by JasonBreininger | Jan 25, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Atari, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews
Back in 1994, Atari were in need of a flagship game for their latest console, the Jaguar. The launch titles they had released for the console weren’t doing the trick in moving systems out the retailer’s doors. Thankfully, Jeff Minter had been designing a game that...
by David Oxford | Jan 25, 2018 | 1990s
With the release of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition in late September 2017, Nintendo also released a number of new interviews with developers of the system’s earliest games to shine a little light on how things came to be at the dawn of...
by Leonard Herman | Jan 22, 2018 | 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview
Interest in videogames reached an all-time high during 1994. In January, GamePro became the rst videogame magazine to sell 500,000 copies of a single issue. EGM broke a di erent type of record when its December issue contained 404 pages. So much news concerning...
by Old School Gamer | Jan 17, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Console/Handheld
Old School Gamer played with one of these at CES last week and we are excited about it as we spend more time with their tablet version hopefully next week. Look for a full review of the Iphone, Ipad edition coming up in a future Old School Gamer Magazine! LOS...
by Old School Gamer | Jan 17, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld
While at CES last week, we were able to spend some time with Albert the successful Kickstarter of MAKERbuino! MAKERbuino is a handheld retro gaming device that you can build yourself. It’s 8-bit, fun, educational and hackable. You can check out more...
by Old School Gamer | Jan 16, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview
Texas native Patrick Scott Patterson is a video game advocate, historian, and preservationist. He works tirelessly to ensure the legacy of the industry and culture so they are not lost to time. Patrick took time out of his busy schedule recently to answer a few of my...