Video Games Live, Tommy Tallarico and the Intellivision – By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Dec 5, 2018 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

Video Games Live features video game music performed by a complete live orchestra presented in tandem with various video game content including gameplay footage, dynamic stage lighting, and over-the-top special effects. There is nothing that adds more POP to...

Soundtrack Review: Dungeon Explorer (TurboGrafx-16, 1989)

by Adam Johnson | Dec 4, 2018 | 1980s, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews

Dungeon Explorer, released in 1989 for the TurboGrafx-16, is a multiplayer-capable action RPG (one of the first, in fact) with an excellent soundtrack. It garnered generally positive reviews, which cited its clever puzzles and fun gameplay mechanics (borrowing heavily...

Universal Studios Has Confirmed That Construction For The Super Nintendo Theme Park Has Begun

by Old School Gamer | Nov 20, 2018 | 2010s, Console/Handheld

Anyone who has ever played a video game must have wondered, at some point, what it would have been like to be in the video game world they were enjoying so much. And Nintendo games are no different. Fortunately for Nintendo fans around the world, the company is...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘Super Combat Fighter’

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Nov 20, 2018 | Console/Handheld

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Super Combat Fighter developers Richard James Cook (Creative Director, Critical Depth Games) and Jose Pablo Monge Chacon (Technical Director, Headless Chicken Games), who let us know how their love of Street Fighter and Mortal...

Soundtrack Review: Sonic Spinball (Sega Genesis, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System, 1993-1995)

by Adam Johnson | Nov 16, 2018 | 1990s, Audio, Columns, Console/Handheld, Pinball

It’s nearly Thanksgiving, and in the spirit of one of the most iconic balloons in the history of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, let’s take a look (and listen) to a Sonic the Hedgehog game that might not be the first on everyone’s mind....

Zen Studios Announces WilliamsTM PinballVolume 2

by Old School Gamer | Nov 15, 2018 | 2000s, Console/Handheld, Pinball

New Three-Pack Adds Bally Favorites The Party ZoneTM, Black RoseTM and Attack from MarsTM After the successful release of the Pinball FX3 Williams Pack, Zen Studios is ready to launch their next addition of classics across the gaming platform. San Francisco, CA –...