by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jun 14, 2018 | 1980s
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with INC $D020:
Guide to C64 Intro Coding author Damian Caynes to find out what inspired the upcoming book and why it’s different from any tutorial you’ll find on the web. About INC $D020:
Guide to C64 Intro Coding: A ground breaking...
by Shaun Jex | Jun 13, 2018 | 1980s
In the great pantheon of video games, few titles loom so large as Pac-Man. Developed by Namco and released in 1980, the game was wildly successful, creating legions of devoted fans. That same year, Commodore released the 8 bit VIC-20. It marked an important step in...
by Old School Gamer | Jun 8, 2018 | 1980s, Magazine Preview
This is an update & re-write of an original article that was published on ArcadeHeroes.com on June 27th, 2012 entitled ‘40 Years Of Arcade Games’. You can still read that post here: http://arcadeheroes.com/2012/06/27/ 40-years-of-arcade-games/ In last issue’s...
by Todd Friedman | Jun 6, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Columns
Our next Trading Card Spotlight Features Ryan Burger of Old School Gamer Magazine who is displayed on card number 2761, from the Superstars Collection of 2017. Ryan is the founder and creator of Old School Magazine, which is an online and publication magazine. The...
by Shaun Jex | Jun 6, 2018 | 1980s
Another visitor. Stay awhile…stay FOREVER!!!! Those sinister words, spoken by the maniacal Professor Elvin Atombender, welcome players to the perilous world of Impossible Mission. Released for the Commodore 64 in 1984, the game has long been regarded as one of...
by Brett Weiss | Jun 4, 2018 | 1980s, Columns, Magazine Preview
Welcome to the third installment of Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin, where I direct you to games worth playing that won’t send you to the poor house. This time the spotlight is on the Atari 2600 version of Mouse Trap, which is good despite its shortcomings, and Ms....