It’s Election Day!

by Old School Gamer | Nov 5, 2024 | 2020s, Opinions

Love at First Fight – by Brian Lesyk

by Brian Lesyk | Oct 11, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, Opinions

Back in the 80’s and 90’s, it wasn’t uncommon for nearly every grocery store in North America to have an arcade machine or two in its foyer. With just a handful of quarters, it served as an ideal place where preoccupied parents could temporarily stow their kids while...

The Most Underrated Sports Games Ever

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Oct 9, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Opinions

Sports games used to be a dime a dozen in the ‘90s. Today, gamers are lucky to have any choice for any sports games as EA, Sony  and 2K essentially own the genre. Old School Gamer Magazine takes a look back on some amazing titles that you may have missed. ABC Monday...

Arcade Memories – by Old School Gamer Staff

by Old School Gamer | Sep 15, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Opinions

My memories of arcade machines start a little past my home video game history. My memory takes me back to Showbiz Pizza in West Des Moines, Iowa in 1983 for my 11th birthday. It was a small birthday party since we had just moved there that week from Ohio and I didn’t...

Atari 2600 Thunderground from SEGA | It’s All About Design!

by GenX Grownup | Sep 10, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, GenX Grownup, Opinions

Thunderground is an Atari 2600 video game developed by Sega Electronics and released by Sega in 1983. It appears to have been inspired mainly by one section of arcade game Borderline (1981), which sees a player drive a tank underground firing at other tanks while...

Five Modern Games/IP That Would Be Well-Served With Retro-Reboots

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Sep 6, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Columns, Lists, Opinions

So many franchises today focus on delivering high-end visual experiences to tell their stories. They often forget that people played their games when visuals weren’t at a premium, because they were easy to play and had a level of fun needed to inspire long gameplay...