Mini Arcades / MyArcades! – By Old School Gamer Staff

by Old School Gamer | Jun 15, 2018 | 2010s, Magazine Preview, Reviews

Late last year MyArcade/DreamGear released a series of three mini arcade games (with more hopefully in the works). MyArcade sent Old School Gamer the full set to review. These mini arcade games are shaped and housed inside a 6” plastic cabinet reminiscent of arcade...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Don Atreides

by Todd Friedman | Jun 13, 2018 | 2000s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Don Atreides, who is displayed on card number 2439, from the   Superstars of 2016 Collection.   Don is one of the top Tetris Players anywhere.   After maxing out NES Tetris at the age of 16, Don took some time off and came back...

Polymega Announce Included Controllers and their Snazzy Boxes

by Brendan Meharry | Jun 7, 2018 | 2010s

On the cusp of Polymega re-revealing its self in late April with a tantalising, if short video of a 14-layer PCB being printed, they’ve made an additional announcement about the included controllers. Let’s rewind a bit, though. If you’re not aware of the Polymega...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Ryan Burger

by Todd Friedman | Jun 6, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight Features Ryan Burger of Old School Gamer Magazine who is displayed on card number 2761, from the Superstars Collection of 2017.   Ryan is the founder and creator of Old School Magazine, which is an online and publication magazine. The...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Phil Day

by Todd Friedman | Jun 1, 2018 | 2000s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Phil Day who is displayed on card number 124, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection.  Phil is one of the best Galaga players in the world.  From the land down under, Phil resides from Australia and is an avid gamer, author and...

Remembering the Nintendo Ultra 64 Dream Team: DMA Design

by David Oxford | May 31, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

The Nintendo Ultra 64 Dream Team studio we’re looking at this week bears some interesting parallels to the last one we looked at, Angel Studios. Like Angel, the Edinburgh, Scotland-based DMA Design began in 1984 as Acme Software, though unlike Angel, they were...