The Wizard and the Princess – by Bill Lange

by Old School Gamer | Mar 4, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld

Ken and Roberta Williams started Sierra in 1979. Their first game, Mystery House (1980), which Roberta designed and Ken programmed, was a black and white graphics interactive fiction game for the Apple II. From there, the company grew and began to produce hit after...

Demon Attack: The Next Wave & Atlantis: A City Rebuilt

by Todd Friedman | Mar 3, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Console/Handheld

CLICK HERE FOR KICKSTARTER Story Demon Attack: The Next Wave and Atlantis: A City Rebuilt are the first entry in what we call the Classics Reimagined for the ColecoVision, Coleco Adam and CollectorVision systems. These are games that for one reason or another were...

Indie Update – by Brian Hall

by Old School Gamer | Mar 2, 2023 | 2010s, 2020s, Indie

What we today call the NES – Nintendo Entertainment System – launched in Japan in 1983 as the Famicom – Family Computer. The Famicom, NES and related systems went on to sell tens of millions of units worldwide and is widely regarded to have kicked...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Isaiah TriForce Johnson

by Todd Friedman | Mar 1, 2023 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Interviews

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Isaiah TriForce Johnson, displayed on card number 46 , from the Superstars of 2011 Collection.  TriForce is also displayed on cards 265, 1528, 2251, 2257, 2425 and 2442 not to mention the unofficial paper circus trading card in...

Heritage Auctions – by Ryan Burger

by Old School Gamer | Feb 28, 2023 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Columns

During the upside-down world that happened during the COVID pandemic of the last couple of years, the collecting world of video games has evolved tremendously. Several companies have grading services where they evaluate the complete in-box and often sealed video games...

Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis / LIVE Update

by Old School Gamer | Feb 26, 2023 | 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Press Release

Scheduled for Feb 28, 2023 This program delivers the latest news surrounding Sega’s latest popular online RPG PSO2 NEW GENESIS (NGS)! Hiro Arai, the official navigator for NGS, will be updating players around the world about current operations, future updates,...