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...

The Curious Case of George Plimpton in the Video Game World

by Shaun Jex | Apr 4, 2019 | 1980s, The Story Of...

We’re still relatively close to April Fool’s Day, so I’m going to take a slight detour from my typical blog posts. Instead of writing about the history or gameplay of an an old school video game, I thought we’d take a look at the curious case of George Plimpton in the...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘Out of the Park Baseball 2020’

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Apr 3, 2019 | 2010s, The Story Of...

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Out of the Park Baseball 2020 lead developer Markus Heinsohn, who lets us know what makes this version of the game a special one. A simulation and stat lover’s dream come true, this year’s OOTP Baseball the best in the series. Old...

Duck Hunt

by Shaun Jex | Mar 31, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...

I am not a hunter. As a general rule, I don’t enjoy guns (with the exception of water guns and Nerf guns). So, it’s a bit odd to think just how MUCH I loved the game Duck Hunt. It could be that it’s one of the first games that I ever played on the Nintendo. Getting an...

Fox’s Game – The Greatest Video Game You’ve Never Played – By Shaun Jex

by Shaun Jex | Mar 30, 2019 | 1990s, Arcade, The Story Of...

Later this year, Disney will open Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, a theme park experience set in the world of Star Wars. Amongst the coming attractions is Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, which puts visitors in the Millennium Falcon. Guests will have specific jobs which...