System Spotlight – 3DO

by JasonBreininger | Mar 31, 2018 | 1990s, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews, The Story Of...

  The early ’90s were something of a second coming for the wild west of video game console manufacturing. The early ’80s saw a number of console manufacturers trying to make a go of it after the success of the Atari VCS. Then there was the crash of ’83 and...

Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin: Donkey Kong and Beauty and the Beast – By Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | Mar 30, 2018 | 1980s, Columns, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

Welcome to the second installment of Brett’s Old-School Bargain Bin, where I point you to games that won’t break your bank account. We’re going full retro this time around (big surprise there), focusing on two key games from a fondly remembered genre that is now all...

Nights into Dreams (Review) – Sega Saturn

by JasonBreininger | Mar 27, 2018 | 1990s, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews

There isn’t a true Sonic game available on the Saturn? What?!?! 32X owners already had to make due with having only Knuckles Chaotix and its odd control scheme available but no plans to release a Sonic game (sorry, Sonic Jam and Sonic R don’t count) seemed like a...

RETROSPECTIVE: Are We Ready for an N64 Classic Edition?

by Jason Russell | Mar 24, 2018 | Columns, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

Hey Big N, What’s Next? By and large, we human-types like things in linear fashion.  We binge watch our shows by season and by episode, we like our phone books alphabetized and when it comes to experiencing our video games from years ago, we sort of expect a...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘Super Blood Hockey’

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

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with ‘Super Blood Hockey’ creator Loren Lemcke, who lets us know why the tribute to NHL ’94, Ice Hockey and Mutant League Hockey, may be the best current arcade hockey game on Steam. With an Xbox One version on the way as well, the...

Atari Movie Makers Plan to Raise $40 Million via Bushnell Token Sale – By Janko Roettgers

by Old School Gamer | Mar 23, 2018 | Console/Handheld

CREDIT: COURTESY OF VISION TREE The makers of the upcoming Atari movie about the iconic video game console maker are eschewing traditional film financing models for a blockchain-powered initial coin offering (ICO), and plan to sell coins named...