Horowitz’s History – 32X – Star Wars Arcade – By Ken Horowitz

by Ken Horowitz | Apr 4, 2019 | 1990s, Columns, The Story Of...

One of the marquee titles for the launch of the 32X was Star Wars Arcade, a conversion of the Sega coin- op game. Based on the climactic Death Star battle of Episode IV, it set players in the role of Luke Skywalker as he made his classic run to destroy the massive...

The Walter Day Report: The Art of Shooting – By Walter Day

by Walter Day | Mar 31, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Columns, Magazine Preview

Yes, there is an “art to shooting” in video game playing. Essentially, managing your bullets, especially when you are only given, more or less, one bullet at a time. This pertains particularly to the legendary games of the classic arcade era. In this article, I have...

Fox’s Game – The Greatest Video Game You’ve Never Played – By Shaun Jex

by Shaun Jex | Mar 30, 2019 | 1990s, Arcade, The Story Of...

Later this year, Disney will open Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, a theme park experience set in the world of Star Wars. Amongst the coming attractions is Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, which puts visitors in the Millennium Falcon. Guests will have specific jobs which...

The Last Official Release: Neo Geo CD – The King of Fighters ’99: Millennium Battle (1999)

by Brendan Meharry | Mar 29, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s

Why, hello there, retro gaming friends. Welcome back to The Last Official Release – Old School Gamer Magazines incomparable source of what the final games released on your favourite consoles were. I’ve covered quite a few systems previously (linked below) if...

Just for Qix: Thunderforce – From the Home to the Arcade – By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Mar 29, 2019 | 1990s, Arcade, Columns, Magazine Preview

  It is a rare occurrence when a home console game makes its way to the video arcade, but that is what happened with the horizontal- scrolling shooter Thunder Force. Like a reverse chain of events, in the literary world it would be equivalent to a book being...

Piko Interactive Announces New Games for Classic Atari Jaguar Lineup

by Old School Gamer | Mar 29, 2019 | 1990s, 2010s

Piko Interactive, an independent video game publisher, has started accepting pre-orders for twelve new titles. These titles represent brand new releases for many consoles such as the Nintendo 64, Nintendo Entertainment System, Atari Jaguar, Sega Genesis, and Game Boy...