New Column: Video Game Soundtracks

by Adam Johnson | Sep 26, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews

Have you ever imagined what a film would be without a score? How about without foley? Woefully incomplete. The fact is, backing tracks and audio elements are just as much a part of entertainment as the visual aspects. The same is true of video games. Without...

Sports In the Arcade – By Adam Pratt

by Old School Gamer | Sep 25, 2018 | Arcade, Magazine Preview

You hear a lot of arguments in the video game business. Some are about how much better X console is that Y for certain reasons, others delve into the minutiae of what makes a game brilliant or garbage. In covering the arcade business for more than 10 years, there is...

Old School Gamer listed as a Top 10 Gaming magazine

by Old School Gamer | Sep 5, 2018 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

Check us out at https://blog.feedspot.com/gaming_magazines/ there are some great publications in there, and we are excited that we are showing up.  Check it out and continue to spread the word about Old School Gamer!

Numskull Designs is incredibly proud to team up with BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment for the first in a series of Quarter Arcades exclusives! 

by Old School Gamer | Aug 13, 2018 | 1980s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

The world’s most recognizable video game ‘PAC-MAN’ has gone back to where it began with one of the most realistically-presented formats of the original platform. ‘PAC-MAN’ as a character inspired generations and the original game is still one of the most addictive...

45 Years of Arcade Gaming: The 1990s – By Adam Pratt

by Old School Gamer | Aug 10, 2018 | Arcade, Magazine Preview

This is an update & re-write of an original article that was published on ArcadeHeroes.com on June 27th, 2012 entitled ‘40 Years Of Arcade Games’. You can still read that post here: http://arcadeheroes.com/2012/06/27/ 40-years-of-arcade-games/ In our quest to...

XtensionTMPremium Arcade Gaming Equipment as marketed by Rec Room Masters is introducing the all-new Alpha-Cade Series

by Old School Gamer | Jul 31, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

These arcade video game products that are built and ready to be shipped now are ¾ scale arcade and bar top units that you just add your monitor and arcade board or Raspberry Pi or PC to and you are ready to go. Yes, with August just around the corner, the summer heat...