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Reflections on Pokémon Concierge Season 2 Episode 1
Earlier today, Netflix released the second season of the stop motion animated series Pokémon Concierge to little fanfare. At just four episodes, making a whopping total of eight twenty-minute vignettes of life as an island resort for Pokémon, it's easy to see...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Allen Staal
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Allen Staal who currently is displayed on card number 392, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection. You can also see Allen on card numbers 1754, 2139, 2173, 2467, and 2597. Allen is a huge Donkey Kong fan, as well as a...
The AVGN is back... in 8-bits!! Experience the ULTIMATE NERD RAGE in Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit! The all-new action platformer set in the AVGN universe is coming soon for ALL modern platforms and the ACTUAL NES. The modern version from Program Ancer, features an...
Retro Review: Jurassic World Wii U: One of the Best Lego Games, Ever
Powered by some of the best visuals in a Lego game to date and the awesome duality of playing with both the iconic characters from the series and dinosaurs, “Lego Jurassic World” is a beast of a game with plenty to see and do. Colorful, smart and more often than not...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Tazaki Ryoh Talks ‘The Good Old Days’
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with The Good Old Days developer Tazaki Ryoh about his newest game coming this Fall to the Nintendo Switch. About The Good Old Days: The Good Old Days is a heartfelt tribute to the golden age of youth, blending the charm of 1980s...
Encounter HD comes out with version 1.2.3 and a new demo
On August 31st, Defense Force released a new version of Encounter HD, version 1.2.3 alongside a new demo. The project saw its initial release in December of last year. But the story of Encounter itself goes back quite a bit farther than that. The graphic...
Bubble Bobble is getting a C64 remaster and it looks GOOD!
I've just been informed through Facebook, that if you were a huge fan of Taito's Bubble Bobble in the Arcades or at home, will be pleased to know that at some point in the near future, Dave's Retro Force will be releasing a graphically superior version of 'Bubble...
Escape from the Twilight Castle – A new puzzler for the ZX Spectrum by Miguetelo
While the YRGB 2025 competition is still ongoing and voting is yet to be finalized, there's another game that caught my attention in this competition for our readers to download and play, is Miguetelo's puzzler , 'Escape from the Twilight Castle.' A game in which,...
Pre-order these epic cartridges right now!
Pre-order NOW: NEOGEO Arcade 1 and Roguecraft DX It's not too late to pre-order these upcoming releases! Dive into the dark depths of the dungeons of Mordecoom in Roguecraft DX! Choose from three unique classes and battle your way through each level to uncover...
Mini Vectrex? Looks Promising
After 42 years, someone has finally worked out a way to make a mini version of my favorite '80s console, and it involves an AMOLED screen Preview Video While '80s rivals such as the Atari 2600 and Intellivision fought for domination of the TV, the Vectrex offered...
DIGITAL ECLIPSE, ATARI AND WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT UNVEIL FINAL LINEUP AND NEW FEATURES FOR MORTAL KOMBAT: LEGACY KOLLECTION
COLOGNE, DE (August 21, 2025) | During today’s Xbox Showcase at gamescom, Digital Eclipse and Atari officially revealed the final lineup and feature set for Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, launching later this year. Headlining the announcement is the inclusion...
Mutliplayer Battle Mode added to ModRetro Tetris
While the ModRetro Chromatic is in general a self-contained device, the Cart Clinic software is a means by which the firmware can be updated. This includes for ModRetro games themselves, and ModRetro recently released a new proof of concept of the idea with the...
Mattel and Limited Run Games Announce “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction”
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. and APEX, N.C. – August 19, 2025 – Mattel, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAT), a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world, in partnership with Limited Run Games, a premium publisher of...
A Look Back at Duck Hunt
Recently I set up a Nintendo Entertainment System in my home. I'm just slightly too young to have any personal nostalgia for the NES (I was more in the SNES/N64 cohort), but my girlfriend is a different story. Despite being excited about having an NES in the...
The ESRB – by Tristan Ibarra
This column / article / retrospective (or whatever you want to call it) is a reflection on why and how we collect and play video games. Each time we’ll cover a different collector (although not in this issue!) and discuss various (sometimes) polarizing topics that...
A Look Back- The Original Pokken Tournament on Wii U Was Awesome
This is not a Pokemon Stadium clone. This is not a cheap Tekken rip-off. This is is Pokken Tournament. One of the best looking Wii U games ever and featuring some of the best fight mechanics on the console to date, Pokken Tournament, at least in a single fight format,...
Boulder Dash – by Ryan Burger
Boulder Dash is one of the games I distinctly remember playing on my Apple II computer in the mid-80s. Over a span of six years, it was released on nineteen different platforms after originating on the Atari 8-bit series of computers. Developed originally by Peter...
Mario Party – by Matt Owen
In the late ‘90s, the Nintendo 64 was the king of multiplayer gaming. In addition to standout single-player titles, there was a notable emphasis on group play, with four controller ports and a variety of excellent titles to try. One of the earliest and most memorable...
Forgotten Game Review: ‘Swords and Soliders 2’ Review: A Sequel to be Proud of
Sequels are a tough act to pull off, even for big publishers, but for a indie company, it could be life or death. However, the sequel to Ronimo Games’ award-winning WiiWare hit "Swords and Soldiers" is a Wii U makeover that keep you not only talking about their games,...
Voyage of the Retronaut – by Jeremy Parish
The early days of home video games were, to put it lightly, a mess. Dozens of companies scrambled to cash in on the Home Pong craze by releasing largely identical standalone consoles powered by fully identical chipsets all sourced from the same manufacturers. Pong was...
Commodore International Corporation Acquires Original Brand and 47 Trademarks, Ending Decades of Cryogenic Sleep
Full acquisition of Commodore Corporation B.V. secures all official Commodore trademarks dating back to 1983 DOVER, Del – July 31, 2025 (OSG was given permission for early publishing) – Commodore International Corporation today announced a monumental milestone:...
A review of the Chromatic
In the realm of FPGA Game Boys, the Chromatic has some obvious disadvantages compared to its main competitor, the Analogue Pocket. Where the Analogue Pocket has Game Boy Advance cartridge support, adapters for other cartridges, as well as SD card support that...
Homebrew Pinball Spotlight – by Michael Thomasson
Homebrew games are typically developed by hobbyists and enthusiasts outside of official channels. By and large, they are often “one-offs” and not intended for commercial distribution. Homebrew video games first came to light in 1993, when Harry Dodgson created his own...
Retro Review: Wii Party U: A Lost Chance
Nintendo caught lightning in a bottle with “Wii Sports” in 2006 and you know what they say about catching it twice. Although the mega publisher had success with “Wii Sports: Resort,” other similar mini-game collections have felt like shallow compilations of tech...
