45 Years of Arcade Gaming: The 1970s

by Old School Gamer | Jan 19, 2018 | 1970s, Arcade, Columns, Magazine Preview

By Adam Pratt This is an update & re-write of an original article that was published on ArcadeHeroes.com on June 27th, 2012 entitled ‘40 Years Of Arcade Games’. You can still read that post here: http://arcadeheroes.com/2012/06/27/40-years-of-arcade-games/ Video...

Preserving the Past: Patrick Scott Patterson

by Old School Gamer | Jan 16, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview

Texas native Patrick Scott Patterson is a video game advocate, historian, and preservationist. He works tirelessly to ensure the legacy of the industry and culture so they are not lost to time. Patrick took time out of his busy schedule recently to answer a few of my...

PAC-MAN™, Galaga™, and Dig Dug™ Headline New Wave of Table-Top Mini Arcades and Portable Handhelds

by Old School Gamer | Jan 12, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld

TORRANCE, CA – Jan. 9, 2018 – Retro gaming brand, My Arcade has acquired license from legendary video game developer, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment, to release a new range of collectible table-top arcade machines and portable handhelds. A preview of the...

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,...