by Old School Gamer | Apr 15, 2019 | Columns, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...
In the beginning, there was the dot. The white dot. Alone in a void of blackness. This was the world of Pong, Computer Space, Breakout and many more. Crude graphics and no color. These were the earliest arcade video games – many implemented solely through hardwired...
by Old School Gamer | Apr 14, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Columns
Instead of trying to cram everything about a genre into one article, this time I am going to focus on a particular series within the realm of the shoot ‘em up. It is one that started off in arcades and was done in such a way that the home ports never could capture the...
by Old School Gamer | Apr 13, 2019 | 2010s, Magazine Preview, Reviews
New Atari-related releases are coming fast and furious, from many different directions recently. AtariAge. com has been publishing tons of new games, many of which were first released at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo and to the public quickly afterwards....
by Old School Gamer | Apr 12, 2019 | 2010s, Events, Magazine Preview, Reviews
RETRO GAME CON SYRACUSE, NY – BY CONOR O’BRIEN The sixth Retro Game Con was held November 3-4 at the Oncenter in Syracuse, NY. Despite grey skies and cold rain, hundreds of attendees showed up at the venue. Some attendees came in costume and many were gamer...
by Old School Gamer | Apr 8, 2019 | 1980s, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...
All old-school gamers should be familiar with localization by now. Whether that is the censorship of Nazi symbols in Bionic Commando or the hilarious cutscenes of Zero Wing, things can change for better or worse when crossing the Pacific. It is fair to say though that...