Classic Home Video Games: Scrapyard Dog – By Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | Apr 30, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s

  The closest thing the Atari 7800 has to Super Mario Bros., Scrapyard Dog is the type of side-scrolling platform game that was popular during the late ’80s and early ’90s.  Players guide an ugly, big-nosed guy names Louie through six rounds (17...

Pac-Man Merchandising: The King of Merchandising in the Early 80s – By David Oxford

by Brad Feingold | Apr 24, 2018 | 1980s, Magazine Preview

It may be difficult to imagine for someone who wasn’t there at the time – or heck, even someone who was – but following its North American arcade release by Midway Games on October 26th, 1980, Pac- Man became huge. Like, stupidly huge. One could draw comparisons to...

It’s Godzilla vs. Ultraman in Battle Baseball for the Famicom

by Ric Pryor | Apr 24, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld

If I were to make a Venn diagram of the relationship between American fans of shows like Mobile Suit Gundam and baseball fans, it would be two circles with the edges barely touching. That tiny, almost imperceivable area of overlap is my friend Steve. Steve owns a...

My Experience at Midwest Gaming Classic 2018

by JasonBreininger | Apr 19, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns, Console/Handheld, Events, Magazine Preview

The first video gaming convention I ever attended was the inaugural Missouri Game Con held in St. Louis (where I live) in 2016. Gaming conventions always seemed like cool events that other people attended. Those lucky people that lived within a 2 or 3 hour drive of...

A Closer Look at Nintendo’s Official Game Boy Peripherals: Four Player Adapter

by David Oxford | Apr 19, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s

Previously, we took a brief look at the Game Boy’s Game Link Cable and how it helped prolong the life of the system, well past the point a successor would have rightfully taken its place. Today, we look at how Nintendo was effectively able to double its gameplay...

Old School Gamer on Billy Mitchell News

by Old School Gamer | Apr 16, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Events

Dear Old School Gamers,   Thank you again for being a digital subscriber to Old School Gamer. We hope that you enjoy the news, reviews, history and more that we provide in our young magazine. Issue #4 is about to go to press and you will be getting the digital link...