A Brief History of Bonk

by David Oxford | Jul 18, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

January 31st, 2001 was a historic date for the video game industry. On that day, SEGA, once a powerhouse console manufacturer who would be the first to truly take the fight to Nintendo on North American soil, announced that they were exiting the hardware industry and...

Four Classic Games You Can Play Online

by Old School Gamer | Jul 17, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld, Gaming

While gaming has come a long way over the last decade and longer, in more ways than one. The technological advances made has seen games improve from a visual standpoint, as well as what they’re capable of delivering in terms of gameplay too. We have seen this...

Bundled Games and Pricing Announced for the TurboGrafx-16 Mini

by Brendan Meharry | Jul 13, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s

Nearly one month ago – just about to the day, actually – we reported on Konami’s E3 announcement of the TurboGrafx-16 Mini. While called that in the US, there’s a slightly convoluted naming scheme depending on your region: in Europe, it will be the PC...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Lonnie McDonald

by Todd Friedman | Jul 13, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Lonnie McDonald who currently is displayed on card number 249, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection.  He is also featured on cards 127 (with Steve Sanders), 589, 905, 1442 and 1465.  Steve is one greatest Joust players.  He...

Archer MacLean’s Super Dropzone for SNES Review

by Brendan Meharry | Jul 9, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s

New Review! Archer Maclean’s Super Dropzone for the SNES was only released in PAL regions so may not be familiar to some of you, but it’s a fun shooter that’s well worth your time if you ever happen across it. [wpdevart_youtube...

5 Reasons Why a Game Boy Classic Would Be Amazing

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jul 8, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s

With all the recent talk over the reported Nintendo Switch Mini and what Old School Console will be exalted via ”classic” console, Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. makes the argument for the Game Boy and why a return to glory would serve the Nintendo brand...