Atari 2600 Returns as New Compact Handheld and Innovative Plug and Play TV Joystick with 50 Classic Atari® Games Built-In

by Old School Gamer | Sep 1, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld

One of the most iconic video games consoles, the Atari 2600 is returning as a handheld console and innovative plug and play TV joystick in time for Christmas 2017. The ‘Atari “Retro” Handheld’ features the immortalised “wood” effect...

Other Magazine Update: Retro Gamer August 2017

by Old School Gamer | Aug 30, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s

As you will find out I’m a big fan of Retro Gamer Magazine (https://www.retrogamer.net) and my quest to create an industry publication like Retro Gamer for the US is how we end up with Old School Gamer Magazine and this website you are reading this on.  I...

Blog For Us – Join The Team!

by Old School Gamer | Aug 22, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

Positions Within Old School Gamer Magazine Growing magazine with growing needs we are (as Yoda would say) – The team is forming, and we have some of our regular columnists for the magazine and the online blog but we are in need of bloggers and other specialty...

Two Polls To See What Decade Is It!

by Old School Gamer | Aug 19, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

We want to know, what decades are you most interested in both in the arcade arena and in home game consoles.  Please spread the word and vote in both. Thank you, Old School Gamer Magazine

Universal Classics Pinball announced

by Old School Gamer | Aug 11, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld

San Francisco, CA – August 8, 2017 – Zen Studios has announced Universal Classics™ Pinball, a new pinball collection inspired by three award-winning Amblin Entertainment motion pictures including E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, and the Back to the Future...

Ataribox: First look at Atari’s new home video game console

by Old School Gamer | Aug 2, 2017 | 1970s, Console/Handheld

Atari CEO Fred Chesnais confirmed  to GamesBeat last month that his fabled video game company is working on a new game console. And today, the company revealed the industrial design of the machine.The New York-based Atari has two different designs for the Ataribox....