The Game Scholar: The Nintendo Odyssey?? – By Leonard Herman

by Leonard Herman | Apr 6, 2018 | Columns, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

A question had arisen regarding whether a statement in my book, Phoenix IV: The History of the Videogame Industry, was correct or not. The book stated that Nintendo had imported the first videogame console, the Magnavox Odyssey, into Japan. Shortly after the book’s...

Mini Doom II – Relive the Classic in 16-Bit, Until You Die

by Brad Feingold | Apr 6, 2018 | 2010s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

Years ago, ID software came out with what was considered to be the game changer with the Doom franchise.  The object of the first person shooter was simple, survive the depths of hell while destroying demons, skeletons and other painful monsters.  The series was one...

Nintendo 64 Chronicles [1] Super Mario 64 + Pilotwings 64

by Mike Benton | Apr 5, 2018 | 1990s, Console/Handheld

What is the Nintendo 64 Chronicles? Before diving into this series, I’d like to share with you a bit of what it’s about. The Nintendo 64 was my first ever experience as a child with 3D gaming,and I fell in love when I opened it on my 8th birthday. However,...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘Kite’

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Apr 3, 2018 | Console/Handheld

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Kite’s James Treneman (Solo Developer & Founder, Lab Cat Games), who details the game’s origin and outlines its goals. A unique dual-stick shooter experience, it’s definitely inspired by games of the past. About Kite: After the...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘Coffee Crisis’

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Apr 1, 2018 | Console/Handheld

Old School Gamer chats with game developer Zack Manko, who lets us know why the enhanced version of Coffee Crisis, which is currently gearing up for release on Steam, is the best version of the game to date. About Coffee Crisis: The Smurglian race has come to Earth...

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...