A review of Chrono Trigger from Boss Fight Books

by William Schwartz | Sep 12, 2024 | 1990s, 2010s, Console/Handheld, Reviews

  It always bears repeating- retro gaming culture is, itself, so old at this point that we can look at retro game appreciation from ten years ago and find tropes about as archaic to us now as the retro games themselves seemed to the people making that content....

Mother: Cognitive Dissonance and the Recursive Nature of Retro

by William Schwartz | Sep 4, 2024 | 2010s, Gaming, Reviews

Retro gaming and its fandoms have been around for quite some time. So long, in fact, that in the year 2024, we are at the point where the retro appreciation projects of past eras are now, themselves, retro in their own right. Such is the case of Mother: Cognitive...

On the possibly exaggerated death of romhacking.net

by William Schwartz | Aug 21, 2024 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming

On August 1st, Nightcrawler left a bombshell of an announcement on romhacking.net, moving the site to news only and releasing its database to the Internet Archive in the wake of financial and legal hardship. For the typical retro gamer who enjoys rom hacks, whether...

RUMOR: American Pinball to Push Back Debut of Next Game to Avoid Another Release Avalanche

by Knapp Arcade | Aug 15, 2024 | 2010s, Console/Handheld, Pinball

Here’s an interesting rumor to start the week off. Flash back to March of 2023, that month saw an absolute avalanche of new pinball machine reveals. The Texas Pinball Festival featured the first public appearances of Chicago Gaming Company’s Pulp Fiction,...

Less Than 2 Weeks Until KC Retro

by Old School Gamer | Aug 13, 2024 | 2010s, 2020s, Events

Step into the time warp and join the ultimate gathering of retro enthusiasts, gamers, and nerds in Overland Park this summer. Don’t miss out on the nostalgia-filled experience of KC RETRO! Dive into a world where retro meets modern at KC RETRO! Explore a vibrant...

Tourney Blast !

by Todd Friedman | Jul 29, 2024 | 2010s, Columns

Here is my very first article I wrote for Old School Gamer Magazine’s website back on October 31, 2017. I have loved working with OSG and continue to contribute to the website and the physical magazine. If you are in the Chicagoland area and want some good time...