The Future of Retro Gaming

by Old School Gamer | Jul 22, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld, Gaming

As retro gaming enthusiasts, there is one overarching problem that constantly stands in our way. This is the issue of access. Despite having systems today that are many hundreds or even thousands of times more powerful than the gaming setups we had years ago, poor...

Intellivision Entertainment™ Reveals Exciting New Licenses to Expand Its Diverse Portfolio of Sports Themed Video Games

by Old School Gamer | Jul 20, 2020 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Press Release

    All-Star Licenses to Include Major League Baseball, Evel Knievel and The American Cornhole League Available Exclusively on Intellivision Amico™   IRVINE, Calif. – Intellivision Entertainment LLC, the video game industry pioneer, announced today several...

Atari VCS Partners with AirConsole Cloud-Based Gaming Service to Offer Over 150 Original Single-Player Casual and Multiplayer Party Games

by Old School Gamer | Jul 13, 2020 | 2020s, Atari, Console/Handheld, Press Release

      Explore Dangerous Dungeons, Tear up the Track in High-speed Racing, Score the Winning Goal on the Pitch, and Much More as AirConsole Helps Turn the Atari VCS into the Ultimate Couch-Party Gaming System! NEW YORK, NY – Atari® — one of the...

Make your own Nintendo Switch games for only £0.79p / $0.99 – with PlataGO! Super Platform Game Maker!

by Old School Gamer | Jul 13, 2020 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Press Release

Including community-made levels and games! PQube (London, UK)  – PQube and developer Super Icon announce a 95% discount for PlataGO! Super Platform Game Maker on Nintendo Switch! Create levels and whole games in a breath, upload them and try out your...

$114,000 Bid for Super Mario Bros. Video Game Sets World Record

by Old School Gamer | Jul 11, 2020 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Press Release

A 1985 video game cartridge of Super Mario Bros. has sold for $114,000, Friday, July 10, setting the world record as the most expensive video game ever sold at public auction. Sealed for 35 years, the game was sold during a public auction of vintage comics and...

Testing a New Game as a Stage of Its Creation

by Old School Gamer | Jul 10, 2020 | 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming

Game development has seven different stages that most developers follow. These stages include: Planning Pre-production Production Testing Pre-launch Launch Post-production Testing, the fourth stage of game development, is one of the most important steps that a...