Is Dungeons and Dragons a Retro Video Game?

by William Schwartz | Jan 18, 2025 | 1970s, 2020s, Gaming, Opinions, Pinball, Reviews, Stern

  Last month, Amazon Prime’s Secret Level adapted fifteen video games to short, animated films. Some of these could fairly be described as retro video games, though the bulk of them dated to the twenty-first century. But one of the odder ones of the full...

10 Years Later: Wolfenstein: Old Blood: The Good And the Bad

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jan 10, 2025 | 2010s, Opinions

It’s crazy to think that Wolfenstein: The Old Blood is 10 years old in 2025, but it’s the truth. Steeped in the ambiance of the original, it’s special. Although it’s got beautiful PS4 visuals, it’s so rooted in what made the first games so unique that it’s a retro...

It’s Election Day!

by Old School Gamer | Nov 5, 2024 | 2020s, Opinions

Love at First Fight – by Brian Lesyk

by Brian Lesyk | Oct 11, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, Opinions

Back in the 80’s and 90’s, it wasn’t uncommon for nearly every grocery store in North America to have an arcade machine or two in its foyer. With just a handful of quarters, it served as an ideal place where preoccupied parents could temporarily stow their kids while...

The Most Underrated Sports Games Ever

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Oct 9, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Opinions

Sports games used to be a dime a dozen in the ‘90s. Today, gamers are lucky to have any choice for any sports games as EA, Sony  and 2K essentially own the genre. Old School Gamer Magazine takes a look back on some amazing titles that you may have missed. ABC Monday...

Arcade Memories – by Old School Gamer Staff

by Old School Gamer | Sep 15, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Opinions

My memories of arcade machines start a little past my home video game history. My memory takes me back to Showbiz Pizza in West Des Moines, Iowa in 1983 for my 11th birthday. It was a small birthday party since we had just moved there that week from Ohio and I didn’t...