Entering the Digitized Era – Part 1 – By Warren Davis

by Old School Gamer | Apr 15, 2019 | Columns, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

In the beginning, there was the dot. The white dot. Alone in a void of blackness. This was the world of Pong, Computer Space, Breakout and many more. Crude graphics and no color. These were the earliest arcade video games – many implemented solely through hardwired...

Mortal Kombat: Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme

by Shaun Jex | Apr 11, 2019 | 1990s, The Story Of...

You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That’s the signpost up ahead – your next stop, the Twilight Zone! Picture if you...

A Killer App: Star Raiders – By Bill Lange

by BillLange | Apr 10, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

Star Raiders, the iconic computer adventure game, was created for the Atari 400/800 home computer line, in fact, it was created at the same time as the development of the computers. It was programmed by Atari hardware designer Doug Neubauer. Neubauer was also on the...

The Origins of the Name “Pac-Man” Indecent to Iconic – By Ethan Johnson

by Old School Gamer | Apr 8, 2019 | 1980s, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

All old-school gamers should be familiar with localization by now. Whether that is the censorship of Nazi symbols in Bionic Commando or the hilarious cutscenes of Zero Wing, things can change for better or worse when crossing the Pacific. It is fair to say though that...

ToeJam and Earl

by Shaun Jex | Apr 7, 2019 | 1990s, Reviews, The Story Of...

Last month, the world was gifted with ToeJam and Earl: Back In the Groove. The game was funded by a $500,000 Kickstarter campaign with help from Adult Swim, and comes out roughly 28 years after the first game in the franchise was released. To celebrate the release of...

Horowitz’s History – 32X – Star Wars Arcade – By Ken Horowitz

by Ken Horowitz | Apr 4, 2019 | 1990s, Columns, The Story Of...

One of the marquee titles for the launch of the 32X was Star Wars Arcade, a conversion of the Sega coin- op game. Based on the climactic Death Star battle of Episode IV, it set players in the role of Luke Skywalker as he made his classic run to destroy the massive...