Retro Gaming News
Poker games from the 1990s had something that modern titles often lack. They focused on the cards, the betting, and the basic psychology of bluffing. No elaborate animations interrupted the flow of play, and you didn’t need to download gigabytes of data to start playing. These games worked because they understood what made poker enjoyable…
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Quartercade creator Daniel Jones, who discusses the new console and its arrival on IndieGogo later this month. Check it out Below: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-quartercade-the-budget-gaming-console/coming_soon Old School Gamer Magazine: What was the inspiration for this console? Daniel Jones: Honestly, it was a number of things but I’d say the biggest was the…
FPGA system is getting closer to release. SuperStation One creator Taki Udon has given us the best look yet at the system’s ‘Console Mode’ UI. This is the culmination of eight months of work, and is a user-friendly frontend which will also be compatible with existing MiSTer FPGA systems (that will include Taki Udon’s own…
Due to an unexpected “packaging issue”. Blaze Entertainment, the company behind the Evercade family of systems, has announced that UK and European customers will now have to wait an extra month to get their hands on its upcoming Neo Geo Arcade 2 and Neo Geo Arcade 3 compilations. Blaze originally announced the two compilation carts…
Muddy has never looked better. Back in 1996, the Game Boy was on the cusp of a late-life resurgence. Nintendo refreshed the monochrome portable with the Game Boy Pocket, and, on the same day in Japan, it released Mole Mania, a title produced by none other than Shigeru Miyamoto. Considered to be something of a…
“We have been working hard with Nintendo”. System 3’s Last Ninja Collection has been hit with a delay, and the company is pointing the finger at Nintendo. In an update posted on the project’s Kickstarter page, System 3 says that “Nintendo has made serious objections to the original Rising Sun flag artwork in Last Ninja…
‘Gee Bee’ buzzes onto Switch, Switch 2 PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. While the legendary video game designer Toru Iwatani is probably best known today for being the creator of Pac-Man, it’s important to highlight it wasn’t actually the first title that he created for Namco. Instead, that honour belongs to the 1978 release…
Launched on PC-98 back in 1993. FairyTale’s PC-98 visual novel Dead of the Brain 2 has been translated into English, we’re pleased to report. Released in 1993, this sequel is famous for its gore and adult themes, and while it’s generally considered to be a weaker game than the original, it’s still worth a look…
Growing on Twitch can be an issue for many and not necessarily because of the content. Basically, you can provide the best streams out there. If no one sees you, you’ll never get the popularity you deserve. That’s because quality matters, but it’s not everything. Sometimes, people with excellent marketing skills do better than those…
Gaming is an incredibly popular pastime, with more than 3 billion people describing themselves as gamers. This includes casual and mobile gamers, as well as players that are best described as hardcore gamers, sinking hours into a favourite title on PC or console. And, while it is important that gaming doesn’t take over everyday life,…