Five Football Games That Forced Madden to Evolve

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Feb 12, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

The Madden NFL series is considered the hallmark of all pigskin titles, but its influences and competition have shaped it in more ways than you expect or know. Here are five games that have either helped make Madden what it is- or have forced it to evolve. Tecmo Bowl:...

Demon Attack: The Next Wave & Atlantis: A City Rebuilt

by Old School Gamer | Feb 10, 2023 | 1980s, 2020s, Console/Handheld

Demon Attack: The Next Wave and Atlantis: A City Rebuilt are the first entry in what we call the Classics Reimagined for the ColecoVision, Coleco Adam and CollectorVision systems. CLICK HERE FOR KICKSTARTER Two reimaginings of classic games on one cartridge for the...

Evercade Announces Two New Collections for 2023 with THEC64 and Toaplan

by Old School Gamer | Feb 9, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Gaming

Twenty one more games from gaming industry legends THEC64 and Toapaln are coming to Evercade Cartridges this April, joining the existing 35+ Evercade Phsyical Release Library. YouTube Channel Releasing in April 2023, Evecade fans can revisit more classic games close...

Midway to Williams to Raw Thrills – by Ryan Burger

by Old School Gamer | Feb 8, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, 2020s, Gaming

The progression from Williams Pinball of the 1940s through the Williams Electronics days of video games into its spinoff of Midway Electronics and finally to its spiritual successor Raw Thrills, has been a fantastic amount of big games coming from Chicago, Illinois....

The Flip Side by Roger C. Sharpe

by Old School Gamer | Feb 3, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, Columns, Console/Handheld

It was May 30, 1871, when Montague Redgrave of Cincinnati, Ohio was issued patent US115357A for his “Improvements in Bagatelles”. His invention was a smaller table top version of what had been a very popular French parlor game in the 1700s. In addition, Redgrave made...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Wayne Coombs

by Todd Friedman | Feb 3, 2023 | 1980s, Interviews

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Wayne Coombs who currently is displayed on card number 2055, from the Superstars of 2015 Collection. Wayne was one of the first referees for Twin Galaxies back in the early 1980’s. Wayne was instrumental in helping Walter with...