The Magnavox Odyssey, the world’s first game console, wasn’t actually successful upon its initial release. While it would reimagine itself with the Odyssey 100 and 200 dedicated consoles as well as the Odyssey 2, the original model only sold 350,000 units over three...
Earlier this year, Disney released their CGI remake of The Lion King. This fall, they will re-release their 1994 Sega Genesis adaptation of the film. It will be part of a package which also includes the Aladdin video game (as mentioned in last week’s post). For those...
If I were to stumble across a magic lamp, say in the Cave of Wonders, and if that lamp were to contain a genie who promised to grant me three wishes, at least one of those wishes would be for Disney to re-release their 1993 classic video game Aladdin. On September 1,...
It’s a popular trope to associate alcohol with brilliant writing. Writers like Ernest Hemingway, Dylan Thomas, and F. Scott Fitzgerald are examples of talented authors who seemed to find inspiration at the bottom of a bottle. However, in the interest of equal...
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Teddy Lee (Co-Founder and Lead Designer, Cellar Door Games) to find out why Rogue Legacy was ported to mobile devices and what makes this version a unique one. About Rogue Legacy: Originally released in 2013 to critical...
In 1978, Brian Eno released the album Ambient 1: Music for Airports. It remains a landmark in the world of ambient music, a genre which said was, “as ignorable as it was interesting” and which was intended to “induce calm and a space to think.” The music was quiet,...