by Todd Friedman | Nov 7, 2017 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns
Come Join us this weekend, November 10th-12th, 2017 in Ottumwa, Iowa for a weekend of retro gaming, tournament, trading cards, and the International Video game Hall of Fame Ceremony. Special guests include Walter Day, Billy Mitchell, “Tri-Force”...
by Leonard Herman | Nov 1, 2017 | 1990s, Arcade
As home consoles were becoming more sophisticated, arcade manufacturers had to stay one step ahead and devise games that couldn’t be played at home. Virtuality, a British company, introduced four virtual reality games into arcades. While the games were different, the...
by Old School Gamer | Oct 31, 2017 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Console/Handheld
In between the first couple issues of Old School Gamer Magazine we are going to be sending out bonuses to our readers that are hungry for more material in the form of our archives in addition to the great content on our blog at https://www.oldschoolgamermagazine.com....
by Brad Feingold | Oct 28, 2017 | 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld
I wanted to take a moment to post a very special CCAIC blog which, again is dated but it is also extremely important! 25 years ago, the arcade industry was forever changed by the release of one loud game with two joysticks and ten buttons. In 1988, there was a game...
by Brad Feingold | Oct 27, 2017 | 1980s, Arcade
Ever since the days of Super Mario Brothers where your goal is to save the damsel in distress, there have been hundreds of games to represent this concept. Well, at least in the past for arcade games. Now a days, its kicking, punching, dancing, driving and shooting....
by Brad Feingold | Oct 26, 2017 | 1980s, Arcade, Console/Handheld
Ok, ok. I know that a person like me should have talked about this first when I started blogging since I am an avid fan of Star Wars. So much that, as my bio says, I was accepted into the local 501st Central Garrison here in Des Moines. But on October 9, 2017, Star...