What distinguishes handheld gaming in the modern era? Strictly speaking, most games today are handheld, as mobile games are played on phones. If you want classic games on that platform, you can probably find them. But Epilogue’s suspicion – borne out by the fact that the GB Operator is chronically out of stock – is…
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 game set in a twisted Lovecraftian dreamscape from developer Troglobytes Games and publisher Digital Vortex Entertainment. Showcasing its titular celestial locomotive, the new trailer delves into…
MACROSS -Shooting Insight- is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS5 and PS4 on February 7 digitally Paris, France – 31st of January, 2025 – Red Art Games is announcing that the Western version of MACROSS -Shooting Insight- will now release on February 7, 2025 in North America and Europe on Nintendo Switch, PS5 and PS4 digitally. MACROSS…
Could you imagine gaming without handhelds? While that section of the market is still dominated by Nintendo today, that hasn’t always been the case. Way before the Nintendo Game Boy, there was a market for one-off handheld games made by Coleco and even Nintendo’s Game and Watch series that mystified gamers and made them wonder…
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For eight years, we’ve been building a world-class collection of game history materials. Now we’re turning that into a research tool that anyone can use to study video game history. The Video Game History Foundation Library is the long-term home to our collections of video game history research materials: behind-the-scenes documents, press kits, game magazines,…
The Neo Geo Pocket Color’s failure always seemed odd. Sure, it was up against the Game Boy, the certifiable big handheld in town for its entire existence, but how could such a well-made device with barely a single bad game only snatch a reported 2% of the handheld market in North America from Nintendo’s grasp?…
We take a look at the newly renamed TankStick VR for X-Arcade
In 2024, just over 20 years ago, Valve created Half-Life 2, a first-person shooter that continues the story of silent protagonist Gordon Freeman. Once a humble scientist, Freeman now finds himself in the middle of a global war against a multidimensional species known as the Combine, with humanity’s fate resting in the balance. In short,…
Building a good Pokémon TCG deck isn’t just about getting rare cards – it’s about making sure every card in your 60-card deck works together to win consistently. With over 64.8 billion Pokémon cards produced worldwide as of 2024, including a huge demand for Japanese Pokémon cards due to their exclusive designs and unique releases, it’s getting…