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Downright Bizarre: PaRappa the Rapper – Kick, Punch, It’s All in the Mind!
Parappa Rappa is a young scrappy pup that has a serious case of “puppy love” for Ms. Sunny Funny, an anthropomorphic flower. Accompanied by his peers PJ Berry, a/k/a “PJ the DJ” and disco diva Katy Kat, Parappa desperately competes with his arch-nemesis Joe Chin, an...
Orange is the New Grey: The Evolution of the NES Zapper
The Zapper light gun is an icon of classic gaming for the Nintendo Entertainment System, appearing across multiple forms of media, including as the trusty sidearm for the eponymous protagonist of the 1989 DiC Entertainment animated series Captain N: The Game Master....
The show that kicked our retro in the rear has moved!
Fellow Gamers, I'm extremely excited to be writing to you to inform you that we just released the Midwest Gaming Classic web site for 2018, and we have BIG news! The Midwest Gaming Classic will be moving from our long-time home of the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield...
There are Many Retro Game Rooms, but this is Mine
Since I’ve only been collecting retro games since 2011, my collection is far from complete and comprehensive. However, I have amassed approximately 550 titles over my gaming infused life so it’s not small by any means – kind of a weird in-between, if anything. Its...
Downright Bizarre: Conker’s Bad Fur Day – Not Your Everyday Family Game.
Conker was originally conceived to be sweet, charming, and family-friendly. However, after an early build received criticism for being “too cute,” the developer retooled the game in defiance for an adult audience. Since the game packaging still paraded rather adorable...
Old School Games/Retro available in a discount bundle through Humble Bundle CHEAP!
This bundle is a triple threat. Capcom and SEGA and ATLUS all bundled into one? Yes, this all-star trio of publishers has assembled an awesome collection of games. Grab DEAD RISING®, Citizens of Earth, Renegade Ops Collection, Sonic Generations Collection, Resident...
New Retro Game Subscription Box Service Set Up Fans of Retrogaming
Retrobitgame.comis a new web based subscriptions box service that delivers original classic games to your door every month. Retrobit Game is a new retro and classic games subscriptions box, set up by a group of retro gamers and collectors. The service offers other...
Inside NHL 94 Documentary ‘Pixelated Heroes’
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with “Pixelated Heroes” director Mikey McBryan to find out everything about the upcoming NHL 94 documentary. Discussing the origin of the film, the research process and the rapidly approaching and massive NHL 94 tournament in Las Vegas,...
SNES and NES Classic Editions are going to be plentiful?
Due to incredible demand for the upcoming Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Super NES Classic Edition system, Nintendo plans to ship the retro-inspired product into 2018. Originally, shipments were announced to cease at the end of this calendar year. In addition,...
Other Magazine Update: Retro Gamer September 2017
Got my digital copy of Retro Gamer from the UK downloaded over the weekend and enjoyed doing my first pass through the magazine. As I believe I mentioned in the August version of this article, I usually do a couple passes through my Retro Gamer magazine as I read it...
The Net Yaroze: Wonders of the Retro Gaming World
Released in 1997, this was a one of a kind PSone development kit targeted at hobbyists and students that we have not seen the likes of since. [wpdevart_youtube width="640" height="385" autoplay="0" theme="light" loop_video="0" enable_fullscreen="1" show_related="1"...
Twitter genius to release The 100 Best Video Games (that never existed) via Rebellion Publishing imprint September 7, 2017
Solaris is delighted to announce it will publish The 100 Best Video Games (that never existed), an outrageous – and, frankly, hilarious – new title from the redoubtable Nate ‘Frog Croakley’ Crowley, this September. Solaris signed the book following the ever-surprising...
The Story Of The Famicom Modem - Nintendo's Famicom Network System
SUPERBRIEF: Colossal Cave Adventure
Although many early computer games had their start in stuffy and sterile MIT research labs, the people that created them often set out to recreate places that provided that same sense of belonging. One of the first computer games, Colossal Cave Adventure (or Adventure) was born of this sense.
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Walter Day
The first Trading Card Spotlight we will feature is the creator of the cards himself, Walter Day, who is displayed on card number 95, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Walter is also featured on cards 108, 523, 539, 591, 775, 1000, 1021, 1859, 2133, 2149,...
Orange is the New Grey: The Evolution of the NES Zapper
The Zapper light gun is an icon of classic gaming for the Nintendo Entertainment System, appearing across multiple forms of media, including as the trusty sidearm for the eponymous protagonist of the 1989 DiC Entertainment animated series Captain N: The Game Master....
NES’s Golf Found as Easter Egg on Switch Consoles
Satoru Iwata, who was the 4th President and CEO of Nintendo, was a programmer and game designer decades before he was a businessman. Long before his tragic death in 2015, he successfully wrote and initiated his own data compression tool to fit the NES’s Golf (which...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘A Robot Named Fight’
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Matt Bitner – Lead Developer of A Robot Named Fight, now available on Steam. A combination of classic retro adventures the likes of Metroid, Mega Man, Castlevania, Contra and Diablo, it’s a wild retro meets modern experience...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin: Drink Up Y’all
Every so often, you run into a game that you look at and think to yourself, who the heck came up with this? I thought the standards of a video game are to drive a car, rescue a princess, shoot an alien or even jump into your lily pad. So how is a game like Tapper...
The show that kicked our retro in the rear has moved!
Fellow Gamers, I'm extremely excited to be writing to you to inform you that we just released the Midwest Gaming Classic web site for 2018, and we have BIG news! The Midwest Gaming Classic will be moving from our long-time home of the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield...
Atari and Fig
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (SEPTEMBER 18, 2017) - Atari®, one of the world’s most recognized publishers and developers of interactive entertainment via its subsidiary, Vagabond Production Corp., and Fig, the community publisher behind such games as Phoenix Point, Pillars of...
New NES and Genesis Games? Mega Cat Studios Has You Covered
With the resurgence of retro games, thanks to the NES Classic, more gamers than ever have gone back to their pixel roots. But what if you're looking for new games for your favorite retro consoles? While there are a plethora of homebrew developers out there,...
SUPERBRIEF: Zork
Opening one of the most legendary of computer games, this seemingly dull pair of statements embodies much of what makes Infocom's Zork so wonderful. Among the many text adventures that were published at the time, the brainchild of Tim Anderson, Marc Blank, Bruce...
There are Many Retro Game Rooms, but this is Mine
Since I’ve only been collecting retro games since 2011, my collection is far from complete and comprehensive. However, I have amassed approximately 550 titles over my gaming infused life so it’s not small by any means – kind of a weird in-between, if anything. Its...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin: Get a New Idea Capcom
Wow, there are a lot of different video games out there in the world. From fighting to mazes, driving and shooting, there has been a great amount of games to choose from. In addition to that, you are also choosing which "company" to support. Sega, Namco, Midway and...
New Retro Game Subscription Box Service Set Up Fans of Retrogaming
Retrobitgame.comis a new web based subscriptions box service that delivers original classic games to your door every month. Retrobit Game is a new retro and classic games subscriptions box, set up by a group of retro gamers and collectors. The service offers other...
SNES and NES Classic Editions are going to be plentiful?
Due to incredible demand for the upcoming Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Super NES Classic Edition system, Nintendo plans to ship the retro-inspired product into 2018. Originally, shipments were announced to cease at the end of this calendar year. In addition,...
