Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Paul Streifel

by Todd Friedman | Nov 9, 2021 | 2010s, 2020s, Columns, Interviews

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Paul Streifel, who currently is displayed on card number 3982, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection.  In October 2020, Paul saw some chatter online on a Facebook arcade game leaderboard about how nobody was playing Snap Jack...

An Interview with Zach Sharpe – by Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Nov 5, 2021 | 1990s, Interviews, Magazine Preview, Pinball

Zach is the son of industry legend Roger Sharpe, aka “the man who saved pinball.” While his pedigree may have initially defined him, Zach has made a name for himself by becoming the “World’s Greatest Pinball Player”, finishing number one on the World Pinball Player...

An Interview with Tommy Tallarico by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Oct 29, 2021 | 1990s, 2020s, Columns, Interviews, Magazine Preview

There are few industry leaders that immediately come to mind when you talk about the gaming industry and the console wars in the 1990s. One of those leaders is Tommy Tallarico. Tommy has been involved in almost every aspect of the gaming industry: development,...

An Interview with Jaden Berk – by Michael Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Oct 25, 2021 | 1990s, 2020s, Interviews, Magazine Preview, Pinball

Yeah, it’s a hot and humid afternoon in Austin, Texas, and at the Palmer Events Center, Jaden Berk is surrounded. Jaden jukes and jives from place to place to face those surrounding him head-on with enthusiastic energy. If you were thinking zombies straight out...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Megan Fox Talks SkateBIRD And More

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Sep 8, 2021 | 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Interviews

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Megan Fox, Lead Developer, Glass Bottom Games, who discusses the fun behind the developer’s newest game, SkateBIRD. About SkateBIRD: Shred bird-sized skateparks with an intuitive and accessible control scheme that makes linking...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘Good Knight’

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Sep 1, 2021 | 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Interviews

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with “Good Knight” developer Shuoyang Yu, who lets us know what makes this beautiful game a special one. Old School Gamer Magazine: How was this game born? Shuoyang Yu: Well the game was born out of ” we can do it, we should do it...