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...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Paul Hornitzky

by Todd Friedman | Nov 25, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Paul Hornitzky who is displayed on card number 91, from the Twin Galaxies Superstars Collection of 2011.  Paul grew up in the Golden Age of Video Games.  When Arcades and Pinball were all the rage back in the 1970s and 1980s. ...

Hey Hey Hey… Fat Albert Saves the Day – By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Nov 19, 2018 | 1970s, Magazine Preview

This is Michael Thomasson comin’ at you with a historical pop-culture article, and if you’re not careful, you may learn something before it’s done. So let’s get ready, OK? Hey, hey, hey! Despite your current feelings about Bill Cosby, he was a major influence on many...

Baseball by Micro Electronics

by Ric Pryor | Oct 28, 2018 | 1970s, Console/Handheld

The dark times are here. The World Series is over, and that means five long, cold months without the life-giving light of baseball. Also, the sun. I live in Portland so it’s quite possible I won’t see the sun again until April either. Fortunately, just as...