by Old School Gamer | Jun 18, 2020 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Console/Handheld
Just like Hollywood, the video game industry loves to reboot and remake old titles and franchises. It’s a great way of appealing to older gamer’s nostalgia, and introducing younger gamers to franchises past. In some cases, video game reboots are as “simple” as...
by Old School Gamer | Jun 15, 2020 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming
Certain words have power. Maybe not quite the force to break down a brick wall or smash up a car with your bare hands, but a unique ability, nevertheless. Uttered alone and without context, they can conjure up an entire world or take us back in time. They are the...
by Todd Friedman | Jun 14, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns, Pinball
It is with great sadness that Steve Epstein has passed away on Saturday June 13th, 2020. He was 71 years old. He was a true ambassador and icon in the pinball industry. Steve’s accomplishments are no less impressive as the owner/operator of the world famous...
by Todd Friedman | Jun 13, 2020 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Our next Trading Card Spotlight is Ray Price who currently is displayed on card number 3084, from the Superstars of 2019 Collection. Ray is the founder and owner of an arcade coming soon called “Arcade816 Museum”. This new arcade located in the suburbs of Chicago,...
by Old School Gamer | Jun 12, 2020 | 2000s, Arcade, Gaming
Sweden-based Play’n GO is one of the top five most popular software providers today. But when it started in 1997, it wasn’t big enough to create games independently. Instead, it created games for bigger companies. In 2004, Play’n GO stepped beneath the wings of bigger...
by Old School Gamer | Jun 10, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, Gaming
When you think of gambling, the first image that comes to your mind is probably a crowded bookmaker shop, or perhaps James Bond playing poker in a fancy casino in Monte Carlo. However, rather than a niche pastime for horse racing fans or an international spy, gambling...