Enter the Fatality With John Tobias, Mortal Kombat – By Patrick Hickey Jr.

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Feb 8, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, The Story Of...

  Finish Him! Two epic words that cemented the work of Ed Boon, John Tobias and the rest of the team behind Williams’ Mortal Kombat in pop culture lore forever. However, thanks to a plethora of gore and fatalities that provided unparalleled fun—and controversy,...

The Legend of Zelda is Doom’d

by David Oxford | Feb 7, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

Some sad news in the modding community came about recently, as “Exkodius,” who had been leading a team in creating a full conversion mod that recreates the original Nintendo Entertainment Classic The Legend of Zelda in the PC classic Doom, has determined...

The Wii Shop Channel’s Final Day – Many Retro Games Now Left in Limbo

by Conor McBrien | Jan 30, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

It’s January 30th, 2019–the day the Wii Shop Channel closes for good. For the last couple years, it has existed as a shell of its former self–serving more as a museum of screenshots and synopses than a digital store–because Nintendo disabled...

Collector Stories: Goal – Every Retro Game Ever and the Console Purist Museum: Stacy Burns: By Ryan Burger

by Old School Gamer | Jan 25, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

  Surfing Facebook, I’m looking for cool groups to get involved in to spread word of Old School Gamer, when I come across the Console Purist group along with its head moderator/owner, Stacy Burns. I start asking him some questions and the conversation gets to...

Remembering the Nintendo Ultra 64 Dream Team: Williams/Midway

by David Oxford | Jan 24, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Arcade

I couldn’t have planned this any better if I’d tried. We’re just days removed from the big Mortal Kombat 11 reveal event, and we’ve now come to the companies who helped to make the original games a household name. When Nintendo initially...

Pratt at the Arcade: Rebooted: Making Old New Again – By Adam Pratt

by Old School Gamer | Jan 23, 2019 | 1970s, 2000s, Columns

In the articles I have crafted for OSG Magazine to this point, the focus has been heavy on history, covering decades worth of video arcade games. This month we’re going to take a different approach, focusing on titles that you are likely familiar with from “back in...