GALLOPING GHOST ARCADE – by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Sep 19, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, Arcade

BUILDING THE WORLD’S LARGEST ARCADE ONE GAME AT A TIME August 12th, 2024 was a historic day in the world of arcade gaming. The largest arcade in the world, Galloping Ghost Arcade, unveiled its 1,000th arcade game on the floor. This number has been talked about for...

Your Own Arcade! by Ryan Burger

by Ryan Burger | Sep 17, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Columns

Old School Gamer surveyed its friend running nationally and regionally known retro arcades and found out that there are some games you have to have to consider ourself a retro arcade. We started by listing the most popular games on the KLOV.Com site (Museum of the...

Wonder Boy in Monster Land- An RPG for Arcade?

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Aug 6, 2024 | 1980s, Arcade, The Story Of...

Originally released in the arcade in Japan in 1987, Ryuichi Nishizawa’s Wonder Boy in Monster Land is one of the most influential early Sega games not named Sonic the Hedgehog, Kid Chameleon or Alex Kidd. An ambitious arcade action/RPG, its Sega Master System port...

Stern Unveils 70th Anniversary Godzilla Table at Comic-Con

by William Schwartz | Jul 27, 2024 | 2020s, Arcade, Pinball, Stern

This year marks the seventieth anniversary of Godzilla, King of the Monsters. While Godzilla has never really gone out of style, there’s no denying the character has seen a big resurgence in recent years, with appearances in new media properties in the United...

Anarchy & Karate Champ Are This Week’s New Titles

by Antstream Blog | Jul 27, 2024 | 1980s, Antstream, Arcade, Console/Handheld

A puzzle shooter and classic fighting game join the Antstream library this week. Antstream players can this week enjoy the puzzle shooter Anarchy (Amstrad CPC) and the arcade fighting game Karate Champ (Arcade). Also, this week’s challenge takes place in Double Dragon...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Doc Mack

by Todd Friedman | Jul 26, 2024 | 1980s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Doc Mack who currently is displayed on card number 483, from the Superstars of 2013 Collection.  Doc is the owner of an arcade in Brookfield, IL called The Galloping Ghost Arcade.   This is not your ordinary arcade of today;...