Cave Fighter for the Commodore 64

by Ric Pryor | May 21, 2018 | 1980s, Console/Handheld

Junior high was a rough time for me. Not for the reasons you might expect junior high to have been rough for a guy who’s now in his forties and writes about video games. I wasn’t harassed by bullies or painfully awkward around girls or constantly picked...

Retro Gaming Archives – May/June 1991

by JasonBreininger | May 15, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews, The Story Of...

Consoles When any sort of new technology is made available for public consumption, there’s a portion of the population that will resist it and a portion that will embrace it wholeheartedly. Consumers of video games are no different in this regard. 1991 was a couple of...

Farsights Pinball Arcade Is Losing 60 Tables From Their Library

by Old School Gamer | May 14, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld

After years of success with the Williams and Bally pinball licenses that were part of the Farsight Pinball Arcade, they are no longer going to have the games available after June 30, 2018.  A press release was issued on May 4th on their Facebook page:  ...

Raspiboy Review and Atari 2600 Arcade Companion Review – By Brad Feingold and Old School Gamer Staff

by Brad Feingold | May 10, 2018 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview, Reviews

Flying at 30000 feet and I am bored. My laptop won’t fit in my lap and my PSP Vita died. And I can’t surf. I can only type on my iPad. Whee…. Ryan is sitting next to me as we are heading to Las Vegas to the 2018 CES and he was reading and gave me something to...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘Lode Runner Legacy’ on Switch

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | May 9, 2018 | Console/Handheld

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Takuya Banno, Producer, Tozai Games, who gives us the inside scoop on the Nintendo Switch version of “Lode Runner Legacy.” One of the most important retro games of its time, the new version brings the experience to the Switch,...

Rainbow Brite and Robotech Coming to Coleco Evolved Mini Arcades

by Old School Gamer | May 9, 2018 | Console/Handheld

May 8, 2018 – Coleco today announced Coleco Evolved Mini Arcades, recreations of the 1981 classic tabletop arcade machines updated with two new games: Rainbow Brite: Journey to Rainbow Land and Robotech The Macross Saga. The Coleco Evolved Mini Arcades are...