Horowitz’s History Feature: Preserving History – By Ken Horowitz

by Ken Horowitz | Jan 24, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, Arcade, Columns

A few years ago, I accompanied my oldest daughter on a field trip. I live in the Caribbean, and it’s almost always warm and sunny here, so I decided that day to wear a Minecraft t-shirt. During the bus ride, I chatted with some of her classmates, who asked me about...

Remembering the Nintendo Ultra 64 Dream Team: Williams/Midway

by David Oxford | Jan 24, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Arcade

I couldn’t have planned this any better if I’d tried. We’re just days removed from the big Mortal Kombat 11 reveal event, and we’ve now come to the companies who helped to make the original games a household name. When Nintendo initially...

Bammsters Podcast – Rated-R #147 – Total Flashback!

by Old School Gamer | Jan 23, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Arcade

Drac & G are joined this week by Ryan Burger of Old School Gamer, to talk about the Retro Gaming scene, and get utterly nostalgic in the good way!   Hear them talk about classic gaming from the 1970s and forward and also bacon in the latest podcast.  ...

Pratt at the Arcade: Rebooted: Making Old New Again – By Adam Pratt

by Old School Gamer | Jan 23, 2019 | 1970s, 2000s, Columns

In the articles I have crafted for OSG Magazine to this point, the focus has been heavy on history, covering decades worth of video arcade games. This month we’re going to take a different approach, focusing on titles that you are likely familiar with from “back in...

Game and Market Watch – By Dan Loosen

by Dan Loosen | Jan 21, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Columns

Most people’s game collections don’t consist simply of games. You may have read that sentence and thought that is obvious, those col- lections include things like consoles and controllers too, but that’s also not what I was to. Instead, I’m referring to the trinkets,...

Bit Quest II for the Atari 2600

by Ric Pryor | Jan 18, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 2010s, Console/Handheld

After the conclusion of the first Bit Quest game, the evil Baron von Darkbit turned his back on forty years of video game tradition and, instead of recapturing the Princess for the sequel, captured the Hero. In Bit Quest II it’s up to the Princess to defeat the...