Anarchy & Karate Champ Are This Week’s New Titles

by Antstream Blog | Jul 27, 2024 | 1980s, Antstream, Arcade, Console/Handheld

A puzzle shooter and classic fighting game join the Antstream library this week. Antstream players can this week enjoy the puzzle shooter Anarchy (Amstrad CPC) and the arcade fighting game Karate Champ (Arcade). Also, this week’s challenge takes place in Double Dragon...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Doc Mack

by Todd Friedman | Jul 26, 2024 | 1980s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Doc Mack who currently is displayed on card number 483, from the Superstars of 2013 Collection.  Doc is the owner of an arcade in Brookfield, IL called The Galloping Ghost Arcade.   This is not your ordinary arcade of today;...

Podcast of the Week – Retronauts

by Old School Gamer | Jul 25, 2024 | 1980s, 2020s, Arcade, Podcast of the Week

Let’s hear some Mortal Kombat discussion! The home of Retronauts, the greatest classic gaming podcast of all time! Or at least the oldest. New episodes every Monday (with bonus episodes every other Friday). Hosts Bob Mackey and Jeremy Parish explore the history...

Video Game of the Day – July 4th – Independence Day

by Old School Gamer | Jul 4, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade

Hello and welcome! My name is Katosepe and I’ll be your host for today’s Video Game of the Day! If I had more forethought, I would have recorded today’s episode yesterday so you could all hear it on July 4th but oh well. At least I’m recording this on the 4th so happy...

Video Game of the Day – June 2nd – The Sims

by Video Game of the Day | Jun 2, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade

Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...

Rieko Kodama: The Lady Behind the ‘Genesis’ of the Arcade Port

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | May 12, 2024 | 1980s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Interviews, The Story Of...

Old School Gamer Celebrates Mother’s Day By Honoring the Late-Great First Lady of Gaming, Rieko Kodama. The pack-in title for the Sega Genesis in North America, Altered Beast is one of the most iconic and noticeable titles in the console’s history. Even if you were a...