BoomShakalaka With NBA JAM – Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | May 10, 2023 | Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

NBA Jam is a basketball arcade game developed by Midway in 1993. It is the first entry in the NBA Jam series and has 2-on-2 arcade-style basketball game that with over-the-top gameplay. The exaggerated nature of the gameplay means that players can perform gravity...

THE FANTASTIC PHANTASMAGORIA – by Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Mar 6, 2023 | 2000s, 2020s, Magazine Preview

Before talking about the game, the history of the term phantasmagoria should be discussed. In the 17th century, a German Jesuit scholar by the name of Athanasius Kircher teamed up with Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens to create the magic lantern. The device used...

PC Classic – A DOS Era Plug n Play

by Jason Russell | Nov 7, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld, Indie, Magazine Preview, Opinions, The Story Of...

Psst  – we’ll let you in on a little secret.  Everyone knows you can emulate ROMs on something like a Raspberry Pie or even using your PC but this knowledge hasn’t slowed the demand for retro mini systems down any.  The reason?  Well there are a few that come to...

NES Top Loader – The last of the NES console.

by Todd Friedman | Oct 18, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Magazine Preview, Reviews

It was on my birthday, October 18th, 1985 where console gaming changed forever. The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) hit North America and the consoled world has never looked back.  Millions of NES consoles were purchased, and ten of million number of NES carts...

Retro Games Values are Increasing by the hundreds of dollars – Do you have one?

by Old School Gamer | Sep 3, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

Have you ever wondered how retro games compare to modern games of today? Gaming has come a long way and in light of this, gaming experts at Crucial.com have looked compared data around retro vs modern games to find out, the value of retro consoles over time, the...

Old School Gamer KICKSTARTING NOW! – Join US!

by Old School Gamer | Aug 15, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Magazine Preview

In some form you have enjoyed Old School Gamer Magazine by signing up as recently as this summer or as far back as 4-5 years ago.  In that time we have published 29 issues and are due to send #30 to press within the month.  Over 25,000 retro gamers receive it every...