It was 1994, and I had just started my new position as Managing Editor of Game Players magazine. I’d been a computer gamer for years, but this was my first step into the world of video game consoles. I learned a lot about console games by watching the game reviewers...
Like many others in 1993, I spent a lot of money at the arcade, dropping token after token into NBA Jam. I was ten years old at the time, and our state basketball team, the Chicago Bulls were tearing through the NBA for championship gold for the third year in a row....
In this issue of Old School Gamer, we are profiling two stores that we love for different reasons. The first, which you will read about elsewhere in this issue, is a smaller sole proprietorship. Jason took his passion and built a store that caters to like-minded...
Austin, Phoenix, St. Louis, Long Island, Ames, Pittsburgh, Chicago & Cleveland VIDEO GAME SUMMIT CHICAGO, IL BY RYAN BURGER Some events we go for the crowds, some for the spread of games, and some events we go to meet new people. Friends of Old School Gamer have...
You’re invited to Pac-Man’s 20th birthday party! In celebration of our favorite yellow dot’s birthday, Namco has released Pac-Man World, a 3D version of the classic game. While at first it may appear Namco has released this 3D game in order to keep up with the Joneses...
When I was at the Game On convention in Phoenix, Az, I came across a booth that was actually hidden and almost missed. Austin Stark, owner of Fixture Gaming, was displaying a product that he was ready to launch on Indiegogo, but was still working on the details. But...