by Magazine Writer | Aug 2, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview
In 1982 arcades were still big business. Over $7 billion was spent by arcade obsessed gamers that year, a quarter at a time. The Vectrex was an example that with a little ingenuity the vector graphics experience of arcade games such as Armor Attack could be brought...
by David Oxford | Aug 1, 2019 | 1980s
With Terminator: Dark Fate poised to arrive in theaters in only a matter of months, reuniting writer James Cameron with Edward Furlong, Linda Hamilton, and of course, Arnold Schwarzenegger, now seems like a good time to look back at the Terminator game that was...
by Old School Gamer | Jul 29, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, The Story Of...
In an effort to highlight our readers, Old School Gaming Magazine has added a new section dedicated to the vintage gaming collectors, whether it be arcade cabinets, game cartridges, consoles, memorabilia, or anything related. We recently had the pleasure of...
by Shaun Jex | Jul 28, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Reviews
Everyone knows that pumpkins are evil. It’s a well established fact. Put a pumpkin in a position of authority and it will definitely, 100% guaranteed, abuse its power. This is such a well known truth, that it’s baffling that the produce of the Salad Kingdom ever...
by BillLange | Jul 26, 2019 | 1980s, Columns, Magazine Preview
An Early App Store Long before the advent of the Google Play Store, the official app store for the Android operating system, or the Apple App Store for the iOS operating system, and even before the idea of Shareware, there was the Atari Program Exchange (APX), an...
by Old School Gamer | Jul 24, 2019 | 1980s, Columns, Magazine Preview, Reviews
“Talent borrows, genius steals.” -Oscar Wilde When Oscar said this in the late 1800’s, his medium was the written word. He said many new things, but his medium was firmly established and didn’t change much during his lifetime. He stood on the shoulders (and picked the...