by Old School Gamer | Oct 31, 2023 | 1990s, Reviews, The Story Of...
Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story, “The Tale of Orpheo’s Curse.” For kids who grew up in the 1990s, “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” was practically a right of passage. Along with R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books (the television series...
by Jason Russell | Oct 4, 2023 | 1990s, Columns, Console/Handheld, Lists, Opinions
It’s already been seven years since Nintendo delivered the NES Classic Edition to the masses, causing an unexpected major market demand while creating a new niche in the process. They followed this up with the similarly successful Super NES Classic Edition a...
by Old School Gamer | Feb 7, 2023 | 1990s, 2020s, Press Release
The violent top-down shooter with roguelite elements launches on PC on APRIL 20TH! Coming next from Super Rare Originals is OTXO. Developed by Lateralis, the developer behind Dogworld, this fast-paced and dark roguelite with precise but savage gunplay and time-bending...
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,...