50 Years of Boss Fights – new book published

by Old School Gamer | Jul 1, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Press Release

50 Years of Boss Fights celebrates the history of video game bosses, starting from the first boss in 1974. The book features interviews and insights from the developers who helped to make the bosses as memorable as they are, including those who created the first ever...

Mega Cat Studios just launched their Kickstarter project

by Todd Friedman | Jul 1, 2024 | 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Press Release

ZPF is a new game being developed for the good old SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis game consoles, made by the designer and developer of Tänzer. The game can be best described as being a good old fashioned horizontal shooter. Known in the community as a horizontal shmup...

Another Zelda Podcast S6 E17 – “The Music of Wind Waker”

by Old School Gamer | Jun 27, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Podcast of the Week

  CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEKS EPISODE Mallory swings through Chicago to share some of her favorite music from Wind Waker with David. DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY DAVID GEISLER | WRITTEN BY DAVID GEISLER AND ANDY BARNEY | EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: DAVID GEISLER | EDITOR:...

Remaking Super Mario World from Memory

by William Schwartz | Jun 24, 2024 | 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Reviews

An important foundational aspect of retro gaming as a hobby is the nostalgia factor. Which is to say, how we remember the games we played as kids informs much of our appreciation of them in the present day. Even when, as it happens, our memories are completely wrong....

Evercade Announces Two New Arcade Collections to Coincide With Evercade Alpha Release in November

by Old School Gamer | Jun 20, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Press Release

Toaplan Arcade 3 brings 7 great arcade games to Evercade including the much-requested Batsugun and Out Zone. Data East returns to Evercade with 12 Arcade classics including Joe and Mac Returns, Super BurgerTime, and more. Both collections are to be released at the...

Zelda 3 and Super Metroid, Together At Last

by William Schwartz | Jun 17, 2024 | 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, The Story Of...

The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past and Super Metroid are perhaps the two most significant games of the Super Nintendo era of retro video games. Their emphasis on collectible items allowing for forward advancement through mazes, and the polish on these ideas...