by Old School Gamer | May 17, 2018 | Magazine Preview, The Story Of...
People often ask me what they have to do to get a job making video games. If you asked me that today, I’d tell you I haven’t the faintest idea because the industry has changed so much from when I started. Ironically, when I was a young programmer just out of college,...
by Old School Gamer | May 14, 2018 | 2020s, Events, Magazine Preview, Reviews
Sunny Southern California is the scene, specifically Pomona, CA, which seems to be the home of so many great things for the retro gaming community: Hyperkin, RetroBit, and the Retro City Festival. This event in mid- January (moving to the first weekend of January in...
by Old School Gamer | May 14, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld
After years of success with the Williams and Bally pinball licenses that were part of the Farsight Pinball Arcade, they are no longer going to have the games available after June 30, 2018. A press release was issued on May 4th on their Facebook page: ...
by Old School Gamer | May 9, 2018 | Console/Handheld
May 8, 2018 – Coleco today announced Coleco Evolved Mini Arcades, recreations of the 1981 classic tabletop arcade machines updated with two new games: Rainbow Brite: Journey to Rainbow Land and Robotech The Macross Saga. The Coleco Evolved Mini Arcades are...
by Old School Gamer | May 9, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld
There are many companies that are coming out with their own version of the reboot of games and game systems. Next on the list is no exception for the 16 bit generation and the Super Nintendo. Introducing the Super Nt. A reimagining of perhaps the greatest...