by Derek Slaton | Oct 2, 2021 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns
Release Date: 1982 Publisher: Data Age Controller: Joystick Players: 1 – 2 Genre: Action – Platformer Alternate Title: N/A Model #: DA1004 Rarity: 3 Programmer: N/A This is one of the most unforgiving titles on the system. If you don’t begin...
by Todd Friedman | Oct 1, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, Events, iiRcade, Magazine Preview
On October 29th and 30th,2021, Old School Gamer Magazine and iiRcade will be guests at the 2021 Pinball/Gaming Expo. Come out to see members of the writing staff and creator Ryan Burger as well as the new iiRcade machine that has been out this past year. Founded in...
by Todd Friedman | Sep 23, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, iiRcade, Reviews
Are you an arcade owner? Do you find yourself playing your new arcade game every day the first few weeks you get it and then it pretty much just sits there? Unless you have a huge space to store different games, it is unlikely you can store or collect hundreds of...
by Derek Slaton | Sep 16, 2021 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns
Release Date: 1982 Publisher: CBS Electronics Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model #: 80010 Rarity: 3 Programmer: Alex Leavens This port of the arcade classic comes up just a bit short. You are a Space Cadet that has received...
by Todd Friedman | Sep 15, 2021 | 1980s, 2020s, iiRcade, Reviews
Do you like the arcade games Berzerk and Frenzy? Well if you do, then Ultra Mission is a perfect selection for the iiRcade. The concept is almost the same as you move around a maze to get to the exit, enemies are in your path and you must take them out to gain points...
by Old School Gamer | Sep 12, 2021 | 1980s, Arcade, Magazine Preview
You know, if we asked you to name a hugely popular arcade game that had never been ported to a home system you would probably struggle to do so, yet in the form of Technos’ WWF WrestleFest we have just that! Before we go on to talk about that game in detail, we ...