The Best Retro Basketball Video Games of All Time

by Old School Gamer | Jun 12, 2019 | 1990s, Console/Handheld

Although Atari released the first NBA game called Basketball way back in 1978, it was the 90s that revolutionized the industry. Advanced graphics made it possible to step into the shoes of your favorite players and hit the virtual court. Plus, with 2K Sports and EA...

ATARI® Brings the New ATARI VCS™ Video Computer System to Life During E3 2019

by Old School Gamer | Jun 11, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Events

LAUNCHING OFFICIAL PRESALE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GAMESTOP AND WALMART  After Successful Indiegogo Campaign, Atari Re-Energizes Legacy Fans and Engages New Generation of Gamers by Announcing Atari VCS Configurations, Specs, and Pricing for Systems and Accessories  NEW...

Thanks to Everyone that Pledged

by Todd Friedman | Jun 11, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns, The Story Of...

This Kickstarter has been backed!  This book will be published and shipped out to gamers. Thanks so much  This 100+ page full color book covers the entire first year of Walter Day’s Twin Galaxies Superstars trading cards, with stories! Pre-Order Book A...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – David Perry

by Todd Friedman | Jun 9, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features card number 200, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection.  His name is David Perry.  David is a Northern Irish video game developer who brought to us dozens of video games such as Earthworm Jim, Wild 9 and Enter the Matrix....

The Polymega Now has a Light-Gun for HDTV’s

by Brendan Meharry | Jun 7, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

It hasn’t been since March that we’ve heard a peep from the Polymega, and that was mostly technical information and emulation progress. But if you haven’t considered buying one thus far, that might soon be changing. Light-gun games have been the scourge of retro...

Own a Mac? Here’s how to play some classic console games

by Antoine Clerc-Renaud | Jun 7, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Arcade

In 2014, I switched to a MacBook Pro and I’m never going back. Of course at first, I didn’t use it to play older a more recent games, it was a workstation before anything else. And I was glad. It was faster, more robust and more intuitive than my PC which was acting...