To Knock Off Or Not To Knock Off

by Magazine Writer | Dec 21, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

Many of us classic gamers became entranced with arcade games back in the early 80’s. Magazine articles, TV news reports, and, of course, actually seeing blockbusters like Space Invaders, Asteroids, and Pac-Man wherever we went got us curious. Video arcades,...

The Game Scholar: Plug and Plays – By By Leonard Herman, the Father of Video Game History

by Leonard Herman | Dec 19, 2019 | 1980s, The Story Of...

Following the success of the NES Classic in 2016. we’ve seen the SNES Classic, the forgettable PlayStation Classic and the well- received Genesis Mini. Although these gaming machines are referred to as dedicated consoles, they are not derived from the early ‘70s...

Beefcake: By Earl Green

by Magazine Writer | Dec 19, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

The Most Unexpected Retro Arcade Package Ever I have to admit, this one just completely floored me. It’s been sitting on my PlayStation game shelf for nearly half a year, and I’ve never even popped it into the machine. (Tough year, eh?) But when I did...

Five What-Ifs That Could Have Changed Your Favorite Retro Games

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Dec 16, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Lists

Old School Gamer shares five awesome What-Ifs that will make you think differently about your favorite retro game experiences. What if Ric Flair Was a Playable Character in WCW/nWo Revenge?: The best-selling wrestling game on the Nintendo 64 (Yes, more than...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Si Janna

by Todd Friedman | Dec 14, 2019 | 1980s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Si Janna who is displayed on card number 354, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection.   A huge fan of Street Fighter 2, Si has played and mastered multiple arcade games in his gaming career.  He has maxed out the scores for...

Interview with Fred Thorlin

by Magazine Writer | Dec 13, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

Fred Thorlin was Director of APX — the Atari Program Exchange — from 1982 through 1984. APX was — and remains — a rare software distribution model in which Atari would encourage end users to create software for their 8-bit computers, then sell...