Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside Slayin’ 2

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jul 13, 2020 | Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Interviews, The Story Of...

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with the team behind Slayin’ 2 to find out what went into making the indie gem on the Nintendo Switch. Old School Gamer Magazine: How was this game born?  Tom “Reggie” Schreiber (Owner, Pixel Licker LLC): After the first...

Feature Interview: Rob Fulop

by Magazine Writer | Jun 27, 2020 | Other Magazines Preview, The Story Of...

Rob Fulop is a writer and game programmer who was chiefly responsible for some of the Atari 2600’s biggest hits, such as 1982’s enormously successful Demon Attack. He also worked on Night Driver (1978) and Missile Command (1981). Rob Fulop is the...

Escape From the Planet of the Robot Monsters – By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Jun 8, 2020 | 1980s, Arcade, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters boasts what may be the longest coin-op title ever. So big, in fact, that the marquee is larger than the actual gameplay monitor! It is quite a sight to see, and screams of a classic B-movie bijou sci-fi serial showcasing...

RETROSPECTIVE: The Licensed Fighters

by Jason Russell | May 18, 2020 | 1990s, Arcade, Columns, Lists, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

Two Great Trends That Trend Great Together As the popularity of the versus fighting grew in the early to mid 90s, it didn’t take long for developers and publishers to see the appeal in coupling the genre with licensed properties to capitalize on two trends...

Interview with Brandon Cobb: Part 2

by Magazine Writer | May 17, 2020 | Other Magazines Preview, The Story Of...

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Brandon Cobb, President of Super Fighter Team. We discussed his new RPG for the Sega Genesis; Beggar Prince. Below is part two of our interview. Some people may ask, “Why develop games for orphaned systems like the...

Nolan Bushnell: Entrepreneur, Pioneer… Legend

by Magazine Writer | May 1, 2020 | Other Magazines Preview, The Story Of...

Those of us who have tried, know how extremely hard it can be to start your own business and become successful. However, an aspiring entrepreneur by the name of Nolan Bushnell beat the odds and forever changed the world of gaming. Nolan K. Bushnell, was born February...