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Dan Kitchen: 2600 to Modern and Back – By Old School Gamer
Old School Gamer staff members have had the privilege of meeting many programmers from the heyday of the 1970s and 1980s, notably, David Crane, Garry Kitchen and Dan Kitchen, all of whom were influential during the Atari 2600 Generation and also the founding of...
The Wonderful World of Arcade Simulators – By Adam Pratt
The gaming business loves to abbreviate descriptive terminology. VR is one of those that has made headlines over the past few years, although it is hardly the only “Reality” technology that is worth writing about. You have Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MXR)...
Oh My Gosh, They Are So Small! – Tiny Arcades From Superimpulse – By Paige Burger
Recently, there has been an influx of miniaturized versions of arcade classics. For example, I can collect small arcade machines and fit them all in my spare bedroom. For example, I have Frogger, Galaga, Dig Dug, Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaxian and Space Invaders...all...
How Retro Gaming Is Inspiring the Slots Industry
These days, the retro gaming market has permeated mainstream culture in almost every way. If you take a trip out to buy clothes from your favourite store, you’re pretty much guaranteed to see a Super Mario or Street Fighter t-shirt, a Sonic the Hedgehog bag or a pair...
Excitebike for the NES
Growing up, I had a few friends who had dirt bikes. I did not. I was always a little jealous. The closest I could come to my own personal motocross was taking my bicycle to construction sites and riding it on dirt piles. Well, that and playing Excitebike. Based on my...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Sean Tagg
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Sean “Taggsta” Tagg, who currently is displayed on card number 2030, from the Superstars of 2015 Collection. Sean has hands on been a big part of the Walter Day Collection trading card history. Along with his own card...
Antstream – An On-Demand Retro Streaming Service
Piracy is bad. We all know that, but it can’t be denied that there is a legal grey area when it comes to downloading certain game ROM’s – especially of games you already physically own or those that are considered ‘abandonware’. Other forms of media have had their...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Loren Lemcke Talks ‘Terror of Hemasaurus’
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with game developer Loren Lemcke, who discusses the inspirations behind his new game “Terror of Hemasaurus” and how his latest smash hit on the Nintendo Switch, Super Blood Hockey, helped him along the way. Old School Gamer Magazine:...
Nintendo’s R.O.B.: Your Video Game Playing Robot Buddy
What do you do when your industry collapses and you are looking for an innovative way to stay viable? If you are Nintendo, you create a video game playing robot and hope for the best. In 1983, the bottom fell out of the video game industry. After reaching revenues...
Nintendo Switch Online’s SP NES Games Miss the Mark in Fine-Tuning the Classics
“Not That Special,” or “Putting the ‘X’ in ‘Extra’.”
Original Earthworm Jim™ Team Reunites 25 Years After Initial Release to Create a New Earthworm Jim Game Exclusively for the Upcoming Intellivision® Amico™ Game Console
Live Simulcast Chat During First Game Design Meeting Saturday, May 4 at Noon PT on Facebook Live, Twitch TV and YouTube Live IRVINE, CA, May 1, 2019 – In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Earthworm Jim, Intellivision Entertainment is proud to announce it has...
Five Reasons Why You’ll Love Super Blood Hockey
The Nintendo Switch is starved for Sports titles and especially hockey games- and Loren Lemcke’s Super Blood Hockey provides a wonderfully fun, retro experience with a ton of depth that old school fans of games the likes of NBA Jam, Blades of Steel and Ice Hockey will...
Venture Kid Initial Thoughts
Following up on their tremendous success with titles the likes of Monster Boy and Blossom Tales, FDG Entertainment’s newest Adventure on the Nintendo Switch, Venture Kid, wastes no time establishing itself as a fun, retro romp worthy of a serious time investment. The...
No More Endgame, There’s a New Game Coming, Sonic!
Now that the smoke, I mean dust has cleared this past weekend with the chaos of the Endgame and also GoT, we have a lot to look forward to this year. With the hype of the Pokemon' movie and the next and hopefully not the last Star Wars movie ever to be made, we...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘Down to Hell’
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Blazej Zbrzezniak, Game Designer at Red Dev Studio, who discusses their new game, “Down to Hell.” Taking a page from retro classics the likes of Castlevania and Berserk, as well as modern-day classics such as Devil May Cry, it’s an...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Stephen Burnett
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Stephen Burnett, who is displayed on card number 2478, from the Superstars of 2016 Collection. Stephen was present during the birth of Twin Galaxies in 1982, and played with the best of the best in the early 1980’s. He had...
The Age of Heroes – Rastan Saga style game makes it to the C64
Psytronik Software, a prolific software publisher/distributor for 8-bit computer systems, has commenced shipping out copies of their Rastan Saga inspired game, The Age of Heroes, for the Commodore 64. The Age of Heroes is a side scrolling hack ‘n’ slash game, where...
The Last Ninja for the Commodore 64
No, not the Last Ninja you're thinking of. You're probably thinking of the Last Ninja created by Mark Cale and released by System 3 in 1987. It's an understandable mistake. That Last Ninja was one of the best selling games for the Commodore 64 and regularly appears on...
Gun Fight: A Two Player Shoot Out
There’s probably no better scene in movie history than Doc Holliday stepping through the trees to confront Johnny Ringo and saying coolly, “I’m your huckleberry.” The quick draw gun fight that follows is brilliant, capped by Doc standing over Ringo’s body and...
New Evercade Info, Atari Partnership Announced
A few weeks ago, we reported on the mysterious Evercade handheld console. Not a whole lot was known then, but in recent days the manufacturer has started releasing new information via email and social media. Straight up, we actually know what the Evercade looks like...
International Video Game Hall of Fame Nomination Forms
Submissions for the International Video Game Hall of Fame Class of 2019 are now open. As the preeminent voice, The International Video Hall of Fame respectfully requests your nominations for our Hall of Fame Induction. IVGHOF Committees will select winners solely on...
Remembering the Nintendo Ultra 64 Dream Team: Mindscape
The end of a dream…
Theme Hospital for PS1 Review
Woahh hey! New Review! Theme Hospital, on the PS1, is a sim that puts you in the position of hospital admin as you build, battle wacky illness and mediate cranky patients and staff. Watch it here: [wpdevart_youtube width="640" height="385" autoplay="0" theme="light"...
J.R.R. Tolkien, Jules Verne, and the World of Myst
My son is gradually working his way toward the end of the book “The Return of the King,” the swan song to J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic Lord of the Rings series. The series is a perfect fit for his personality. He’s obsessed with fantasy and adventure and the creation of new...
