by Todd Friedman | Jul 26, 2024 | 1980s, Arcade, Columns
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Doc Mack who currently is displayed on card number 483, from the Superstars of 2013 Collection. Doc is the owner of an arcade in Brookfield, IL called The Galloping Ghost Arcade. This is not your ordinary arcade of today;...
by Leonard Herman | Jun 16, 2024 | 1980s, Columns, Magazine Preview
Ever since the world’s first two videogame magazines, Great Britain’s Computer and Video Games and the United States’ Electronic Games, debuted two weeks apart in November 1981, printed videogame magazines have basically come in four flavors. General: The...
by Old School Gamer | May 4, 2024 | 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 Patrick Hickey Jr. | Apr 23, 2024 | 2000s, 2010s, Columns
With Spring Break underway, Old School Gamer takes a look at five games from previous console generations you need to revisit! Game of Thrones: Episode One: Iron From Ice: Make no bones about it, great games, just like great television or film, live and die on great...
by Old School Gamer | Apr 2, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, Columns
In the realm of video game consoles, the Nintendo GameCube emerged amid a fiercely competitive market. While its journey may not have unfolded as triumphantly as Nintendo had envisioned, the GameCube has carved a niche as a cherished underdog within the gaming...
by Todd Friedman | Mar 21, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, Columns
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Steve Wiebe, who is displayed on card number 7, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Steve is also featured on cards 469, 472, 491, 547, 559, 565, 578, 592 and 2239. As one of the stars of the popular documentary “King of...