iiRcade Announces More Games. Welcome ColecoVision

by Brad Feingold | Oct 14, 2020 | 2020s, Arcade, iiRcade, Lists, Press Release

            iiRcade Inc., the ultimate connected arcade machine for gamers of all ages to own and play their favorite retro and modern arcade games at home, is pleased to announce an agreement with ColecoVision that will bring 39...

The Second Hand Gaming Market and Tricks to Not Get Scammed.

by Ben Magnet | Oct 4, 2020 | Console/Handheld, Lists, Opinions

The second hand market is the backbone for retro game collectors.  There are stores dedicated to it, conventions, trade shows, websites.  The ways we can go out and grow our retro video game collection is limitless.  However, with this grand wonderland of used games...

Five Games That Would Play Great As Retro DeMakes

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jul 11, 2020 | Lists

The visual power of the next generation consoles is certainly impressive, but nowhere near as powerful as many expected. With that in mind, rather than focus on visual power, we here at Old School Gamer are going to do the opposite- and reimagine some of this...

Meet The Latest Retro Mini: The Sega Game Gear Micro

by Jason Russell | Jun 3, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Lists

When Sega Heard the World Wanted a New Retro Mini, They Took it Literally Admittedly, Sega has one of the most desirable backlog of hardware and game libraries due for the retro mini treatment (Master System, Sega CD, Saturn, Dreamcast) so when rumors of new hardware...

Digging Deeper Into Big Announcement From Sega

by Jason Russell | May 29, 2020 | 2020s, Columns, Lists, Magazine Preview

Sega is About to Unleash Some Big News In case you haven’t heard, amid a global pandemic, domestic rioting and unrest, and seemingly endless troubling news, a rumor has escaped Japan that Sega is in the process of readying an announcement next week that will rile the...

Five Fun Retro Time Killers on Switch

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | May 24, 2020 | 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Lists

With the effects of the COVID-19 continuing and quarantine continuing in some parts of the country through the end of Spring and the beginning of Summer, Old School Gamer shares five games on the Nintendo Switch with a retro edge that are sure to take an afternoon off...