Downright Bizarre: Atari wants you to blow chunks (1994) from Downright Bizarre Games

by Downright Bizarre Games | Aug 17, 2017 | 1990s

Atari gives potential customers a warning that if they play the Jaguar, it will make their brain burn and the 3-D graphics are real enough to make them “blow chunks.” Atari, promoting negative side- effects such as regurgitation is usually not a good selling point....

Mega Man Legacy Collection 2

by Old School Gamer | Aug 14, 2017 | 1990s, Console/Handheld

Charge up those busters, it’s time to blast through the Blue Bomber’s past! In this follow up to Mega Man Legacy Collection, which featured the original 8-bit classics, players can journey through several eras of classic side-scrolling Mega Man action spanning 16-bit,...

Universal Classics Pinball announced

by Old School Gamer | Aug 11, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld

San Francisco, CA – August 8, 2017 – Zen Studios has announced Universal Classics™ Pinball, a new pinball collection inspired by three award-winning Amblin Entertainment motion pictures including E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, and the Back to the Future...

QuakeCon Partners with The American Red Cross, 1UpOnCancer, Dallas Pets Alive!, Extra Life, nonPareil Institute and GameChanger

by Old School Gamer | Aug 11, 2017 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld

August 8, 2017 (Rockville, MD) — id® Software and Bethesda Softworks® are pleased to announce that QuakeCon will once again host several charitable organizations at their 2017 event. This year, the American Red Cross, 1UpOnCancer, Dallas Pets Alive!, Extra Life,...

Classic Video Game “Night Trap” to Be Rereleased TODAY

by Old School Gamer | Aug 11, 2017 | 1990s, Console/Handheld

New York, NY, August 10, 2017 (Newswire.com) – “Night Trap,” the infamous Sega video game that singlehandedly caused a national debate on violence in video games that resulted in senate hearings and the ESRB video game rating system, is being re-released for its...

8Bitdo® Brings the Past to the Future at gamescom 2017!

by Old School Gamer | Aug 9, 2017 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld

Karlstad, Sweden – August 8 th, 2017 – 8Bitdo ®, leaders in retro-inspired video game hardware, announced today plans to unveil their latest range of innovate products at gamescom 2017 taking place in Cologne from August 22 nd through August 26 th. Distributed...