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Old School Gamer Magazine
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From First Clear to Repeat Runs in OSRS Raids 4
The Fractured Archive gives OSRS players a new group challenge. Bald.GG’s completion service lets customers plan around a first clear or a defined block of…
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Retro Game Mechanics Are Still Hiding in Plain Sight
Remember when video games were all about a handful of pixels, a catchy soundtrack, and a simple objective? Those were the days. From chasing arcade high scores…
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Commodore 64C Ultimate Now Available to Purchase
Earlier today, Commodore announced that, following initial pre-order campaigns, the Commodore 64C Ultimate is now arriving at doorsteps and the recreation of…
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ModRetro rereleases Body Harvest and ClayFighter: Sculptor’s Cut for M64
On October 27th, ModRetro announced that new retail copies of the games Body Harvest and ClayFighter: Sculptor’s Cut were now available for purchase on…
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How the Roulette Wheel Shaped Online Roulette Design
Magnavox’s Odyssey put a translucent roulette wheel on family televisions in 1972. Online roulette screens are still working on the puzzle that plastic…
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Why We Could Never Walk Past an Arcade Cabinet
You might notice the flashing screen first or perhaps the distinctive shape of a cabinet standing near the entrance of an arcade. Before you know it, you have…
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Product Strategies That Keep Casino Lobbies Fresh Every Week
A casino can have thousands of games and still struggle to keep players interested. Getting people to explore the library takes a little more thought than…
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Arcade Tokens to Crypto: Why Gamers Want Private Pay
From Brass Tokens to Crypto Wallets: Why Retro Gamers Keep Chasing Anonymous Ways to Pay Nobody ever asked my name at the arcade. You walked up to a change…
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Retro Review: The Elder Scrolls Online
“Elder Scrolls Online” has a fun character customization system, a dense story over a massive field of play, but it’s missing a soul. As an MMORPG, it needs to…
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Celebrate the Fallout “Great War” Anniversary with a T-60 Wearable Helmet and Power Fist
On Oct. 23, 2077, Fallout’s Great War took place and today- available now as part of a week of product launches, restocks, and discounts on the Official…
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Remembering Pokémon Pinball for the Pokémon Mini
  Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the late Gunpei Yokoi’s core design philosophy, the one that led to him parting ways with Nintendo…
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How Game Currency Evolved From Arcade Tokens
An arcade token could buy another turn at a game, but it could not pay for the bus home. Its usefulness ended at the door. That limitation was part of its…
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New Release: Alien Breed 3D HD
Development house Team17 has become a prolific, popular company best known for its Worms series, which has appeared on nearly every platform since the 16-bit…
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R-Type DX Pre-Orders End Nov 1
For those who love old-school Shoot-Em-Ups, Retro-Bit’s release of R-Type DX will have an exclusive pre-order run through Nov. 1. “The epic arcade shoot…
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Retro Ware Releases New Toxic Crusaders Gameplay Trailer
Retroware has released a new gameplay video for the The MIX Fall Online Showcase, Old School Gamer has learned. “The new trailer serves up a heaping helping of…
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The Arcade 1971–1999: The Stories Behind Classic Coin-Ops, Told by Their Creators
Paul Drury: The Stories Behind Classic Coin-Ops To Order Book, Click here. Limited QTY left For generations of gamers, classic arcade games seemed to arrive…
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Free Spins Are Older Than You Think: A Short History of Casino Gaming Promotions
Free spins are a casino marketing staple. Yet their history goes much further back than players may think. As soon as you encounter any sort of casino…
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Ancient Gods, Modern Reels: Why Mythology Dominates Pokie Themes
Zeus was raising the dead in Sega arcades back in 1988. Now he’s one of the busiest characters on Australian pokies, and the reasons go all the way back to the…
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How Online Casino Games Were Adapted for Smaller Screens
Slot reels and card tables have been squeezed onto ever-smaller glass since the 1970s. Anyone who grew up on handhelds will recognize the design tricks that…
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Bald GG Nex Service Review
Manual trio kills, guaranteed-drop packages and a remote-play option make Bald.GG’s Nex offering worth a closer look for established Old School RuneScape…
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What a Counter-Strike Case Simulator Actually Simulates
Counter-Strike containers are one of the few systems in modern gaming where the odds are published rather than guessed at. Valve prints the drop rates, and…
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25 Years of Counter-Strike: The Mod That Became a Sport
Counter-Strike began in 1999 as a free Half-Life mod made by Minh Le and Jess Cliffe. Valve’s November 2000 retail release is now 25 years old. Its path…
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Pinball in the Basement and Why Your Collection Sounds Louder Than It Should
You finally got the machines downstairs. Two friends, a dolly, a lot of swearing on the stairs. Then you plug everything in, start a game, and the first time…
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New Old Pixels Announces New Conversions for Toki
  On October 12th, the French video game company New Old Pixels announced via its website that it is currently developing three new ports of the classic…
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Retro Review: UFC 2 (360)
Real MMA fans see the Ultimate Fighting Championship as the purest fighting in the world, but for years, its video game counterparts were just ploys to cash in…
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ATARI’S 800XL™ HOME COMPUTER RETURNS
Atari today announced THE 800XL™ – a faithful recreation of its best-selling 8-bit computer, bringing the iconic machine and its extensive collection of games…
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Transparency and the Chromatic
ModRetro just put its new transparent Chromatic model on sale. This Chromatic is, as far as I can tell from the time I’ve spent testing it, completely…
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WAD Commander: a new retro gaming platform launching November 2
WAD Commander is a free retro gaming platform at wadcmd.com. It runs classic PC, DOS, Amiga and Commodore 64 games directly in the browser, on dedicated…
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A review of Earthworm Jim for the Chromatic
At first glance, it’s hard to really guess why anyone should want to play the Game Boy version of Earthworm Jim in this day and age, when it’s…
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Retro Review: Pokemon Yellow: All About Pikachu
After the monster success of Pokemon Red & Blue, Nintendo released Pokemon Yellow in 1998 to massive success. Almost 30 years later, it still remains as…
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Retro Review: NES REMIX (Wii U)
“NES Remix” is too much fun to put down. Powered by a myriad of classic games and aided by frenetic button-mashing and beat the clock gameplay, “NES Remix” is…
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Atari 2600 Homebrew Upgrades
The Atari 2600 was a formidable system in its day. It was a runaway success, spawned several subsequent consoles that, unfortunately, didn’t see the same…
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LEGIONNAIRES – A Brutal 8-Bit NES Game
LEGIONNAIRES – A Brutal 8-Bit NES Game is being developed by German father-and-son team German Garage Games. The Kickstarter reached its €5,000 funding goal in…
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Power Cores and the Chromatic
A few weeks ago, the rechargeable power core came back in stock for the Chromatic. On the face of it, that the Chromatic even has a separate, rechargeable…
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Castlevania Free on Mobile Until October 24
September 26 marked the 40-year anniversary of Konami’s Castlevania on NES and to celebrate, the publisher has made the game available for free on IOS and…
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From Arcade Coins to Stablecoins: How Video Game Payments Became Digital
Coins, Cards, and the Long Road to Cashless Arcades   The Strong National Museum of Play holds Atari’s Coin-Op Division corporate records, a…
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In SiN Reloaded, players enter a near-future dystopian city gripped by chaos as the sinister SinTEK Industries floods the streets with a DNA-altering drug. As…
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Limited Run Games and Telltale Bring The Expanse: A Telltale Series To Physical Media On PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch
BUCKLE UP, BELTALOWDA: Limited Run Games and Telltale Bring The Expanse: A Telltale Series To Physical Media On PlayStation®5 and Nintendo® Switch™ Pre-orders…
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INTRODUCING CAPTAIN BARREL, AN ACTION PACKED, NEO GEO INSPIRED PLATFORMER GAME FOR THE DREAMCAST!
Introducing the swashbuckling platformer, Captain Barrel! This fast paced arcade adventure stars a quirky pirate navigating numerous eye popping stages, each…
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The Arcade 1971-1999 by Paul Drury to release next week from Bitmap Books
  Earlier today Bitmap Books confirmed via their website that their new title The Arcade 1971–1999: The Stories Behind Classic Coin-Ops, Told by Their…
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How Game Nights Evolved From Kitchen Tables to Online Lobbies
Back in the day, game nights required everyone to be in the same physical location. The games of choice were Yahtzee, Catan, and Risk. Someone had to host the…
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Greetings Programs: Space Paranoids
In 1982, Disney released a movie that would help to revolutionize the film industry. TRON was a sci-fi/adventure flick that imagined life inside the computers…
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The Tools Behind Modern CS2 Skin Trading
CS2 skin trading has grown far beyond sending offers directly between Steam friends. Traders now have tools for checking prices across different markets…
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Should You Rebirth Now or Keep Your Brainrots in Steal a Brainrot?
Rebirth is one of the biggest progression decisions in Steal a Brainrot. You spend time building income and collecting Brainrots, only to reach a point where…
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Which Position Should You Upgrade First in FC 27 Ultimate Team?
One of the easiest ways to waste Coins in FC 27 Ultimate Team is upgrading the position you want to improve instead of the one that is actually holding your…
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How Arcades Shaped Modern Online Gaming
Many of today’s most dedicated gamers got their start in arcades. The late 70s and early 80s filled big rooms with giant cabinets that challenged players…
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Golden Axe Cartoon Getting Rave Early Reviews
Released on September 16 on Paramount+, the Golden Axe cartoon series is earning rave reviews from a few trusted media outlets. IGN admitted they weren’t too…
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Why Classic Slot-Style Mechanics Still Work in Modern Games
Some game ideas refuse to retire. The three-reel format still has enough pull to survive new hardware and decades of changing player habits, which says plenty…
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Winbox Malaysia Review: Classic Thrills Meet Modern Online Gaming
Choosing an online casino often comes down to a handful of practical questions: is the game selection worth the time, are payouts reliable, and does the…
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A review of The Echoes of Worlds
  Earlier this year, Broke Studio provided a physical release of The Echoes of Worlds, based on the Game Boy Studio project of the same name by TC Studio…
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From Doom to Escape from Tarkov: How the Extraction Shooter Became Gaming’s Hardest Genre
There is a particular silence that belongs to Escape from Tarkov. You have found something valuable, your bag is full, the extract is two hundred metres away…
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Why Some Payment Providers Classify Video Game Studios as High Risk
Why does a profitable studio with two shipped titles and no fraud history get handed a 10% rolling reserve and a 90-day hold? Founders tend to treat the answer…
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What to Expect When You Join a Minecraft Server
Joining a Minecraft server means entering a version of the game shaped by its owners and players. The controls may feel familiar, but the spawn area…
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10 Best Indie Games for Fans of Old-School Gaming
The best indie games prove that memorable gameplay does not require a blockbuster budget. From precision platformers to roguelikes and RPGs, independent…
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Comparing Key Shops for Onimusha: Way of the Sword: What Sets Them Apart?
Onimusha: Way of the Sword marks the return of one of Capcom’s most beloved franchises after more than a decade of absence, and the anticipation…
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Retro Review: Lost Planet 3
Set 50 years before the events of the first “Lost Planet,” this game is definitely geared more towards fans of the series. At the same time, since it’s a…
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Glen’s Retro Show – by Ryan Burger
Let’s start this out by telling you that Glen Planamento is one of the nicest people I have ever met in the ten years that I’ve been actively involved in the…
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Doom Video Games: How One Doomed Space Marine Changed Gaming Forever
Doom Video Games How One Doomed Space Marine Changed Gaming Forever Author: Mat Bradley-Tschirgi Highlights Includes over a dozen new interviews with game…
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Arthurian Golden Axe? Review key for Blades & Battles (Arcade Beat ’em Up)
Doth thine heart yearn for the glory days of 90s arcades, when conquering evil demanded a friend on the couch, blistered thumbs, and a battle-ready broadsword?…
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5 TikTok Like Providers Worth Considering in 2026
A video’s like count is one of the visible details people may notice when discovering new content. For creators and businesses, that helps explain the appeal…