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The South Park for Game Boy Color That Almost Was

by David Oxford | Aug 9, 2018 | 1990s

Back in the late 90’s, Comedy Central’s South Park burst onto the cable television scene and became an overnight success, the talk of the schoolyard and water cooler alike. As such, it stood to reason that numerous companies were eager to cash in on the...

The Last Official Release: SNES – Metal Slader Glory: Director’s Cut (2000)

by Brendan Meharry | Aug 3, 2018 | 1990s, 2000s

Howdy, retro gamers and welcome back to The Last Official Release. In this series of words, punctuation and (usually) low-resolution imagery, I take a look at the last official games to grace discontinued consoles. Gone, but not forgotten. A full list of what I’ve...

XtensionTMPremium Arcade Gaming Equipment as marketed by Rec Room Masters is introducing the all-new Alpha-Cade Series

by Old School Gamer | Jul 31, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

These arcade video game products that are built and ready to be shipped now are ¾ scale arcade and bar top units that you just add your monitor and arcade board or Raspberry Pi or PC to and you are ready to go. Yes, with August just around the corner, the summer heat...

Interview With Video Games Monthly – By Jonathan Polan

by Old School Gamer | Jul 27, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview, Reviews

Video Games Monthly is a monthly subscription service that delivers video games to gamers who own classic gaming systems from the 1980’s-2000’s. Play the past into the future! OSG: Can you tell us about the origins of Video Games Monthly? VGM: The concept actually...

A Closer Look at Nintendo ASCII’s Official Super NES Peripherals: Super Advantage

by David Oxford | Jul 26, 2018 | 1990s

Several months ago, we took a look at a peripheral released for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Nintendo themselves called the NES Advantage. The device was created to bring an arcade-like feel home for players of the NES, and offer a few additional flourishes...

The Last Official Release: Sega Genesis – Frogger (1998)

by Brendan Meharry | Jul 26, 2018 | 1990s

Well, hello there. Welcome back to the Last Official Release: the semi-frequent series I tippity-tap that discusses the final official games to be released on your favourite consoles. An extensive and well-formatted list of what I’ve already covered can be found...