Boy, Oh Game Boy: A Look at the Varied Versions of Nintendo’s Landmark Handheld

by David Oxford | Jan 10, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

Originally released in 1989, Nintendo’s Game Boy took the world by storm in a way that few — if any — had a hope of competing with. Its reign over the handheld market lasted until early 2003, just shy of a good 14 years. That kind of run for hardware...

Five Classic Games That Would Play Great on the Nintendo Switch

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jan 9, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s

With remakes and ports on the Nintendo Switch quickly racking up over the last year, Old School Gamer lets you know what other games deserve to find their way to Nintendo’s hybrid home/portable console. Maniac Mansion: The most influential point-and-click game of...

CES: My Arcade Unveils New Retro Hardware w/ Taito and BANDAI NAMCO

by Old School Gamer | Jan 8, 2019 | 1980s, Arcade

My Arcade just announced their latest lineup of retro-themed hardware to the world, including new officially licensed Micro Players and Pocket Players from TAITO featuring rare games never released in the West and BANDAI NAMCO’s iconic MS. PAC-MAN. It also unveiled...

Sound Bytes: NES SimCity Prototype (NES, Unreleased)

by Adam Johnson | Jan 6, 2019 | 1980s, Audio, Console/Handheld

You may have recently heard that a SimCity prototype for the NES was unearthed near the end of 2018. Although not 100% finished, the game (which was never released on the NES, but instead developed for the SNES) does have a full score composed by Soyo Oka, who also...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Brian Colin

by Todd Friedman | Jan 6, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Brian Colin who is displayed on card number 2363, from the Superstars of 2015 Collection.  His Brian Colin Collection Cards are featured on 2603, 2609, 2612, 2615, 2617, 2634, 2636 and 2637.  Brian has worked on over 60 games...

Spider-Man: The First Marvel Video Game

by Shaun Jex | Jan 5, 2019 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...

It’s been awhile since I played a video game so long that my fingers ached when I finally set the controller down, but such was the case with the new Spider-Man game developed by Insomniac Games for the PlayStation 4. With an open world and an array of missions and...