by Michael Thomasson | Aug 9, 2022 | 1990s, Magazine, Pinball
Bally Manufacturing, founded in 1932, manufactured amusement machines such as slot machines and pinball, and became a big player through the electromechanical and solid-state eras. In 1943, Bally acquired fellow slot machine maker Midway, and began making pinball...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Aug 5, 2022 | 1990s, Lists
The Sega Genesis was littered with classics, but so many of the games that dominated sales charts on the console have disappeared since. Here’s our list of five games we’d love to see come back in some way. Altered Beast: Yes, there were subsequent new additions, but...
by Kevin Butler | Aug 5, 2022 | 1990s, 2000s, Gaming, Magazine, The Story Of...
Mortal Kombat is an Action-Adventure, “Beat-em-Up” type of game, created by Midway in 1992, where you get to play as several characters in a Kung-Fu style of fighting. Each of these characters has certain signature moves and the biggest draw is each character’s type...
by Old School Gamer | Aug 3, 2022 | 1990s, Console/PC/Handheld
*WARNING* – THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS POTENTIALLY MAJOR SPOILERS FOR HEART OF DARKNESS. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET PLAYED THIS GAME BUT HAVE AN INTEREST IN DOING SO, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS ARTICLE WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS* Gamers these days seem to enjoy punishment in their...
by Brett Weiss | Aug 3, 2022 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine, The Story Of...
When I’m a guest author (and now YouTuber) at various video game conventions around the country, the question I get more than any other is, “What is your favorite game of all time?” The answer is always Universal’s Mr. DoIf you haven’t played this classic maze title,...
by Old School Gamer | Jul 31, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Podcast of the Week
The Golden Age of Atari with Ed Rotberg – The Retro Hour EP337 Published on July 29, 2022 Click here to listen to podcast We’re joined by the wonderful Ed Rotberg who was a core member of Atari’s coin-op team from 1979 onwards, and...
