by Antoine Clerc-Renaud | Jul 9, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview
Dragon Quest may be the first Japanese Role Playing Game using mechanics still used today, but it’s certainly not the first role playing game from the land of the rising sun. It was a trailblazer that inspired and led a charge by the Japanese but there were some...
by Old School Gamer | Jul 5, 2018 | 2010s, Console/Handheld
While summer time is when you can relax and admire the beautiful nature, you can also play some games. Get out of your comfort zone and play some games that you’ve never played before and you might a new genre to fall in love with. It doesn’t matter whether you like...
by Brad Feingold | Jul 4, 2018 | Console/Handheld
Well here we are on a very special day. The Fourth of July! Independence Day. There is so much that is happening on a day like today. Parades fill the streets with candy and road apples from the horses, The neighbors are having a bbq party with a pool and...
by Old School Gamer | Jul 4, 2018 | Console/Handheld
A fresh sight to admire, the Polymega hardware is every gamer’s dream. The retro gaming console lets players to use original game cartridges from Sega Mega Drive, Neo Geo, and TurboGrafx 16, giving them the joy of playing some of the first video games that started the...
by Old School Gamer | Jul 3, 2018 | 2010s, Console/Handheld
CHICAGO – July 3, 2018 – Hellishly brutal arcade-style football game Mutant Football League: Dynasty Edition is blitzing onto Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, and Xbox One at retail on Sept. 18, with new exclusive teams and gameplay...
by Michael Thomasson | Jul 2, 2018 | Columns, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...
The game design model that shouldn’t have worked in the arcade… BUT DID! In an industry designed to capture a quarter every ninety seconds, the role-playing genre seemed nearly impossible to bring into the arcades. However, during the summer of 1989, Taito Corp....