Old School Gamer Magazine chats with game developer Jared Hardy, who discusses his role in the original Spyro the Dragon on PlayStation. Old School Gamer Magazine: Were you a gamer growing up? Jared Hardy: My sister and I had an Atari 2600 as little kids, and a few friends with a Nintendo (NES). I spent…
The Stern of the Union Address, your monthly resource for news, information and highlights on all things Stern Pinball. Without further ado my fellow pinheads: San Diego Comic-Con: This year’s San Diego Comic-Con was the biggest and best to date with none other than Keanu Reeves, Mr. John Wick himself, playing the game. In addition…
I take a look at a Tablet I got for Black Friday at Five Below
When we last left off with It’s In The Game, the documentary hit the high point of John Madden Football becoming the huge surprise hit of the 1990 holiday season. A lot happens in the next five years, and the second episode achieves a neat parallel by ending at a low point for the…
It has been a long time since I have reflected on my love for video game manuals since their existence has been obliterated with the evolution of video games in the last twenty years. However, an adventure game called Tunic, released in 2022, reminded me of the intrinsic value of a good manual in a…
About This Episode If you always know where your towel is, then you’re likely already a fan of the topic of this episode. His Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series was required GenX reading, and his work is beloved by millions. In this Backtrack, we remember and celebrate English author, humorist, and screenwriter Douglas Adams!…
RIKI 8Bit GAME Collection Arrives on Nintendo® Switch™ This December! Take a Blast from The Past with a Collection of Five Retro Inspired Games and Music Albums by Legendary Manga Artist RIKI! Karlstad, Sweden – Clear River Games, a video game publisher specialising in classic and retro games, in conjunction with Japanese publisher City Connection, announced today that RIKI 8Bit GAME…
Introduction Gaming has always been a way to show off skill and dedication, different games have different ways to test a player’s limits and speedrunning has always been the ultimate test of gaming skills. It started with platformers like: Super Mario 64, Sonic series or Adventure games like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time….
It’s a bit strange to think of Madden Football in retro terms. Yes, the franchise dates to the eighties- but it still exists today, debatably as the most popular video game of our era, just not one we generally describe as a part of video game culture because, well, it’s football. And Electronic Arts…
This issue of the magazine is all about video game rental stores. Like most gamers from this era, I have plenty of memories of renting games and enjoying them with friends and family. I am going to share one of my earliest gaming memories that involves a rental store. The trend of movie rental stores…