ROBOTIC REMEMBRANCE – by John Michonski

by John Michonski | Sep 23, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, Arcade, Other Magazines Preview

For kids today, singing animatronics are a staple of the horror video game genre, with Five Nights at Freddy’s raking in millions of dollars and launching a movie series. For the older crowd, however, they’re a nostalgic, yet sometimes off-putting memory of birthdays...

RETRO AIRBNB, AND ARCADE ANIMALS – by Ryan Burger

by Ryan Burger | Sep 21, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade

For Scott Leftwich, the ’80s were the peak of existence! He has taken this hobby to a different level than anyone I have met in my ten years of networking with video game hobbyists, and Old School Gamer is going to tell you the story. For him, it starts out with...

GALLOPING GHOST ARCADE – by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Sep 19, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, Arcade

BUILDING THE WORLD’S LARGEST ARCADE ONE GAME AT A TIME August 12th, 2024 was a historic day in the world of arcade gaming. The largest arcade in the world, Galloping Ghost Arcade, unveiled its 1,000th arcade game on the floor. This number has been talked about for...

Your Own Arcade! by Ryan Burger

by Ryan Burger | Sep 17, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Columns

Old School Gamer surveyed its friend running nationally and regionally known retro arcades and found out that there are some games you have to have to consider ourself a retro arcade. We started by listing the most popular games on the KLOV.Com site (Museum of the...

Wonder Boy in Monster Land- An RPG for Arcade?

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Aug 6, 2024 | 1980s, Arcade, The Story Of...

Originally released in the arcade in Japan in 1987, Ryuichi Nishizawa’s Wonder Boy in Monster Land is one of the most influential early Sega games not named Sonic the Hedgehog, Kid Chameleon or Alex Kidd. An ambitious arcade action/RPG, its Sega Master System port...

Stern Unveils 70th Anniversary Godzilla Table at Comic-Con

by William Schwartz | Jul 27, 2024 | 2020s, Arcade, Pinball, Stern

This year marks the seventieth anniversary of Godzilla, King of the Monsters. While Godzilla has never really gone out of style, there’s no denying the character has seen a big resurgence in recent years, with appearances in new media properties in the United...