Gene Medic – A Homebrew Edutainment Game for the Atari 2600

by Ric Pryor | Jan 1, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, 2010s, Console/Handheld

I’ve always liked being edutained. As a kid I’d keep an eye out for interesting episodes of Nova to watch instead of whatever the family TV would normally be tuned to that night. I even played the educational video games my parents bought for me. Some of...

The Many Identical Faces of Fast Eddie

by Ric Pryor | Dec 30, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld

No ones blames you for not giving Fast Eddie much of a chance. After all, it looks like what you’d get if you asked a four year old to make a Donkey Kong game. Its combination of crude graphics, garish colors and grating sound effects assaults your senses from...

Billy & Walter Go To The Library of Congress By Walter Day

by Old School Gamer | Dec 28, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

I once calculated that I had spent more than 1,000 hours writing the 1st edition of the Twin Galaxies’ Official Video Game & Pinball Book of World Records. I started on Thanksgiving Day 1996 and worked diligently until the 984- page volume was finished in October,...

Keep Calm and Insert Coin: Old As Pong

by Brad Feingold | Dec 26, 2017 | 1970s, Arcade

So I will admit, there have been a small handful of women I have dated.  And sometimes I like to see if they share the same interests as me.  Be it video games, movies, Legos, etc. I mean, my current wife and my kids love Legos.  That really makes me kick myself when...

Recognition from Free Play Florida

by Old School Gamer | Dec 26, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Events

Just received a nice picture from our friends at Free Play Florida, recognizing us for best Retro Gaming Magazine.    We look forward to seeing you all in Orlando again next year in November!

Galloping Ghost Arcade in Chicago and Phoenix IV

by Old School Gamer | Dec 25, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview

For this inaugural issue of Old School Gamer, I went to the what must be the largest single collection of arcade machines in the world… Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield (Chicago area), Illinois. Bursting at the seams with over 600 games operating at one time...