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...

Classic Game Fest and the National Video Game Museum Coverage in Old School Gamer

by Old School Gamer | Dec 21, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Events, Magazine Preview

Classic Game Fest – Members of the Old School Gamer crew (even before we were the Old School Gamer Crew) drove 14 hours for the Classic Game Fest in Austin TX. We had previously gone to Midwest Gaming Classic, CES and other events but never another classic...

Snail Against Squirrel for the Atari 2600

by Ric Pryor | Dec 20, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld

Something like 400 games were released for the Atari 2600 in North America during its commercial life. Another 50 or so, at least officially, weren’t. Bizarre games with thought-provoking titles like Hell Driver, Dead Ray, Hole Hunter and Square Game. While...

Old School Gamer Issue #1 with Midwest Gaming Classic and Hyperkin!

by Old School Gamer | Dec 18, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Events, Magazine Preview

Old School Gamer Issue #1 came out in October/November and is available for free digital access by clicking here!  Thanks to our advertisers who help to bring Old School Gamer Magazine to you, including the Midwest Gaming Classic -April 14th and 15th, 2017 –...

Latest Issue of Old School Gamer going online NOW!

by Old School Gamer | Dec 13, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

We are proud to release the 2nd issue of Old School Gamer.  This issue is bonus length of 64 pages to include all the coverage we had to pack in.  Please check it out now by clicking here –...

UFO for the Atari 2600 (Not the Odyssey2)

by Ric Pryor | Dec 12, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 2010s, Console/Handheld

Remember growing up with an Atari 2600 and being jealous of all your Oddyssey2 friends who got to play UFO! while you were stuck playing Asteroids? Wait, I got that backwards. Anyway, John Reder has ported UFO! to the 2600, so now it’s possible for you to relive...