Remembering the Nintendo Ultra 64 Dream Team: Mindscape

by David Oxford | Apr 25, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

At long last, we finally come to the last member of the Nintendo Ultra 64 Dream Team, Mindscape. In 1983, Mindscape was founded in Northbrook, Illinois as a developer of titles for various types of home computer, beginning with the PC and Commodore 64 before expanding...

A Land Without End: Games With The Largest Open Worlds Ever

by Old School Gamer | Apr 24, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Console/Handheld, Gaming

In an article published in 2017, author Mark Manson called life “the largest open world game known to date”. Come to think of it, he was right – except, of course, that it’s not a video game. But did you ever think of just how big Africa really...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Norman Caruso

by Todd Friedman | Apr 21, 2019 | 2000s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Norman Caruso, who is displayed on card number 2702, from the   Superstars of 2017 Collection.   Norman is the creator of “Gaming Historian”, A documentary series on YouTube.  His goal is to explore the history of video game...

Golden Era Competitive Gamer Joel West Passes – By Walter Day

by Walter Day | Apr 18, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Events, Magazine Preview

On November 28, 2018, the legendary video game champion, Joel David West, passed into eternity. Though many of his friends knew he was wrestling with health problems aggravated by diabetes, everyone was surprised and stunned when he passed away. It seems that in...

Flip Grip: Bullet Heaven – By Rob Faraldi

by Rob Faraldi | Apr 11, 2019 | 2000s, Magazine Preview, Reviews

Shmups (short for “shoot ‘em ups”) were a mainstream genre decades ago, but have since become a persistent niche. Some of the more popular and notable shmups include Radiant Silvergun, Ikaruga, M.U.S.H.A., and Raiden. Certain classic consoles including TurboGrafx-16,...

Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin: Asteroids and Beamrider – By Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | Apr 9, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, Columns, Magazine Preview, Reviews

The theme for this installment of Old School Gamer is simu- lation games, but I’m still on a shooter high from the last issue, so I’m going to spotlight two more shooting games that are easy on the wallet, yet fun to play. If you’re cool with cartridge only, Asteroids...