by Old School Gamer | May 4, 2023 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns
Release Date: 1982 Publisher: Parker Brothers Controller: Joystick Players: 1 – 2 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model #: PB5050 Rarity: 2 Programmer: Rex Bradford This movie based shooter is one of the finest, most challenging titles around. Join the...
by Todd Friedman | May 2, 2023 | 2010s, Columns, Gaming
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jason Newman, who is displayed on card number 2589, from the Superstars of 2016 Collection. Jason is a multiple Ridge Racer world record holder on multiple platforms including the arcade version. His love for the game...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | May 1, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Columns, Gaming, Interviews, Lists
Over the course of writing seven books on video game history, I’ve interviewed hundreds of game developers, many of which have dropped mountains of knowledge on the industry. For me, it’s essentially one of the reasons why I’m here- to share the behind-the-scenes...
by Todd Friedman | Mar 31, 2023 | 2000s, 2010s, Columns, Events
On the heals of the 2023 Midwest Gaming Classic we look back at my interview with Dan Loosen. This interview was done on December 3rd, 2015. Thanks to Dan for giving his time for the Interview. Hope you enjoy and be sure to go to the Midwest Gaming Classic this...
by Old School Gamer | Feb 28, 2023 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Columns
During the upside-down world that happened during the COVID pandemic of the last couple of years, the collecting world of video games has evolved tremendously. Several companies have grading services where they evaluate the complete in-box and often sealed video games...
by Old School Gamer | Feb 3, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, Columns, Console/Handheld
It was May 30, 1871, when Montague Redgrave of Cincinnati, Ohio was issued patent US115357A for his “Improvements in Bagatelles”. His invention was a smaller table top version of what had been a very popular French parlor game in the 1700s. In addition, Redgrave made...