Old School Gamer Magazine

When Street Fighter II: The World Warrior came to arcades in 1991, it turned the 1-on-1 fighting genre on its head. It added so much to the fighting games that had come before that it became a genre unto itself. With the massive runaway success of the game, it was only natural that sequels would ensue. But instead of giving us Street Fighter III ‘(which we wouldn’t get for 6 ...

SNK fought alongside their greatest rival Capcom to define the “traditional” 2D fighting game. The King of Fighters (KoF) and Fatal
Fury are as classic as Street Fighter, but SNK was more willing to walk on the wild side than Western audiences may realize, often placing their iconic characters in more absurd scenarios than Capcom ever did. SNK published some of the stra...

We’ve featured a lot of Arcade to Amiga conversions/ports throughout the years, from the more recent Final Fight Enhanced to Super Xevious, Flying Shark and even Green Beret. Well if you’re looking for even more Arcade like updates on the site, then we have just been told by our good friend Tom, that AcidBottle together with JMD(Audio) is still working on the Arcade to Amiga...

For three decades, the Sega Genesis versus Super Nintendo debate has refused to die cleanly. Sega’s marketing was loud and confident, positioning the Genesis as the technically superior machine. The actual hardware, however, told a more complicated story, one where speed traded against depth, and a famous marketing phrase turned out to be entirely theoretical.

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the original Xbox, toy giant Mattel, alongside Microsoft have released a 3,509-piece Brick Shop premium building set featuring the iconic gaming console, as well as its classic “Duke” controller and three iconic “game experiences.”

According to a press release from Mattel, the set, which will SRP for $329.99 will be “packed with i...