by Old School Gamer | Jan 19, 2021 | Gaming
As updated versions of previous-generation classics like Skyrim and The Last of Us, plus Mega Drive/Genesis era Sega games getting repeated releases make plain – a great game can stand the test of time whether it be years or decades. Here are some of the...
by Old School Gamer | Jan 19, 2021 | Gaming
Tetris is one of the most famous and successful games ever made, and it has broken various records in its rich history of almost forty years. For lovers of retro games, it is probably no surprise that the offering which was first released in 1984 has enjoyed such a...
by Old School Gamer | Jan 15, 2021 | 1980s, 2010s, Columns
Those were the EXACT words I screamed when I laid my eyes on the Nintendo Entertainment System for the very first time. The moment has been vividly burned into my brain. It was January, 1986. I was sleeping over at my friend John Gaines’ house. I assumed we’d...
by Old School Gamer | Jan 13, 2021 | 1980s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns, Magazine Preview
In 1999 and his 2005 Donkey Kong record score. In a video released by Guinness World Records, Editor-in Chief Craig Glenday stated, “reviewing both: existing evidence and newly sourced eyewitness testimony, plus some new expert gameplay analyses and hardware...
by Old School Gamer | Jan 11, 2021 | Console/Handheld
In 1978, the world was gifted with Space Invaders. It’s been called an ‘arcade classic’, the ‘original first-person shooter’ and the little alien symbols are instantly recognizable to this day. But aside from the fact that you have to take control of the little craft...