by Indie Retro News | Dec 27, 2021 | 1980s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
It’s time to move away from the Platform genre and look towards classic Puzzle games for our retro fun, as if you loved the 1984 game of Tetris , you’ll be pleased to know that as of today you can download the very latest Tetris clone of...
by Mike Mertes | Jun 25, 2019 | 1980s, Arcade, Reviews
From the moment I put my hand on the controller and made Simon Belmont walk from place to place in Castlevania 2: Simon’s Quest, I was hooked; and I would be with almost every other game in the series that came before and after it. I’ve played and...
by Mike Mertes | Jun 17, 2019 | Reviews
I just recently attended Combo Breaker in St. Charles, IL and while I was mostly there to witness the fights and cover the event for Old School Gamer Magazine, I was excited to see what vendors would be there offering merchandise. While most of the merchandise at the...
by Shaun Jex | Jun 2, 2019 | 1990s, Reviews, The Story Of...
As we tour the Cabinet of Curiosities, we will see all manner of oddities. There is a special section reserved just for product promotions, such as Yo! Noid, the Domino’s Noid video game, and Kool-Aid Man, the Atari game featuring…the Kool-Aid Man. All of this...
by Shaun Jex | Mar 17, 2019 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...
In his classic book on kenjutsu, The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi wrote, “…in a fight to the death, one wants to employ all one’s weapons to the utmost. I must say that to die with one’s sword still sheathed is most regrettable.” Growing up, I had many...