by Ric Pryor | Dec 20, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld
Something like 400 games were released for the Atari 2600 in North America during its commercial life. Another 50 or so, at least officially, weren’t. Bizarre games with thought-provoking titles like Hell Driver, Dead Ray, Hole Hunter and Square Game. While...
by Old School Gamer | Dec 18, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Events, Magazine Preview
Old School Gamer Issue #1 came out in October/November and is available for free digital access by clicking here! Thanks to our advertisers who help to bring Old School Gamer Magazine to you, including the Midwest Gaming Classic -April 14th and 15th, 2017 –...
by JasonBreininger | Dec 16, 2017 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld, Reviews
Full motion video games, or FMV’s for short, were all the (short lived) rage back in the early 90s. CD technology had been around for a few years in the music industry, but, by 1992, it was finally mainstream to the point where just about everyone had traded in their...
by David Oxford | Dec 14, 2017 | 1980s
Since first entering the video game business in 1974 and striking it big with Donkey Kong in 1981, Nintendo has — to put it simply — released a lot of video games, and not all of them make it to all regions. Some titles, even perceived big ones, may never...
by Old School Gamer | Dec 13, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Console/Handheld
We are proud to release the 2nd issue of Old School Gamer. This issue is bonus length of 64 pages to include all the coverage we had to pack in. Please check it out now by clicking here –...
by Brad Feingold | Dec 12, 2017 | 1980s, Arcade
Driving games have come a long way in the video game industry. From the old black and white driving games to Pole Position, Out Run, and even Crusin’, they just keep getting better and better. But I will be perfectly honest, I really am not a fan of them....