Unannounced, Unreleased Pre-World Championship Wrestling NES Game Discovered

by David Oxford | Mar 7, 2019 | 1980s

As time goes on, it’s amazing how many things from years ago continue to be uncovered. Case in point: A wrestling game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) that few people even knew existed! Discovered by YouTuber Archon 1981 as a result of a purchase...

GameShell – You Can Build It….I Did! – By Old School Gamer

by Old School Gamer | Mar 7, 2019 | 1980s, Magazine Preview, Reviews

My interest in the GameShell began when I heard about it back in November 2017, right as Old School Gamer was in its infancy. I often find myself backing many retro gaming related products that I see popping up on crowdfunding sites, especially on Kickstarter, which...

The C64 Mini World’s Best Selling Home Computer – Reborn! By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Mar 6, 2019 | 1980s, 2000s, Reviews

The marketing boldly promotes the C-64 Mini as “The World’s Best-Selling Home Computer – Reborn!”, and in many ways, that proves to be true. At a buck and a quarter per game, the C64 Mini has a lot to offer. While not perfect, most of the promises made by this new...

About Atari:Two Books by Jamie Lendino – By Bill Lange

by BillLange | Mar 5, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, Reviews

Jamie Lendino, the Editor-in-Chief of ExtremeTech, recently released (June, 2018) a new book on the Atari 2600 titled Adventure: The Atari 2600 At The Dawn Of Console Gaming. It is his second Atari-related book and is the follow up to his earlier (March, 2017) Atari...

Pole Position and Michael Klug – By Joel West

by Old School Gamer | Mar 4, 2019 | 1980s, Arcade, Columns

COINS DETECTED IN POCKET   Welcome to the premier installment of a column dedicated exclusively to Old School Gamers. These gamers, back in the day, had to physically use a coin to start a video game. The earning of coinage was mostly accomplished after some form...

Just For Qix By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Mar 3, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

This issue’s arcade game of choice is none-other than the immensely popular side scrolling beat-em up Double Dragon. The initial game was released in 1987 by Technos in Japan, and licensed to Taito for manufacture and distribution in the United States and Europe. The...