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The Temple of Apshai

by Shaun Jex | Aug 4, 2018 | 1970s

It began with Dungeons & Dragons. In the late 1970s, Jim Connelly acquired a Commodore PET to assist in his work as a Dungeon Master. He led a regular game in California. One of his players was a man named Jon Freeman, the author of books like The Complete Book...

Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin: Dungeons & Dragons – By Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | Jul 16, 2018 | 1970s, Columns, Magazine

W elcome once again to Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin, where I point out inexpensive games worth playing. Great RPGs for retro consoles tend to be pretty pricey, so I have a different and historical angle for this issue’s role-playing theme. We’re traveling back in...

Pirate Adventure and the Story of Adventure International

by Shaun Jex | Jul 14, 2018 | 1970s, The Story Of...

Robert Louis Stevenson published his classic novel Treasure Island in 1882, telling the story of Jim Hawkins, the pirate Long John Silver and their quest for buried gold. Almost 100 years later, the book would serve as the inspiration for the classic adventure game...

Old School Gamer is available digitally and shipping Friday!

by Old School Gamer | Jul 10, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Home

OSG #5 is available digitally now for all subscribers and will be in the mailboxes of print subscribers early next week… This “action-packed” issue puts the emphasis sports games in the realm of retro gaming. We start out with NBA Jam and Mutant...

Evolution of Role-Playing Games in Japan – By Antoine Clerc-Renaud

by Antoine Clerc-Renaud | Jul 9, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, Home, Magazine

Dragon Quest may be the first Japanese Role Playing Game using mechanics still used today, but it’s certainly not the first role playing game from the land of the rising sun. It was a trailblazer that inspired and led a charge by the Japanese but there were some...

Mappy Is Coming to the Atari 2600 and It’s Going to Be Amazing

by Ric Pryor | Jun 24, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, Home

The image above is from an Atari 2600 game. Before you continue reading, pause for a bit and let that really sink in. As soon as you’re suitably dumbfounded, you may continue. I have something of a love/hate relationship with homebrew arcade ports for the Atari...

The Temple of Apshai

Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin: Dungeons & Dragons – By Brett Weiss

Pirate Adventure and the Story of Adventure International

Old School Gamer is available digitally and shipping Friday!

Evolution of Role-Playing Games in Japan – By Antoine Clerc-Renaud

Mappy Is Coming to the Atari 2600 and It’s Going to Be Amazing

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