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Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Niklas Nylund

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Niklas Nylund

by Todd Friedman | Sep 30, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Niklas Nylund who works for the Finnish Museum of Games, displayed on card number 2723, from the Twin Galaxies Superstars Collection of 2017.  As part of a fundraiser in 2015, this history of Finland gaming is located in...
Early NES (Nintendo) Box Art Pt 2 – Black Box Games Continued

Early NES (Nintendo) Box Art Pt 2 – Black Box Games Continued

by JasonBreininger | Sep 28, 2018 | 1980s, Arcade, Columns, Console/Handheld, The Story Of...

Continuing the topic of the early Nintendo black box titles and their box art, I wanted to quickly highlight a few more from some of the other series that really caught my attention in the 80s, such as the light gun, programmable and arcade series. Arcade series games...
New Column: Video Game Soundtracks

New Column: Video Game Soundtracks

by Adam Johnson | Sep 26, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews

Have you ever imagined what a film would be without a score? How about without foley? Woefully incomplete. The fact is, backing tracks and audio elements are just as much a part of entertainment as the visual aspects. The same is true of video games. Without...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Niklas Nylund

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Stephen Wagner

by Todd Friedman | Sep 23, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Stephen Wagner who currently is displayed on card number 158, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection.  Stephen has been playing arcade games since he was 7 years old.  All the years of experience has put Stephen in the record...
Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin: ‘Yer Out! – By Brett Weiss

Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin: ‘Yer Out! – By Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | Sep 21, 2018 | Columns, Magazine Preview

For this sports-themed issue of Old School Gamer, we’re going back to the basics: five early and essential games for the Atari 2600 and five for the Intellivision, the two most popular systems of the pre-NES era. These highly influential titles, which paved the way...
Early NES (Nintendo) Box Art Pt 1 – Black Box Titles

Early NES (Nintendo) Box Art Pt 1 – Black Box Titles

by JasonBreininger | Sep 20, 2018 | 1980s, Columns, Console/Handheld, The Story Of...

Nintendo Power was an enormous resource when it came to helping NES owners determine what games were worth buying, renting, or better off skipping entirely. However, not everyone was blessed enough to be a Nintendo Power subscriber, and there were very few other ways...
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