The Origins of the Name “Pac-Man” Indecent to Iconic – By Ethan Johnson

by Old School Gamer | Apr 8, 2019 | 1980s, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

All old-school gamers should be familiar with localization by now. Whether that is the censorship of Nazi symbols in Bionic Commando or the hilarious cutscenes of Zero Wing, things can change for better or worse when crossing the Pacific. It is fair to say though that...

Just for Qix: Behind Enemy Lines – By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Apr 7, 2019 | 1980s, Arcade, Columns

Near the end of 1980, Atari released the first-person combat simulator Battlezone in arcades. With its twin stick controls, overhead radar, and innovative plastic periscope, it mimicked an early construct of today’s virtual reality set-ups. Since the viewfinder...

RetroPlace.com – A New Community to Collect With – By Brad Feingold

by Brad Feingold | Apr 6, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview, Reviews

The staff of Old School Gamer has possibly found a new home for keeping track of our console game collection online and we recommend you check them out! This dynamic site, Retroplace.com, is built utilizing an amazing database that can do so many things. I can easily...

The Curious Case of George Plimpton in the Video Game World

by Shaun Jex | Apr 4, 2019 | 1980s, The Story Of...

We’re still relatively close to April Fool’s Day, so I’m going to take a slight detour from my typical blog posts. Instead of writing about the history or gameplay of an an old school video game, I thought we’d take a look at the curious case of George Plimpton in the...

Nintendoes: SEGA Games on the NES – Shinobi

by David Oxford | Apr 4, 2019 | 1980s, 2010s, Arcade

At their SEGA FES 2019 event in Japan, SEGA made a variety of announcements of interest to retro enthusiasts. Foremost among them were the first details of the SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive Mini console, including its release date, price point, and 10 of the 40 total titles...

Duck Hunt

by Shaun Jex | Mar 31, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...

I am not a hunter. As a general rule, I don’t enjoy guns (with the exception of water guns and Nerf guns). So, it’s a bit odd to think just how MUCH I loved the game Duck Hunt. It could be that it’s one of the first games that I ever played on the Nintendo. Getting an...