Colossal Cave Adventure 1976 – By Ken Horowitz

by Ken Horowitz | Oct 1, 2019 | 1970s, Arcade, Magazine Preview

As gamers, we fondly remember certain titles that defined specific periods in our lives. Some of us grew up with one console or computer that became synonymous with our childhood or adolescence. That kind of impact is remarkable and likely beyond the scope of what the...

The Seventies: Space Wars – By Kevin Butler

by Kevin Butler | Sep 26, 2019 | 1970s, Arcade, Magazine Preview

Space Wars was the first vector-driven arcade game. Its success would enable Atari to create their own vector generator creating games such as Asteroids and Battlezone. Space Wars also enabled a fledgling company called Cinematronics (established in 1975) to finally...

A Conversation With Nolan Bushnell Part 1 of 2 – Arcades Through the VCS – By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Sep 24, 2019 | 1970s, Arcade, Magazine Preview

Sometimes that amazing crossing of paths happens and you just get so excited that you have to jump on it. That opportunity came for our publisher, Ryan Burger at CES this past year when he ran into Tyler Bushnell who is working to make his place in the gaming industry...

The Seventies: The Magnavox Odyssey – By Ethan Johnson

by Old School Gamer | Sep 18, 2019 | 1970s, Columns, The Story Of...

The Magnavox Odyssey, the world’s first game console, wasn’t actually successful upon its initial release. While it would reimagine itself with the Odyssey 100 and 200 dedicated consoles as well as the Odyssey 2, the original model only sold 350,000 units over three...

Five Retro Franchises That Need To Be Revived

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Sep 17, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

With remakes and remasters flooding the marketplace, Old School Gamer shares five franchises that would be a ton of fun with a fresh coat of paint, on a new console. Berzerk: The possibility of Coleco’s upcoming arcade mini-looks cool, as does what appears to be a...

Old School Gamer Issue #12 Now ONLINE! – Coin Up! – By Brian Szarek

by Old School Gamer | Sep 14, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

Welcome, everyone, to another wonderfully-themed issue of Old School Gamer Monthly Magazine. Whether you are enjoying this online or in print, there is some amazing content in this issue, which primarily focuses on the 1970s (with a spattering of 1960s and 1980s), the...