by Michael Thomasson | Feb 19, 2021 | 1980s, 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Columns, Magazine
OLD SCHOOL GAMER MAGAZINE • ISSUE #1934War is as old as time itself. Since the beginning, factions of men have argued and battled over such things as fire, food, love, land, peace, justice, and frankly just about anything else. With the introduc-tion of The Last...
by Michael Thomasson | Jan 19, 2021 | 1970s, 2000s, Columns, Opinions, Pinball
During the early 1930’s, Pinball was a staple in drugstores and taverns. It was a rather simple game of luck based on the French game Bagatelle, using spring launchers to score points. Electrification and active bumpers added more excitement, but the game didn’t...
by Michael Thomasson | Jan 15, 2021 | 1990s, Arcade, Columns, Magazine
Aerosmith’s signature video game almost didn’t include Aerosmith. In 1993, Midway Games was working on a new coin-op to be titled ‘Generation X’, and if one listens carefully to the opening sequence, Revolution X is referred to by its original title. However, that...
by Michael Thomasson | Sep 15, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines
In the year 1983, the Cold War was still in the minds of American citizens and tensions between the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, were elevated. Brewing since 1945, the fear of Communist invasion, espionage and the threat of nuclear...
by Michael Thomasson | Sep 13, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines
If you like tower defense style games, then you can thank Atari Games’ John Salwitz for creating Rampart. While not an actual tower defense game in itself, the 1990 coin-op pioneered the ideas of erecting structures to defend territory while making repairs between...