by David Oxford | Oct 31, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Arcade
We’re doing something a little different today: A guest column! Here with something to say is someone we’ll call “Grumpy Monkey.” Wait, no, that’s too on the nose. We’ll just call him “Kranky Cong.” Take it away, KC!...
by Old School Gamer | Oct 30, 2019 | 1980s, Arcade, Press Release
New Wave Toys is proud to announce the latest addition to our RepliCade Amusements mini arcade line: Dragon’s Lair x ReplICade! This 12 inch replica arcade machine Looks, Plays and Controls just like the vintage 1983 Dragon’s Lair Arcade Machine! This...
by Old School Gamer | Oct 21, 2019 | 1970s, Arcade, The Story Of...
“Talent borrows, genius steals.” -Oscar Wilde My first game for Atari ultimately became what is now known as Yars’ Revenge. This is not how it started. Originally it was assigned as a coin-op conversion of a Cinematronics arcade game called Star Castle. The key to...
by Old School Gamer | Oct 20, 2019 | 1990s, Arcade, Press Release
New Wave Toys announced the launch of the limited edition Street Fighter II X RepliCade, a fully-playable 12-inch tall replica of the original Street Fighter II: Champion Editioncabinet. This 1/6-scale arcade cabinet fully licensed by Capcom, also includes Super...
by Mike Mertes | Oct 20, 2019 | 1990s, Arcade, Reviews
Like many others in 1993, I spent a lot of money at the arcade, dropping token after token into NBA Jam. I was ten years old at the time, and our state basketball team, the Chicago Bulls were tearing through the NBA for championship gold for the third year in a row....
by Old School Gamer | Oct 19, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, Columns
In Parts 1 and 2, I talked about the development of WTARG, the software I developed at Williams/Bally/ Midway to allow artists to incorporate digitized video of live actors in our games. My exploration into digitizing began in 1986, and the first version of WTARG came...