Arcades: The Granddaddy of Social Multiplayer Fun – By Adam Pratt
Years before four-player split screen, online play and MMOs, gamers had a place they could visit to experience multiplayer video excitement for 2 players and beyond: the arcade. For this issue, I’m going to highlight various titles that made social gaming a “thing”...
PAC-MAN or PUCKMAN? Old School Games in Other Names
It’s common knowledge that Pac-Man was once known as PUCKMAN. It made sense, of course, as the titular character resembles a hockey puck, but the ‘U’ and ‘K’ had to go as some no-good kids were getting creative with a certain rhyming word. There is also some...
New Books on Old School Gaming Topics – By Ryan Burger
We at Old School Gamer love a good book about video games, just like how we love putting out Old School Gamer for you! In this issue we have two new books to talk about that we have enjoyed over the last couple of months: one while traveling to cons as is the case...
The Video Game Machine – The Game that Makes Games
We are excited to announce that anyone can make, play, and share a video game of their very own with The Video Game Machine™, a brand new sandbox game from Stardock Entertainment! “If you play games, odds are you’ve wanted to try making one too,”...Latest Magazine For Paid Subscribers
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