My 25 “The New Classic Gamer” By Damien Quicksilver

by Magazine Writer | Sep 27, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

It can be difficult to write a magazine article. You have to sit down, focus, etc… It’s not really FUN. Actually, it’s quite easy to put off. I’d rather just play Bomberman on my Sega Saturn. What’s that? Did I just say I was playing on...

The Atari 5200 a closer look by Patrick Wong

by Magazine Writer | Sep 25, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

Atari’s motto was “Power without the Price.” It should have read “Power at a Price.” When Atari took their low-end computer, the Atari 400, gave her a facelift, a model number twice the value of the 2600 and called her their “Super...

Retro Remakes

by Ben Magnet | Sep 23, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

It seems with out fail, whenever Hollywood announces a remake/reboot of a beloved film or film franchise it’s met with so much toxicity that’ll make System of a Down blush.  However the complete polar opposite seems to happen with video games.  The yells...

Final Fight Was One of the Greatest Beat-Em-Ups of All Time By Josh LaFrance

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

In the late 80’s a game which would soon be known as Final Fight was being developed as a sequel to the original Street Fighter. Once a little game called Double Dragon was released and exploded into a huge arcade success, Capcom decided to switch genres and develop...

Five Retro Franchises That Need To Be Revived

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Sep 17, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

With remakes and remasters flooding the marketplace, Old School Gamer shares five franchises that would be a ton of fun with a fresh coat of paint, on a new console. Berzerk: The possibility of Coleco’s upcoming arcade mini-looks cool, as does what appears to be a...

Old School Gamer Issue #12 Now ONLINE! – Coin Up! – By Brian Szarek

by Old School Gamer | Sep 14, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

Welcome, everyone, to another wonderfully-themed issue of Old School Gamer Monthly Magazine. Whether you are enjoying this online or in print, there is some amazing content in this issue, which primarily focuses on the 1970s (with a spattering of 1960s and 1980s), the...