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One of the most popular books of the Boss Fight series, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask is finally back in print. It’s easy enough to see why. Despite its odd place in the canon, with the game being a rushed project designed to make use of the Zelda assets already developed for the…
What makes a villain so great? Is it their demeanor? Their strength? Their disregard for the world? Or is it something else entirely? In no particular order, Old School Gamer Senior Writer Patrick Hickey Jr. breaks down five amazing villains that all possess something memorable. Jeremy Roenick (NHLPA 93): He’s the fastest player in the…
Banjo-Kazooie! Mortal Kombat! Ridge Racer Type 4! Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature we run each and every weekend which rounds up all of the best retro gaming news and content of the past week in one place. Read the full article on timeextension.com Banjo-Kazooie! Mortal Kombat! Ridge Racer Type 4! Welcome to Retro…
I was having a conversation a few days ago with a fan that loves my work in Five Nights at Freddy’s- kid is 18. We started talking games and I find out he’s never played Castlevania or Streets of Rage. I was shocked. So- this piece, which I know is written in a far different…
Old School Gamer chats with Super Fanger developer Patryk Boczon, who discusses the creative process behind the game and so much more. About Super Fanger, Courtesy of Mega Cat Studios: Get ready for the wildest game of tag yet. Chase down your friends or evade their pursuit to avoid capture. Tackle dynamic levels and execute…
“Here’s a thread of things that are bad about it”. As we recently reported, Commodore (not that one, the other one) has just remade Taito’s iconic 1988 platformer The NewZealand Story for Steam, and now that the game is available, we’re seeing some early impressions hit the web – and they’re far from promising. Ant…
Fan-made project aims to bring the sequel to Sega’s 32-bit system. Given that Lara Croft became one of the (unofficial) faces of PlayStation back in the 1990s, it’s very easy to forget that she actually made her console debut on the Sega Saturn, thanks in part to developer Core Design being a staunch supporter of…
The NHL Series from EA is the only hockey game on current consoles, but once upon a time, there were a ton of options for gamers. Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. breaks down 10 hockey games that influenced the future or made a statement. NHL All-Star Hockey: This game was featured in Kevin Smith’s…
Gotta get physical. Released in 2020, Blaze’s Evercade platform is a totally unique proposition in modern-day retro gaming. The Evercade line – which currently consists of the original handheld, the Evercade VS and the Evercade EXP – offers access to decades of vintage gaming history via a series of officially-licensed and curated cartridges covering the…
On February 27, 1996, two games for the Nintendo Game Boy were released in Japan: Pocket Monsters Red and Pocket Monsters Green. Now, 30 years later, Pocket Monsters/Pokemon has become a sprawling, global phenomenon, with countless multimedia adaptations, toy lines, and merchandise galore. Mixing RPG gameplay with collection-fueled dopamine and turn-based combat, the original Pokemon…