Keep Calm and Insert Coin: Oh Crap, My Mom Was Right!!!!!

by Brad Feingold | Jul 31, 2018 | Columns, Console/Handheld

This is going to pretty much be a short and sweet post because there is so much that I am getting ready to write about from the ReplayFx event this past weekend in Pittsburgh, PA.  But here is the thing.  My mother used to tell me when I was younger that used to play...

XtensionTMPremium Arcade Gaming Equipment as marketed by Rec Room Masters is introducing the all-new Alpha-Cade Series

by Old School Gamer | Jul 31, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

These arcade video game products that are built and ready to be shipped now are ¾ scale arcade and bar top units that you just add your monitor and arcade board or Raspberry Pi or PC to and you are ready to go. Yes, with August just around the corner, the summer heat...

I Have The Power! Arcade and Console Power Super Retro-cade – By Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Jul 30, 2018 | Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview, Reviews

Bring the power of an arcade to your home with the Super Retro-Cade plug and play console by Retro-Bit. Packed with over 90 popular retro games from Capcom®, Data East, Technos, and Irem, this stylish console re-introduces such gems as Mega Man 2, BurgerTime, Joe and...

Old School Gamer Exclusive: Inside ‘Cargo Cult’

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jul 30, 2018 | Console/Handheld

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with “Cargo Cult” creator Ryan Kwok, to find out how “Mad Max” and pod racing lended themselves to one of the most intriguing survival horror games on the indie scene today. Powered by sinister retro visuals, it’s a game OSGM is...

Arcade 1Up pre-orders now available!

by Old School Gamer | Jul 25, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

New York, USA – June 12, 2018 – Tastemakers, LLC. is opening the doors to the past on July 25. Eager consumers will be able to place pre-orders for the first wave of affordable Arcade1Up smaller-scale arcade cabinets stocked with classic games like Atari’s Centipede...

VGM Classics Starts Crowd-funding Campaigns for New Orchestral Albums of Video Game Music

by Old School Gamer | Jul 24, 2018 | Console/Handheld

On July 20, 2018, VGM Classics (NM, USA), a classical record company specializing in video game music, has started three crowd-funding campaigns for new orchestral CD albums featuring music from the video games: “Star Fox,” “Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon,” and “Suikoden...