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...

Ten More Games Announced for the Genesis Mini

by Brendan Meharry | Apr 18, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s

Sega has been touting their new miniaturised Genesis for a while now, and while there’s a lot of excitement around the fact that they’re the ones actually manufacturing it (unlike a third party such as AtGames) the final games list is ultimately what everyone cares...

Old Atari on Switch and New Atari on 4 Switchers – By Ryan Burger and Rice Pryor

by Old School Gamer | Apr 13, 2019 | 2010s, Magazine Preview, Reviews

New Atari-related releases are coming fast and furious, from many different directions recently. AtariAge. com has been publishing tons of new games, many of which were first released at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo and to the public quickly afterwards....

Introducing Evercade, a Mysterious New Retro Handheld

by Brendan Meharry | Apr 13, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s

Access the mysterious Evercade website and the first thing that will grab your attention is the text; “EVERCADE – A BRAND NEW HANDHELD CONSOLE WITH UNIQUE MULTI-GAME RETRO CARTRIDGES FROM LEADING GAMES PUBLISHERS AND CONSOLE PLATFORMS”. It says a lot, but then...