SUPERBRIEF: Colossal Cave Adventure

by Kristopher Purzycki | Sep 22, 2017 | 1970s, Home

Players all have their handful of familiar games they can turn to when we want to tune out the world beyond the screen. These games have likely been conquered – maybe several times over. We know the routes and what to expect around every corner. They are places...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Walter Day

by Todd Friedman | Sep 21, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, Columns

The first Trading Card Spotlight we will feature is the creator of the cards himself, Walter Day, who is displayed on card number 95, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection.   Walter is also featured on cards 108, 523, 539, 591, 775, 1000, 1021, 1859, 2133, 2149,...

The show that kicked our retro in the rear has moved!

by Old School Gamer | Sep 19, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, Home

Fellow Gamers, I’m extremely excited to be writing to you to inform you that we just released the Midwest Gaming Classic web site for 2018, and we have BIG news! The Midwest Gaming Classic will be moving from our long-time home of the Sheraton Milwaukee...

Atari and Fig

by Old School Gamer | Sep 19, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, Home

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (SEPTEMBER 18, 2017) – Atari®, one of the world’s most recognized publishers and developers of interactive entertainment via its subsidiary, Vagabond Production Corp., and Fig, the community publisher behind such games as Phoenix Point, Pillars...

SUPERBRIEF: Zork

by Kristopher Purzycki | Sep 15, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, Home

Opening one of the most legendary of computer games, this seemingly dull pair of statements embodies much of what makes Infocom’s Zork so wonderful. Among the many text adventures that were published at the time, the brainchild of Tim Anderson, Marc Blank, Bruce...

Other Magazine Update: Retro Gamer September 2017

by Old School Gamer | Sep 12, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Home

Got my digital copy of Retro Gamer from the UK downloaded over the weekend and enjoyed doing my first pass through the magazine.  As I believe I mentioned in the August version of this article, I usually do a couple passes through my Retro Gamer magazine as I read it...