by Antoine Clerc-Renaud | Apr 13, 2018 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview
Some might say that a system can be judged by the games it proposes; others say it’s by the way we play it. But what defines more a video game system than its controller? The ergonomics are indeed so important that a bad controller can ruin a game console. Just ask...
by Old School Gamer | Apr 12, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld
Sadly we seem to have reached a point at which we can say the modern version of Superhero cinema is underwhelming. It’s a bit of a bummer for comic lovers everywhere. Even if some of the DC/Warner Bros. films have actually been quite true to the comics, the...
by Antoine Clerc-Renaud | Apr 10, 2018 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview
Launched on December 3 1994 in Japan, September 9 1995 in North America and September 29 1995 in most of Europe, the PlayStation revolutionized the game industry in so many ways. But what role did the hardware play into this? If there is one name to remember when it...
by Old School Gamer | Apr 10, 2018 | Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview, Reviews
I have had an account at AtariAge. com for about five years and just got involved in it once we started to work on Old School Gamer Magazine. That is when I found out so much more about the community of gamers that is there and about the games that they release for...
by Ric Pryor | Apr 8, 2018 | 1980s, Console/Handheld
When I was in college and Magic: The Gathering was the new hotness, I tried my hand at creating a Pac-Man card game. Bear in mind, this was before the World Wide Web was littered with print on demand operations and making a card game meant going to a print shop,...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Apr 7, 2018 | Console/Handheld
When RBI Baseball made its return a few years ago, there were plenty of skeptics. And although the game has been a fun retro experience overall, RBI 17 proved the developers had to take the series to the next level. With remodeled players, ballparks and the same...