It’s Godzilla vs. Ultraman in Battle Baseball for the Famicom

by Ric Pryor | Apr 24, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld

If I were to make a Venn diagram of the relationship between American fans of shows like Mobile Suit Gundam and baseball fans, it would be two circles with the edges barely touching. That tiny, almost imperceivable area of overlap is my friend Steve. Steve owns a...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘Without Escape’

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Apr 23, 2018 | Console/Handheld

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Bumpy Trail Games Founder Miguel Antonio Rivera Casas, who details his new point and click adventure ‘Without Escape’ and lets us know how the classic library of the Gamecube and Nintendo 64 were influential in its creation. Old...

My Experience at Midwest Gaming Classic 2018

by JasonBreininger | Apr 19, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns, Console/Handheld, Events, Magazine Preview

The first video gaming convention I ever attended was the inaugural Missouri Game Con held in St. Louis (where I live) in 2016. Gaming conventions always seemed like cool events that other people attended. Those lucky people that lived within a 2 or 3 hour drive of...

Nintendo 64 Chronicles [2] Mortal Kombat Trilogy + Wave Race 64

by Mike Benton | Apr 18, 2018 | 1990s, Console/Handheld

Round 2…Fight!   #3 : Mortal Kombat Trilogy After an amazing launch day of two great titles, the follow up release on the Nintendo 64 was…this. Now, Mortal Kombat is a pretty big title, it’s a series that stands tall today with Mortal Kombat X...

Stern Pinball Arcade: Close to the Real Thing

by Brad Feingold | Apr 16, 2018 | 2010s, Console/Handheld, Reviews

I am a person that loves video games, hands down.  In case you didn’t know that. But my all time dream and love is to own my own pinball machine.  Problem is, they are big and expensive.  And there really isn’t an alternative to having one…. or is...

Old School Gamer on Billy Mitchell News

by Old School Gamer | Apr 16, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Events

Dear Old School Gamers,   Thank you again for being a digital subscriber to Old School Gamer. We hope that you enjoy the news, reviews, history and more that we provide in our young magazine. Issue #4 is about to go to press and you will be getting the digital link...