Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Tim Hanson

by Todd Friedman | Oct 26, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Tim Hanson who currently is displayed on card number 2309, from the Superstars of 2015 Collection.  Tim is a huge Nintendo fan and gamer.  Games like Super Metroid and Super Mario Bros. 3 to name a few.  Tim finds himself...

Analogue’s $200 Pocket Could Be the Ultimate Retro Gaming Portable

by Old School Gamer | Oct 20, 2019 | 1980s, 2010s, Press Release

A multi-video-game-system portable handheld. A digital audio workstation with a built-in synthesizer and sequencer.  A  tribute to portable gaming. Out of the box, Pocket is compatible with the 2,780+ Game Boy, Game Boy Color & GameBoy Advance game cartridge...

Convention & Event Update: July-August 2019 – By Old School Gamer Staff

by Old School Gamer | Oct 15, 2019 | 2010s, Events, Magazine Preview, Reviews

Austin, Phoenix, St. Louis, Long Island, Ames, Pittsburgh, Chicago & Cleveland VIDEO GAME SUMMIT CHICAGO, IL BY RYAN BURGER Some events we go for the crowds, some for the spread of games, and some events we go to meet new people. Friends of Old School Gamer have...

Arcade Smash Hit Killer Queen Black Lands Nintendo Switch and PC Today

by Old School Gamer | Oct 14, 2019 | 2010s, Arcade, Press Release

Killer Queen Black, the strategic eight-player action platformer from Liquid Bit and BumbleBear Games, triumphantly soars out of arcades and onto Nintendo Switch and PC via Discord and Steam today. The ultimate arcade eSport with millions of play sessions is finally...

Tracking Your Game Collection with Excel and Dropbox: A Simple, but Practical Guide

by Brendan Meharry | Oct 14, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade

There are many ways one can track their game collection, be it an app or some other sort of online service. While these offer niceties like box art, market worth and social networking features so you can gloat about your collection of cardboard and plastic to other...

Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin: So You Want to Be a YouTuber – By Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | Oct 13, 2019 | 2010s, Arcade, Columns, Magazine Preview

If you know me well, you know I love a good bargain, and YouTube is about as good as it gets. If you’ve got a device to play it on, such as a modern game console or computer, a Roku device, a Blu-ray player, or a smartphone, YouTube gives you countless hours of free...