Pokemon Disasters – by Michael Thomasson
Certainly it is doubtful that Pokémon creator Satoshi Tjiri knew when he started up his hand-written and stapled video game fanzine, Game Freak, that his creation would cause such a fuss! The avid insect collector and video game hobbyist became enthralled with...
The Beercade Project – by Michael Thomasson
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...
Pinball: From Arcade to Home TV
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...
Music is the Weapon – How Aerosmith Rocked the Arcade
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...Plugin by Social Author Bio
