Nintendo 64 Chronicles [4] Cruis’n USA & Star Wars : Shadows of the Empire

by Mike Benton | Jun 23, 2018 | 1990s, Console/Handheld

#7 : Cruis’n USA After spending two years sitting in arcades with a full driver’s seat, wheel and pedals, Cruis’n USA made it’s way into everybody’s home on the Nintendo 64. Initially intended to go out when the console launched, the game...

Hyperkin Announces Retail Version of SmartBoy for US and Korean Markets

by Old School Gamer | Jun 22, 2018 | Console/Handheld

Hyperkin, a video game hardware development company from Los Angeles, has announced it will be releasing the SmartBoy through the Samsung Mobile Accessory Partnership Program (SMAPP) to the U.S. and Korean market. Originally a development kit in late 2016, the...

My Arcade® to launch classic BANDAI NAMCO Titles on two unique new portable devices

by Old School Gamer | Jun 20, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld

LOS ANGELES, CA – June 12, 2018 – MY ARCADE, US Based Retro Gaming specialist, and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc., have joined forces and are set to announce two new gaming devices filled with Classic NAMCO games at this year’s E3. The new machines further expand the...

Mutant Football League Dynasty Edition Hits Retail Shelves This Fall

by Old School Gamer | Jun 18, 2018 | Console/Handheld

Tear Into Exclusive Content and All New DLC with the Mutant Football League Dynasty Edition, Coming to Retail This Fall Chicago, IL – June 13, 2018 – Hellishly brutal arcade-style football game Mutant Football League: Dynasty Edition is blitzing onto...

My Arcade To Launch Classic BANDAI NAMCO Titles On Two Unique New Portable Devices

by Old School Gamer | Jun 12, 2018 | Arcade, Console/Handheld

Namco Museum Mini Player and PAC-MANTM Pocket Player will be Featured at E3 LOS ANGELES, CA – June 12, 2018 – MY ARCADE,  US Based Retro Gaming specialist, and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc., have joined forces and are set to announce two new gaming...

The Game Scholar: Revisiting History – By Leonard Herman

by Leonard Herman | Jun 11, 2018 | Columns, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

During my freshman year of college I took two semesters of a compre- hensive world history course. For the first semester class I had to purchase an expensive, hardcover history book, which was fine. However, when I returned for the second semester, which was being...