember playing the 1981 Arcade game called Lock 'n Chase, then you may be interested to learn that while the game was unofficially converted over to the Atari 5200, Amiga, and C64 throughout the last few...
An Iconic Nintendo Franchise Just Turned 40
Nintendo has no shortage of franchises that have broken past the barrier of video games and have become a staple of pop culture in their own right, and next to Super Mario Bros, that's no clearer than with The Legend of Zelda. Originally released in Japan on February...
JAWS Retro Edition
A re-release of the 1987 NES Jaws game with modern quality-of-life upgrades (save anywhere, rewind, music player, trophies/achievements, gallery). Includes two modes: Retro Edition – faithfully plays the original 2D action with enhancements. Enhanced Edition – a...
![Pjusk – A puzzler from Zooperdan for the Commodore Amiga [UPDATE]](https://i0.wp.com/www.oldschoolgamermagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
Pjusk – A puzzler from Zooperdan for the Commodore Amiga [UPDATE]
While many of you are looking forward to playing the finished version of 'RallyXSE', there's another game that's worth checking out by the same developer, especially if you like puzzle games, is Zooperdan's Amiga game of 'Pjusk'. A Sokoban like game whereby you must...
Mega M.I.L.V – Bullet hell Amiga shooter by GoldenCode gets new gameplay footage
Throughout 2024 I've been keeping you up to date about Golden Code's awesome looking Danmaku shooter of 'MEGA MILV'. A game that doesn't just feature decent graphics, but more bullets and lasers than you can handle all running on a stock A1200 or above. As in the...
Sega on NEC: Arcade Classics on the PC Engine and TurboGrafx-16
During my college years, I transitioned from exclusively gaming on computers like the Commodore 64 and Amiga. In so doing, I found myself drifting toward the underdog systems of the time, like the Sega Master System and, eventually, the Atari Jaguar. Another underdog...
“The NES Controller” – Nothing more to say
The next controller to explore and to me the most recognizable and perfect controller ever made; The Nintendo Entertainment System or NES controller. This is the controller I grew up on as a kid in the mid 1980’s. Before the NES there were a few dull years of the...
How Lemmings Led to Grand Theft Auto
Before they were known as Rockstar North, the creators of a little game called Grand Theft Auto, the studio was known as DMA Design. A small team that would go on to change the video game industry forever, the beginning of DMA Design was scrappy, fueled by dreams of...
GOBLiiNS6 – The retro classic GOBLiiiNS are back with a brand new game!
If you remember playing the comical puzzlers of Gobliiins, Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon, Goblins 3 and then the 3D variant of Gobliiins 4, which had its first release as Gobliiins back in the 90's. Then you are going to love this! As we have been informed that as of...
Galaga: The Race to 10,000,000 (REWIND)
With multiple Galaga records falling recently and many new players and competitions being introduced, there has also been a drive to something no one thought imaginable as recently as 3 years ago – 10,000,000 (that’s TEN MILLION) points on Tournament Settings. Armando...
A review of The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy
The newest entry in the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Cultures Series, The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy does pretty much exactly what you'd expect. It explains broader philosophical ideas from the perspective of the Legend of Zelda games. But don't let the...
Ten Dates Puts You In the FMV Dating World – Press Release and Review By Brad Feingold
Ten Dates is the sequel to the interactive rom-com, Five Dates, taking place in the post-pandemic world. Misha, a millennial from London in search of that elusive in-person connection, tricks her best friend Ryan into going to a speed dating event with her. Each with...
Stern Releases Pokemon Pinball Machine
Earlier today, Stern Pinball confirmed the existence of a Pokémon Pinball table and immediately made it available to order. While the Pokémon franchise is a broad one spanning decades, the Stern table is noteworthy for hearkening back to the 90s era of the...
Rayman: 30th Anniversary Physical Edition Launching on June 26 for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch
Celebrate the landmark game that launched Ubisoft onto the global stage with a charming mix of humor, fun, art, and challenging gameplay. Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition features five versions of the 1995 hit, along with bonus levels, enhancements, and an interactive...
![Track’N’Field – Centuri/Konami’s button mashing Sports game gets an Amiga release! [UPDATE]](https://i0.wp.com/www.oldschoolgamermagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/track.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
Track’N’Field – Centuri/Konami’s button mashing Sports game gets an Amiga release! [UPDATE]
Checking my inbox for the latest game news, and I've found out through Saberman, that JOTD's previously mentioned work in progress Arcade to Amiga port of the button mashing game of 'Track & Field' by Centuri/Konami. Has finally been released as a v.1.04 for the...
Updated 2026 Walter Day Trading Card Checklist
Here is the link to the most current Walter Day Trading Cards as of January 10, 2026. https://thewalterdaycollection.com/files/21/Checklists/12/Walter-Day-Card-Checklist-Jan-2026.pdf This list includes not only the Superstars of Gaming but also... Video Game Museum...
Long Live the Master System: The SMS Outside of North America and Japan
The only console that we had growing up was a second-hand Sears Tele-Games Atari 2600 VCS rebrand. Beyond that, all my gaming was either on our Commodore computers or on the consoles my friends had at the time. When I got to college, I decided to get a console for my...
This Day In Video Game History
