HAPPY NEW YEAR from OLD SCHOOL GAMER MAGAZINE!

by Old School Gamer | Dec 31, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Gaming

All of us at Old School Gamer Magazine want to wish you and your family a Happy New Year. 2025 is an exciting time at Old School Gamer. Thanks to all of you who has supported us over the years. We couldn’t have done it without you. Be sure to sign up to get Old...

RetroAchievements Put a Modern Spin on Classic games

by Matthew Owen | Dec 30, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld

The evolution of video games has brought about controversial additions like constant online connectivity and battle passes, but some of these newer features are actually quite good. Take for instance the modern achievement system, popularized in 2005 with the release...

Defective $1000 Atari XP Carts; the State of Modern Atari | An Editorial

by GenX Grownup | Dec 30, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Atari, Early IBM DOS, Early IBM DOS Intro, GenX Grownup, Heritage Auctions, Indie, Indy Tools By Platform, Stern

About two weeks ago, a user on X by the name of Cear Dragon posted that two of their limited AtariXP carts – Haunted House & Crystal Castles – were defective. Haunted House, he claimed, had the PCB inserted backwards and Crystal Castles, he said, was buggy and...

Comparison of 2019 vs. 2024 Pac-Man | Basic Fun Arcade Classics AGAIN in 2024!

by GenX Grownup | Dec 28, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, GenX Grownup, Podcast of the Week

Basic Fun’s line of Arcade Classics tabletop video game toys were all the rage in the late teens, but new released evaporated around 2020 – or so we thought! Just in the past week, sightings of a new Pac-Man with a 2024 copyright and updated box art started to appear...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Michael Thomasson

by Todd Friedman | Dec 27, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, Columns

Interview from July 7th, 2017. Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Michael Thomasson who is displayed on card number 531, from the Twin Galaxies Superstars Collection of 2013. Michael is also featured on card number 670.  Michael is one of the most widely...

Getting into the Holiday Spirit with Two Classic Games

by Old School Gamer | Dec 25, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

As we all frantically get ready to celebrate, it’s difficult to avoid the seasonal bombardment of the usual yuletide media: Christmas music, Christmas films, Christmas-themed episodes of TV shows, and Christmas books to a much lesser extent. But what about...