by Old School Gamer | Aug 22, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s
After 42 years, someone has finally worked out a way to make a mini version of my favorite ’80s console, and it involves an AMOLED screen Preview Video While ’80s rivals such as the Atari 2600 and Intellivision fought for domination of the TV,...
by Old School Gamer | Aug 21, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s
COLOGNE, DE (August 21, 2025) | During today’s Xbox Showcase at gamescom, Digital Eclipse and Atari officially revealed the final lineup and feature set for Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, launching later this year. Headlining the announcement is the inclusion...
by Old School Gamer | Aug 19, 2025 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Press Release
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. and APEX, N.C. – August 19, 2025 – Mattel, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAT), a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world, in partnership with Limited Run Games, a premium publisher of...
by William Schwartz | Aug 15, 2025 | 1980s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Reviews
Recently I set up a Nintendo Entertainment System in my home. I’m just slightly too young to have any personal nostalgia for the NES (I was more in the SNES/N64 cohort), but my girlfriend is a different story. Despite being excited about having an NES in...
by Old School Gamer | Aug 13, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s
This column / article / retrospective (or whatever you want to call it) is a reflection on why and how we collect and play video games. Each time we’ll cover a different collector (although not in this issue!) and discuss various (sometimes) polarizing topics that...
by Ryan Burger | Aug 11, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Magazine Preview
Boulder Dash is one of the games I distinctly remember playing on my Apple II computer in the mid-80s. Over a span of six years, it was released on nineteen different platforms after originating on the Atari 8-bit series of computers. Developed originally by Peter...