Requiem for Game Room – Microsoft’s Arcade Revival and It’s Lost Potential – By Ken Horowitz

by Old School Gamer | Feb 13, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 2010s, Arcade

The death of the American Arcade has been somewhat overstated, I think. Given the rise in barcades and the growing popularity of classic arcades like Chicago’s Galloping Ghosts, Mark Twain would likely chuckle at pronouncements of the industry’s demise. People have...

Just for Qix: Hopping Zombie Vampires And the Last Apostle Puppet Show – By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Feb 12, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Columns

Many video game fans believe that 1992’s Mortal Kombat was the first fighting game to use digitized sprite graphics. Others recognize Atari’s 1990 hit Pit-Fighter as the premiere beat ‘em up boasting the technology. The truth is that a rather obscure title, released...

The Untold Story of Highlander: The Video Game (No, not the one you are thinking of)- By Warren Davis

by Old School Gamer | Feb 11, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, The Story Of...

If ever there was a licensed property that would lend itself to becoming a video game, Highlander was it! You’ve got a collection of immortals who challenge each other to sword fights to the death (by beheading, no less!), over the course of centuries, until there can...

Dino Eggs for the Commodore 64

by Shaun Jex | Feb 10, 2019 | 1980s, Reviews

Everyone knows that if you travel to the past and tinker with historical events, nothing can possibly go wrong. It certainly won’t alter the course of history forever. There’s simply no risk associated with messing with the space-time continuum and anyone who tries to...

The Legend of Zelda is Doom’d

by David Oxford | Feb 7, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

Some sad news in the modding community came about recently, as “Exkodius,” who had been leading a team in creating a full conversion mod that recreates the original Nintendo Entertainment Classic The Legend of Zelda in the PC classic Doom, has determined...

They don’t make them like they used to!

by Old School Gamer | Feb 4, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld

The saying “they don’t make them like they used to” is getting a whole new meaning when it comes to video games. Back in the day, games lacked all the flashy effects and graphics they have today so, in order to be successful, they had to offer their...