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...
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...
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...
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...
by Walter Day | Mar 31, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Columns, Magazine Preview
Yes, there is an “art to shooting” in video game playing. Essentially, managing your bullets, especially when you are only given, more or less, one bullet at a time. This pertains particularly to the legendary games of the classic arcade era. In this article, I have...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Mar 27, 2019 | 1980s, Columns
For many game developers, there’s always that one golden goose or white whale. That game or genre that appeals to them the most. The thing that will cement their legacy. The one that regardless of their success on other projects, they always come back to. For Dan...