Own a Mac? Here’s how to play some classic console games

by Antoine Clerc-Renaud | Jun 7, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Arcade

In 2014, I switched to a MacBook Pro and I’m never going back. Of course at first, I didn’t use it to play older a more recent games, it was a workstation before anything else. And I was glad. It was faster, more robust and more intuitive than my PC which was acting...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Jerry Buckner

by Todd Friedman | Jun 2, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jerry Buckner, who currently is displayed on card number 1345, from the Superstars of 2014 Collection.  Jerry is also featured on cards 1832, 1981, 2388.   As a musician and producer, Jerry Buckner created many memorable music...

Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin: Warlords and Mega Bomberman – By Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | May 28, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, Columns, Magazine Preview

I like a good, epic solo adventure like H.E.R.O. for the ColecoVision, or God of War for the PlayStation 2, as much as anyone, and I also enjoy playing (and replaying) any number of quickie twitch games, all by my lonesome. However, there’s nothing quite like facing...

Knabber Rob – A Reverse Adventure for the Atari 2600

by Ric Pryor | May 24, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 2010s, Console/Handheld, Reviews

For the sake of expediency, I’m going to assume that anyone reading this is already familiar with the Atari 2600 game Adventure and not spend a lot of time explaining it. I’m not even going to do the thing where I say I’m not going to explain it but...

Home Run for the Atari 2600

by Shaun Jex | May 24, 2019 | 1970s, Reviews

Canada Bill Jones was a con man and riverboat gambler from Yorkshire, England. An 1877 article in the Dallas Times Herald once described him as being, “gentle as a woman and cunning as a fox.” He is not particularly relevant to what follows, except in one regard....

Arcades: The Granddaddy of Social Multiplayer Fun – By Adam Pratt

by Old School Gamer | May 21, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, Arcade, The Story Of...

Years before four-player split screen, online play and MMOs, gamers had a place they could visit to experience multiplayer video excitement for 2 players and beyond: the arcade. For this issue, I’m going to highlight various titles that made social gaming a “thing”...