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...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Bob Bates

by Todd Friedman | May 12, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Bob Bates who currently is displayed on card number 454, from the Superstars of 2013 Collection.  As game designer, Bob has created more than 40 games that have won many awards in the industry and overall has sold over 6...

Dr. Mario and Packie: Coins Detected In Pocket – By Steve DeLuca

by Old School Gamer | May 11, 2019 | 2010s, Arcade, Columns, The Story Of...

W elcome to another installment of a column dedicated exclusively to Old School Gamers and Old School Games from the Golden Age of gaming. These gamers, back in the day, had to physically use a coin or token to start a video game. The earning of these coins was mostly...

Jason Knigge: A Completist From the Chicago Area – By Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | May 8, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Columns, The Story Of...

I am a huge video game collector. I have about 3,500 individual games and 26 consoles and handhelds. I always knew people had a bigger collection than I did, and I knew a lot of people had more complete collections as well; but years ago, I met a person who lives...