by Brendan Meharry | May 25, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade
The Evercade is an interesting new retro handheld we’ve been closely following at OSGM HQ for the last month or so. Starting off as something mysterious, it was soon revealed to be a completely self-contained console that would play retro games – but most importantly,...
by Michael Thomasson | May 23, 2019 | 1980s, Arcade, Columns
Atari’s Warlords is considered one of the best competitive video game titles of all time. Warlords is a simple game that took Atari’s early games Quadrapong and Breakout and greatly improved upon them. By taking the multi-player paddle premise and spinning the concept...
by Old School Gamer | May 21, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, Arcade, The Story Of...
Years before four-player split screen, online play and MMOs, gamers had a place they could visit to experience multiplayer video excitement for 2 players and beyond: the arcade. For this issue, I’m going to highlight various titles that made social gaming a “thing”...
by Shaun Jex | May 15, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Magazine Preview
The Free Play Richardson arcade in North Texas sits in the middle of a non- descript strip mall. There is a Sherwin Williams and Bar flanking it, a noodle joint a few doors down, and a Taekwondo academy just beyond that. A neon sign with the words “retro arcade” is...
by Michael Thomasson | May 12, 2019 | 2010s, Arcade, Reviews
Coin-op nostalgia was in full swing this past holiday season, and odds are that your heart was elevated when you first gazed upon the 3⁄4 scale arcade cabinets by Arcade 1UP in your local mall. My initial impression was that they were made for small people or...
by Old School Gamer | May 11, 2019 | 2010s, Arcade, Columns, The Story Of...
W elcome to another installment of a column dedicated exclusively to Old School Gamers and Old School Games from the Golden Age of gaming. These gamers, back in the day, had to physically use a coin or token to start a video game. The earning of these coins was mostly...