Just 4 Qix: How High Can You Get? – By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Mar 11, 2018 | Arcade, Columns, Magazine Preview

When Donkey Kong’s cut-scene animation inquires, “HOW HIGH CAN YOU GET?,” it isn’t referring to recreational drug use, but to how many meters you can climb in the construction site that is the setting of the game. However, if you thought that a green leafy plant...

We Stopped By The Pinball Hall of Fame

by Old School Gamer | Mar 6, 2018 | Arcade, Columns, Magazine Preview

Old School Baby. That’s what Tim called me when he walked into A Gamers Paradise and saw the magazine and my embroidered shirt that I was wearing for the magazine. My potential interview with Tim Arnold the operator of The Pinball Hall of Fame was off to an...

Keep Calm and Insert Coin: It’s Not Cheating If the Company Made It!

by Brad Feingold | Mar 3, 2018 | 1980s, Arcade

There are several games that people will play over and over for either one certain reason or no reason at all.  Trust me, there was a reason for this story.  Back in 1983, Konami released some really great titles to the arcade.  I can’t remember how many...

Free Play Florida – The Land of Mickey and Sea World is Great For Gamers!

by Old School Gamer | Mar 2, 2018 | Arcade, Events, Magazine Preview

The adventures of the Old School Gamer crew continue….this time the weekend after Galaxies of Games in Iowa. We travelled down to Orlando Florida, again with our friends Billy Mitchell and Walter Day for Free Play Florida which I’m told is the largest such event...

RETROSPECTIVE: DreamGEAR Data East Hits Gamestation Wireless Console

by Jason Russell | Mar 1, 2018 | 1980s, Arcade, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews

A Big Step in the Right Direction DreamGEAR is one of those companies that’s been steadily releasing affordable plug and play (as well as handheld and mini) hardware for years.  Well over a decade in fact.  So it’s a safe bet nearly everyone with even a modicum of...

Golden Age Classic Arcade Cabinets Coming to a Home Near You

by Old School Gamer | Feb 17, 2018 | Arcade, Console/Handheld

Tastemakers, LLC., a growing global powerhouse company with products available in more than 50 countries, is bringing the hottest arcade games of all time into your home with the affordable Arcade1Up line of consumer arcade cabinets. The Arcade1Up is a...