Pre-Orders for the Evercade Drop on the 6th

by Brendan Meharry | Sep 2, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

It was all the way back in April that I first reported on a GIF of a mysteriously silhouetted shape that resembled a SNES controller, including cartridge and all – and since then, the Evercade has been revealed along with a host of big-name publishers. The game...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time By Josh LaFrance

by Magazine Writer | Sep 1, 2019 | 1990s, Other Magazines Preview

Growing up in the 90s in a very rural state in Northeastern United States, we didn’t really have much for arcades in my area. Yes, there was the one tiny one tucked into the corner by the food court in the mall, and we did also have an arcade at the mini-golf place...

The Game Console: A Book I Didn’t Know I Needed

by Ben Magnet | Sep 1, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Console/Handheld

I would call myself an amateur video game historian.  I love watching videos on YouTube about the subject as well as going to Retro Video Game conventions and playing older systems.  It was this past Retro City Festival in Pomona CA where I played a Coleco Vision for...

Food for Thought: What If SEGA and Disney Released Their Own Version of the Limited Shōnen Jump Edition Famicom Mini?

by David Oxford | Aug 31, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s

(First, assuming there’s anyone who actually comes in looking for my usual Thursday morning article, sorry about the lateness this week. I’ve been in bed sick for the last several days, and only now felt like I could do this piece some semblance of...

Disney’s Classic Aladdin and the Lion King Video Games Return with Digital and Retail Collection This Fall

by Old School Gamer | Aug 30, 2019 | 1990s, 2010s, Arcade

  Games will include new features and enhancements, and physical copies will be available for pre-order starting today for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®4 system and Xbox One   EDISON, NEW JERSEY – Aug. 28, 2019 – On Oct 29, the 16-bit magic of Disney’s...

Antstream Arcade Receive Investment From Gaming Giant Tencent

by Old School Gamer | Aug 27, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming

Retro gaming start-up, Antstream Arcade, has become the next promising company to receive funding from publishing giant, Tencent. While details of the investment are currently still under wraps, Antstream Arcade embarked on their very first Series A funding round to...