Other Magazine Update: Retro Gamer September 2017

by Old School Gamer | Sep 12, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld

Got my digital copy of Retro Gamer from the UK downloaded over the weekend and enjoyed doing my first pass through the magazine.  As I believe I mentioned in the August version of this article, I usually do a couple passes through my Retro Gamer magazine as I read it...

The Net Yaroze: Wonders of the Retro Gaming World

by Brendan Meharry | Sep 10, 2017 | 1990s

Released in 1997, this was a one of a kind PSone development kit targeted at hobbyists and students that we have not seen the likes of since. [wpdevart_youtube width=”640″ height=”385″ autoplay=”0″ theme=”light”...

Twitter genius to release The 100 Best Video Games (that never existed) via Rebellion Publishing imprint September 7, 2017

by Old School Gamer | Sep 6, 2017 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

Solaris is delighted to announce it will publish The 100 Best Video Games (that never existed), an outrageous – and, frankly, hilarious – new title from the redoubtable Nate ‘Frog Croakley’ Crowley, this September. Solaris signed the book following the ever-surprising...

McFarland & Company to Publish Video Game Interview Anthology “The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews with Cult and Classic Game Developers”

by Old School Gamer | Sep 2, 2017 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld

Book contains over 50 interviews with some of the greatest minds in the video game industry, interviewed by Award-Winning journalist and former NBC Editor and Examiner National Video Games scribe Patrick Hickey Jr. Who wrote “Romeo & Juliet? Who first sang...

Remembering the CD-Based Consoles Before the PSone

by Brendan Meharry | Sep 2, 2017 | 1980s, 1990s

The fifth generation of consoles is mainly associated with the rise of 3D graphics. While important and no doubt defining, none of that would have been possible without the inclusion of CD-ROM’s. 3D graphics were around beforehand of course; it was quite common on...

Preview Issue of Old School Gamer Now ONLINE!

by Old School Gamer | Sep 1, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

The preview issue of Old School Gamer Magazine is online, all 4 pages of it.  Written to give you a tease of what we plan on doing, some of the articles that are in process and more.  Check it out by clicking on the magazine to your right!