Happy Birthday Walter !!!

by Todd Friedman | May 18, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, 2010s, Columns, Events, Pinball

Happy 70th Birthday Walter !!!    Today we celebrate Walter Day’s birthday with a look back at his trading card spotlight done on December 02, 2016.   The celebration today at the Museum of Pinball in Banning, CA is a fitting way for him to party with friends...

Retro Gaming Archives – May/June 1991

by JasonBreininger | May 15, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews, The Story Of...

Consoles When any sort of new technology is made available for public consumption, there’s a portion of the population that will resist it and a portion that will embrace it wholeheartedly. Consumers of video games are no different in this regard. 1991 was a couple of...

Farsights Pinball Arcade Is Losing 60 Tables From Their Library

by Old School Gamer | May 14, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld

After years of success with the Williams and Bally pinball licenses that were part of the Farsight Pinball Arcade, they are no longer going to have the games available after June 30, 2018.  A press release was issued on May 4th on their Facebook page:  ...

A Closer Look at Nintendo’s Official NES Peripherals: NES Satellite

by David Oxford | May 10, 2018 | 1980s

There are certain things that are easy to take for granted in video games these days, and the overall capacity for multiplayer experiences is one of them. With today’s tech, we can see anything from 8-player matches in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U to the...

Introducing the Super Nt

by Old School Gamer | May 9, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld

There are many companies that are coming out with their own version of the reboot of games and game systems.  Next on the list is no exception for the 16 bit generation and the Super Nintendo.  Introducing the Super Nt.   A reimagining of perhaps the greatest...

SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis Pre-Order Now!

by Old School Gamer | May 7, 2018 | 1980s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

Scream it out loud… SEGA!!!!!!   Sometimes there are not too many things to get excited for when playing retro games on your Xbox or Playstation 4.  But when you get a list of 50 of the best Sega games into one place, it is more of a reason to load up your...