Phoenix IV: Atari vs. X-Rated Games
Another Atari lawsuit was filed against American Multiple Industries, the manufacturer of the controversial X-rated game, Custer’s Revenge. Atari feared that it would receive negative publicity if the third-party company was allowed to release its software....
Old School Gamer Exclusive: Inside Ultimate Chicken Horse
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Richard Atlas, Co-Founder, Game Designer, who discusses the PS4 indie game Ultimate Chicken Horse. Detailing the creative process behind the game and it’s couch-co-op gameplay, Atlas lets us know how his nifty game brings back...
Classic Home Video Games 1985-1988: Rolling Thunder
Publisher: Tengen. Developer: Tengen, Platform Shooter, 1 player 1989. Despite skinnier characters, less colorful graphics, and lack of two-player alternating mode, Rolling Thunder is an excellent port of Namco’s 1986 arcade classic. On a mission to rescue the...
Games Deserving a Remaster: Burning Rangers
Video game aesthetics have come a long way from the mid ‘90s, when developers made the transition from sprites to polygons. The rough look of these early 3D games didn’t seem to be an issue to most gamers at the time, and the prospect of playing in three dimensions...
Super Mario Bros. (NES)
Home video gaming in the 1980’s was ultimately defined by two consoles, the Atari Video Computer System (2600) and the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Sure, there were many other popular, well received, and well made consoles during that time, but it...Latest Magazine For Paid Subscribers
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