Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin: Warlords and Mega Bomberman – By Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | May 28, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, Columns, Magazine Preview

I like a good, epic solo adventure like H.E.R.O. for the ColecoVision, or God of War for the PlayStation 2, as much as anyone, and I also enjoy playing (and replaying) any number of quickie twitch games, all by my lonesome. However, there’s nothing quite like facing...

Just 4 Qix: Warlords – By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | May 23, 2019 | 1980s, Arcade, Columns

Atari’s Warlords is considered one of the best competitive video game titles of all time. Warlords is a simple game that took Atari’s early games Quadrapong and Breakout and greatly improved upon them. By taking the multi-player paddle premise and spinning the concept...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Bobby “Q43” Wilson

by Todd Friedman | May 20, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Bobby (Q43) Wilson, who conveniently displayed on card number 43, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection.  Bobby is also on other “43” trading cards such as 1043, 1143, 1243, 1343, 1943.   Bobby can also be seen on card number...

New Books on Old School Gaming Topics – By Ryan Burger

by Old School Gamer | May 19, 2019 | Columns, Magazine Preview, Reviews, The Story Of...

We at Old School Gamer love a good book about video games, just like how we love putting out Old School Gamer for you! In this issue we have two new books to talk about that we have enjoyed over the last couple of months: one while traveling to cons as is the case...

Game Swappers of So Cal! – By Marc Burger

by Old School Gamer | May 15, 2019 | Columns, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

Game Swappers is a store in Montclair, California, a part of SoCal that is known as Inland Empire. William Gonzalez and his crew run the shop in addition to making their way to just about every west coast gamer convention they can get to. They effectively pack up...

Buying With the Captain!: Captains Auction Warehouse – Anaheim, CA – By Ryan Burger

by Old School Gamer | May 13, 2019 | Columns, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

Having only seen one arcade auction in Iowa (after 30 auctions over the last 15-20 years), I didn’t know what to expect when I walked into the Captains Auction Warehouse in Anaheim, California. I had met the “Captain” Chris Campbell, and several of his staff (thanks...