by Old School Gamer | Oct 19, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, Columns
In Parts 1 and 2, I talked about the development of WTARG, the software I developed at Williams/Bally/ Midway to allow artists to incorporate digitized video of live actors in our games. My exploration into digitizing began in 1986, and the first version of WTARG came...
by Old School Gamer | Oct 17, 2019 | 1990s, Reviews
In this issue of Old School Gamer, we are profiling two stores that we love for different reasons. The first, which you will read about elsewhere in this issue, is a smaller sole proprietorship. Jason took his passion and built a store that caters to like-minded...
by Old School Gamer | Oct 15, 2019 | 2010s, Events, Magazine Preview, Reviews
Austin, Phoenix, St. Louis, Long Island, Ames, Pittsburgh, Chicago & Cleveland VIDEO GAME SUMMIT CHICAGO, IL BY RYAN BURGER Some events we go for the crowds, some for the spread of games, and some events we go to meet new people. Friends of Old School Gamer have...
by Old School Gamer | Oct 14, 2019 | 2010s, Arcade, Press Release
Killer Queen Black, the strategic eight-player action platformer from Liquid Bit and BumbleBear Games, triumphantly soars out of arcades and onto Nintendo Switch and PC via Discord and Steam today. The ultimate arcade eSport with millions of play sessions is finally...
by Old School Gamer | Oct 13, 2019 | 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming
Would you want to compete with other online players from different parts of the world in a variety of online only games? A massively multiplayer online game also known as (MMOG/MMO) refers to those video games that allow a large group of players to participate...