Kombat Kon at Galloping Ghost Arcade

by Old School Gamer | Jan 5, 2018 | 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

On Saturday August 23,2017 the Galloping Ghost Arcade hosted it’s annual Mortal Kombat convention called the Kombat Kon! The event originated as Shang Tsungs Fight Night but after five years grew from being held at the arcade to a bigger venues. Now in its seventh...

Legendary Gaming Hardware Brand Returns, with New Management, New Ideas, and a New Range of High-Quality Gaming Products

by Old School Gamer | Jan 4, 2018 | 2000s, 2010s, Console/Handheld

Kowloon, Hong Kong – January 4t h 2018, – Mad Catz Global Limited, the legendary brand, leading innovation in gaming hardware for almost three decades, announced today a surprise return to the international gaming scene. Less than a year after the much-loved brand...

Multirotor: A 80’s style tabletop arcade game

by Brad Feingold | Jan 3, 2018 | 2010s, Console/Handheld

You have only 5 days left to get your chance to be a part of a great idea.  Kickstarter has always been known for creating original and outstanding ideas.  This is no exception.  The game is called Multirotor.  It is an 8-Bit style game that will be available in...

Keep Calm and Insert Coin: HE’S ON FIRE!!!

by Brad Feingold | Jan 2, 2018 | 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

Ok, before this blog gets going, I have a disclaimer: I hate basketball!!!!  There’s just no other way to say it.  No disrespect to the professionals that make millions in the industry, but I just hate it.  I hate the squeaking of the sneakers going back and...

Super Gamepad for Super NESTM Classic Edition is Out Now

by Old School Gamer | Jan 2, 2018 | 1990s, 2010s, Console/Handheld

TORRANCE, CA (Dec. 28, 2017) – The highly-anticipated wireless solution for the Super NES™ Classic edition is now available on Amazon and the My Arcade website! My Arcade’s Super Gamepad allows gamers to revisit the SNES classics with the functionality of...

Why An Advisory Board? by Ryan Burger

by Old School Gamer | Jan 2, 2018 | Arcade, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

When this magazine was started earlier this summer I knew a lot of people within the industry, some of them directly, but many of them indirectly. Two of our advisory board are friends I’ve had in this industry thanks to the Midwest Gaming Classic that I’ve attended...