Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Centipede?

by Derek Slaton | Mar 6, 2021 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1982 Publisher: Atari Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model #: CX2676 Rarity: 2 Programmer: N/A This is a surprisingly solid port of the arcade classic. You take control of a magic wand wielding elf who must...

ISSUE 20 – iiRcade News Flash

by Old School Gamer | Feb 28, 2021 | 1980s, 2020s, Arcade, Columns, Magazine Preview

Sometimes great news about an industry member comes in after the magazine has already been laid out and needs to get into the magazine’s next issue. iiRcade, a great supporter of Old School Gamer Magazine, had some releases that were announced in November and...

An Interview with Joel Billings – Founder of SSI

by Old School Gamer | Feb 26, 2021 | 1980s, 2010s, Columns, Magazine Preview

OSG: Hi Joel. You’ve been very generous with your time over the years, sharing the history of SSI, including an Antic magazine interview (Antic Vol. 4, No. 3 July 1985), a Matt Chat YouTube channel interview (#181, #183, #184, and #188 from 2013), and a Video Game...

Strategic Simulations from Board to Console – by Bill Lange

by BillLange | Feb 24, 2021 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

Fight it out with your trusty six-shooter in the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Lead the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte’s grand armies across the European landscape. Hold the line against Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg. Sink the mighty Bismarck. Command the...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Warren Davis

by Todd Friedman | Feb 20, 2021 | 1980s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Warren Davis, who is displayed on card number 239, from the Superstars of 2012.  The designer and programmer of Q*Bert, Warren has been around the gaming industry for decades.  He has worked at such companies and Gottlieb,...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Enduro?

by Derek Slaton | Feb 20, 2021 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1983 Publisher: Activision Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Racing Alternate Title: N/A Model #: AX-026 Rarity: 2 Programmer: Larry Miller Get behind the wheel of a souped up race car and compete in an all day race against several hundred other...