How I love the GameBoy – by Mat Bradley-Tschirgi

by Old School Gamer | Feb 7, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Atari, Early IBM DOS, Early IBM DOS Intro, Stern

The first time I encountered a Game Boy was not long after it came out. My family lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1989. Our friends were mostly Americans who attended an international school with us. Although video game systems and handhelds were not easily...

INK CONSOLE Crowdsupply Campaign Launching on March 1

by Old School Gamer | Feb 6, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Press Release

A new open source system for text-based games Hong Kong, SAR –February 6, 2025– Independentmanufacturer and creative developer Singular 9 Ltd. will be launching a CrowdSupply campaign to fund INK CONSOLE, their new open source system for text based games, on March 1....

MACROSS -Shooting Insight *Review* – Game Released February 7th, 2025

by Todd Friedman | Feb 5, 2025 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, Reviews

Embark upon a galaxy-spanning mission to rescue the missing songstresses! Based on the popular long-running animated science fiction franchise, MACROSS -SHOOTING INSIGHT- is a brand-new Multi-Dimensional Shooting Game out now!   TO ORDER CLICK HERE  Pilots,...

Review of the GB Operator – By William Schwartz

by William Schwartz | Feb 3, 2025 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

What distinguishes handheld gaming in the modern era? Strictly speaking, most games today are handheld, as mobile games are played on phones. If you want classic games on that platform, you can probably find them. But Epilogue’s suspicion – borne out by the fact...

A scorcher of a shooter!! Releases February 7th, 2025

by Todd Friedman | Jan 31, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Press Release

MACROSS -Shooting Insight- is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS5 and PS4 on February 7 digitally Paris, France – 31st of January, 2025 – Red Art Games is announcing that the Western version of MACROSS -Shooting Insight- will now release on February 7, 2025 in North...

Non-Nintendo Handhelds – by Patrick Hickey, Jr.

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jan 31, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

Could you imagine gaming without handhelds? While that section of the market is still dominated by Nintendo today, that hasn’t always been the case. Way before the Nintendo Game Boy, there was a market for one-off handheld games made by Coleco and even Nintendo’s Game...