Atari’s Yars Rising: Where’s All the FAN HATE Coming From?

by GenX Grownup | Feb 16, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Atari, Early IBM DOS, Early IBM DOS Intro, GenX Grownup, Heritage Auctions, Indie, Indy Tools By Platform, Stern

Fan reaction to the recently-announced Yars Rising has been surprisingly divisive. It’s been accused of being too talky, too different, and “not Yars” at all. In this editorial, Jon shares his thoughts on Yars Rising and the negative fan feedback. From the renowned...

Aqua Ippan – This love letter to Metal Slug by Division 六 looks fantastic!

by Indie Retro News | Feb 14, 2025 | 1990s, 2020s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

I can say for sure there’s probably not many of you that haven’t heard of ‘Metal Slug’, a game in a series of games that are well known in the gaming community, going back to the days of the Neo Geo system. This game has plenty of humor, while...

Computer Quarterback: The Best Football Simulator

by Old School Gamer | Feb 9, 2025 | 1980s, Atari, Gaming, Indie, Indy Tools By Platform

As a football fan, you may fantasize about being able to play the game as skilled as your favorite player of all time. It is, however, nearly impossible to achieve unless you have a certain level of athleticism. A simulator game may answer if you want to do something...

Neon Inferno By Zenovia Interactive

by Old School Gamer | Feb 7, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Atari, Early IBM DOS, Early IBM DOS Intro, Indie, Press Release, Stern

Contra meets Wild Guns in Neon Inferno, a pixel-perfect cyberpunk shooter turning up the heat on all platforms later this year. Philadelphia, PA – Feb. 07, 2025 – Grab your blasters and your favorite knives as Retroware and Zenovia Interactive join forces to publish...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside RailGods of Hysterra 

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Feb 1, 2025 | 2020s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Interviews, The Story Of...

Old School Gamer chats with RailGods of Hysterra Troglobytes’ Art Director Lucian Iurino, who discusses the game’s development, inspiration and goals for the future. About RailGods of Hysterra: RailGods of Hysterra, a cooperative base-building survival action...

Grinding: Mindless Filler, or A Different Kind of Fun?

by William Schwartz | Jan 27, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, Early IBM DOS, Early IBM DOS Intro, Gaming, Indie, Indy Tools By Platform

  With the appearance of the role-playing game on video consoles, a genre less about actual role-playing and more about navigating enemy dungeons via numbers rather than reflexes, we also saw the appearance of grinding. How grinding works is simple enough. If...