Free Comic Book Day Exclusive From Old School Gamer Magazine! The Behind the Scenes Story of X-Men Legends!

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | May 6, 2023 | 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Interviews, The Story Of...

Enjoy this excerpt from Patrick Hickey Jr’s book, The Minds Behind Adventure Games! To celebrate Free Comic Book Day, we take a look under the curtain of X-Men Legends! Patrick Lipo: X-Men Legends…The Birth of the Marvel Action/RPG Monopoly             With...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Elizabeth Hunter

by Todd Friedman | May 5, 2023 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Elizabeth Hunter, who is displayed on card number 333, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection.  Elizabeth is also on cards 51 and 345.   Elizabeth is most well-known by her title of “Kitty McScratch”.   Her claim to fame is the...

CyberPunks 2 is coming 5th May 2023 and it looks very good indeed!

by Indie Retro News | May 3, 2023 | 2000s, 2020s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Mutation Software has done rather well over the years, selling a number of copies and digital downloads of their latest game Wiz – Quest for the Magic Lantern; a previously released game that features lovely music, well designed levels and even smooth parallax...

Five Great Quotes From Game Developers to Get You Hyped For More Gaming History

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | May 1, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Columns, Gaming, Interviews, Lists

Over the course of writing seven books on video game history, I’ve interviewed hundreds of game developers, many of which have dropped mountains of knowledge on the industry. For me, it’s essentially one of the reasons why I’m here- to share the behind-the-scenes...

Here’s How The Salmon Run Music Is Recorded For Splatoon 3

by Old School Gamer | Apr 30, 2023 | 1980s, 2000s, Gaming

We love a bit of Salmon Run here at Nintendo Life. The Splatoon 3 game mode takes the usual ‘ink, swim, repeat’ format of your standard Turf War Battle (not to cast any shade, we love a good Turf War too) and throws in the added distractions of a...

American Amusement Machine Association Hall of Fame Inductees

by Old School Gamer | Apr 21, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Press Release

AAMA ANNOUNCES THE INAUGURAL CLASS OF INDUCTEES TO THE AMUSEMENT INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME INAUGURAL CLASS TO INCLUDE 31 INDIVIDUALS AND SIX ENTITIES The American Amusement Machine Association, (AAMA) inducted 31 individuals and six legendary products/games into the...