Ataribox: First look at Atari’s new home video game console

by Old School Gamer | Aug 2, 2017 | 1970s, Console/Handheld

Atari CEO Fred Chesnais confirmed  to GamesBeat last month that his fabled video game company is working on a new game console. And today, the company revealed the industrial design of the machine.The New York-based Atari has two different designs for the Ataribox....

Star Fox 2 on Super NES Classic Edition – My Nintendo Rewards

by Old School Gamer | Aug 1, 2017 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld

While we’re enjoying 25 years of Kirby, there’s another famous Nintendo series having an anniversary right now: The Star Fox™ 64 game was released a little over 20 years ago! With the long-awaited release of Star Fox 2 coming on the Super Nintendo...

A classic console gets a high-def upgrade as Retro-Bit releases its RES Plus Console

by Old School Gamer | Aug 1, 2017 | 1980s, Console/Handheld

OMONA, CA, August 1, 2017 – With demand at an all-time high for classic video games, Retro-Bit®, a leading retro-gaming brand announced its new RES™ Plus console for $39.99 will be available August 10.  A premium top-loading video game console for all your favorite...

NAMCO Museum coming to Switch!

by Old School Gamer | Jul 27, 2017 | 1980s, Console/Handheld

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Galaga is finally getting an origin story!

by Old School Gamer | Jul 22, 2017 | 1980s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 22, 2017 (Newswire.com) – The legendary game Galaga is finally getting an origin story. Swedish and Los Angeles-based producer The Nuttery Entertainment have entered into an exclusive option agreement with BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment to...

Nintendo is bundling a never-before-released game with the SNES Classic

by Old School Gamer | Jun 27, 2017 | 1980s, Console/Handheld

Like it did with the original NES last year, Nintendo has announced plans to revive the Super Nintendo as a mini, plug-and-play game console preloaded with a handful of fan-favorite SNES games. The Super NES Classic Edition itself is a miniaturized model of the...