The Strong Museum Receives Collection of Prototypes and Projects from Family of Ralph Baer

by Old School Gamer | May 7, 2020 | 2020s, Events, Press Release

ROCHESTER, NY—The late Ralph Baer, known as the father of home video games and the first person to patent the idea of playing a video game on a television, spent more than four decades creating, inventing, and changing the landscape of play. The Strong museum, home to...

NSERT COIN: The advance screening at the Museum of Play in Rochester, NY – by Warren Davis

by Old School Gamer | Apr 21, 2020 | 2020s, Arcade, Columns, Events, Magazine Preview

It was a brisk 30 degrees in Rochester, NY on Friday November 8, 2019. Coming from Los Angeles, the cold was a shock to my system, but well worth it. I made thejourney east to a end a screening of Josh Tsui’s new documentary about Williams/Bally/Midway… Insert...

World Video Game Hall of Fame  Reveals 12 Finalists (Public May Vote in “Player’s Choice” Ballot, Extended to Two Weeks)

by Old School Gamer | Mar 25, 2020 | 2020s, Events, Press Release

ROCHESTER, New York—Which video games will make it into the World Video Game Hall of Fame this May? Can NBA Jam dunk on the competition? Will Guitar Hero play its way into history? Can Frogger cross the road to the finish line? Will Centipede eat up its competitors?...

The Walter Day Report: THE MAKE TRAX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: A Legendary Arcade Game Finally Wins Some Respect: By Walter Day – the Man, the Myth, the Legend!

by Walter Day | Feb 25, 2020 | 1980s, Arcade, Columns, Events

W alter Day always had a dream to organize a Make Trax World Championship. He had been the world record holder of the game during the 1982-1983 period and it was a dream that circled in his mind for nearly 40 years, looking for a place to land. Make Trax is considered...

Coins Detected in Pocket Galaga: Versus Armando Gonzalez, Mike Thompson, and Jordan Dorrington – by Steve DeLuca

by Old School Gamer | Feb 19, 2020 | 1980s, Arcade, Columns, Events

Welcome to another installment of a column dedicated exclusively to Old School Gamers and Old School Games from the Golden Age of gaming. These gamers, back in the day, had to physically use a coin or token to start a video game. The earning of these coins was mostly...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Robin Mihara

by Todd Friedman | Feb 8, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns, Events

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Robin Mihara, who currently is displayed on card number 286, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection.  Robin is one of the top Tetris players in the world.  His preference is the NES version and has been playing since its...