by Old School Gamer | Nov 12, 2022 | 1970s, 2020s
A huge text adventure begun by anonymous creators 40 years ago was only completed this year. Jason Dyer has a blog called All the Adventures (opens in new tab) (via RPS (opens in new tab)) where he plans to play and write about every text adventure ever made, from the...
by Old School Gamer | Nov 10, 2022 | Apple 2, Console/Handheld
A retro computer game inspired by Ultima and The Bard’s Tale. Playable on Apple II or on a modern Mac or PC. Defend the realm! Games CLICK TO JOIN THE KICKSTARTER Nox Archaist by 6502 Workshop, LLC Nox Archaist is an Ultima inspired, 8-bit, tile-based,...
by Jason Russell | Nov 7, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld, Magazine, Opinions, Retro Development, The Story Of...
Psst – we’ll let you in on a little secret. Everyone knows you can emulate ROMs on something like a Raspberry Pie or even using your PC but this knowledge hasn’t slowed the demand for retro mini systems down any. The reason? Well there are a few that come to...
by Jason Russell | Sep 15, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Home Consoles
As amazing as it seems, it’s been 6 years now since Nintendo revitalized the retro plug & play mini industry with the NES Classic Edition (released November 2016). In the time since many, many brands have followed suit – everyone from arch-rival Sega...
by Old School Gamer | Jun 15, 2022 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Magazine
When thinking of a gaming PC in the 1980s, not many would think of the Tandy-1000. I owned this as a young child in1984. It was the first PC I have ever owned and memories of playing it still stick with me today. This high-end PC (at thetime) ran around $1,000...
