by Marcus Albers | Aug 23, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview
When Street Fighter II: The World Warrior came to arcades in 1991, it turned the 1-on-1 fighting genre on its head. It added so much to the fighting games that had come before that it became a genre unto itself. With the massive runaway success of the game, it was...
by Noah LaPointe | Aug 21, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview
SNK fought alongside their greatest rival Capcom to define the “traditional” 2D fighting game. The King of Fighters (KoF) and Fatal Fury are as classic as Street Fighter, but SNK was more willing to walk on the wild side than Western audiences may realize, often...
by Old School Gamer | Jul 10, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
Grab Your Gloves! It’s Game Time! The neighborhood baseball classic is back in action! Backyard Baseballis now available on Steam with more ways to play than ever before. Mega Cat Studios and Playground Productions invite you to take the field in 11 remastered...
by Old School Gamer | Jul 7, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview
When imagining the environmental sounds George Gomez must be used to, it may explain why he doesn’t rest: the erratic flicking of a pinball table’s flippers, the raucous ricocheting of a metal ball desperately trying to escape its containment, and electronic...
by Brett Weiss | Jul 5, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview
When it comes to cheap yet worthwhile Atari 2600 games, the usual suspects like Asteroids, Missile Command, and Space Invaders tend to dominate the conversation. And for good reason: they’re iconic, easy to find, and still offer plenty of arcade fun. In fact, many of...