Retro Gaming Archives – May/June 1991

by JasonBreininger | May 15, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews, The Story Of...

Consoles When any sort of new technology is made available for public consumption, there’s a portion of the population that will resist it and a portion that will embrace it wholeheartedly. Consumers of video games are no different in this regard. 1991 was a couple of...

SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis Pre-Order Now!

by Old School Gamer | May 7, 2018 | 1980s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

Scream it out loud… SEGA!!!!!!   Sometimes there are not too many things to get excited for when playing retro games on your Xbox or Playstation 4.  But when you get a list of 50 of the best Sega games into one place, it is more of a reason to load up your...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Mike Gedeon

by Todd Friedman | May 5, 2018 | 2000s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Mike Gedeon, who’s Cleveland’s Classic Console and Arcade Gaming Show (CCAG) is displayed on card number 233, from the Superstars of 2012. Mike and his partner Matt Teske are the organizers of the Cleveland Classic Gaming...

RETROSPECTIVE: Meet the Neo Geo Mini

by Jason Russell | May 4, 2018 | 1990s, Arcade, Columns, Console/Handheld

  Two More Retro Minis Announced Retro gaming and the plug & play hardware model sort of go hand in hand and with good reason.  Consumers are willing to put up with complexity to have the latest and greatest (virtual reality systems like the Oculus Rift are a...

The Latest Issue of Old School Gamer is online now!

by Old School Gamer | May 1, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Magazine Preview

Old School Gamer has released it’s latest issue, issue #4, and this time it’s themed RPG’s, Role Playing Gamers.  Along with some of the regular features of every issue of Old School Gamer, we have targeted RPG’s with the below coverage: A...

Relating on a Personal Level with Atari’s Paperboy

by JasonBreininger | May 1, 2018 | 1980s, Arcade, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews, The Story Of...

Spring of 1985 was a dark time for video games. The Nintendo Entertainment System was still 6 months from seeing the light of day in the United States. Atari mania and Pac-Man fever felt like ages ago thanks to the shift away from home console gaming towards computer...