Keep Calm and Insert Coin: Captains Log, I Still Love Star Wars!

by Brad Feingold | Jan 16, 2018 | 1980s, Arcade

With all of the video games that are created and played, and with all of the graphics and controls, how is it possible to go back to the basics? Sometimes, it is all about the memories of the game.  But at the beginning of January, it was a lot more than that. During...

Preserving the Past: Patrick Scott Patterson

by Old School Gamer | Jan 16, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview

Texas native Patrick Scott Patterson is a video game advocate, historian, and preservationist. He works tirelessly to ensure the legacy of the industry and culture so they are not lost to time. Patrick took time out of his busy schedule recently to answer a few of my...

System Spotlight – Atari 7800

by JasonBreininger | Jan 14, 2018 | 1980s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Reviews

There aren’t very many consoles in my collection that I’ve ignored in the manner that I’ve ignored the Atari 7800 ProSystem over the years. I’ve owned Atari’s 3rd (2600 x 3 = 7800) foray into home console gaming for many years but after my initial purchase along with...

Ed Averett is KC Munchkin

by Old School Gamer | Jan 12, 2018 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

Ed Averett developed a whopping twenty-four games for Magnavox’s Odyssey2 system. Responsible for roughly half the game library, Ed believed in the Odyssey2 and kept it humming long before Magnavox and parent company Philips saw the light. His creation, KC Munchkin,...

PAC-MAN™, Galaga™, and Dig Dug™ Headline New Wave of Table-Top Mini Arcades and Portable Handhelds

by Old School Gamer | Jan 12, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld

TORRANCE, CA – Jan. 9, 2018 – Retro gaming brand, My Arcade has acquired license from legendary video game developer, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment, to release a new range of collectible table-top arcade machines and portable handhelds. A preview of the...

Defend the Arcade – With Playing Cards!

by Ric Pryor | Jan 11, 2018 | 1980s, 2010s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

Let’s say it’s 1983. You’re at the arcade, about to drop your last quarter into your favorite game when everything shakes. The quarter slips from your fingers, rolls across the floor, out the open arcade door and stops on the sidewalk. You run...