BoomShakalaka With NBA JAM – Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | May 10, 2023 | Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

NBA Jam is a basketball arcade game developed by Midway in 1993. It is the first entry in the NBA Jam series and has 2-on-2 arcade-style basketball game that with over-the-top gameplay. The exaggerated nature of the gameplay means that players can perform gravity...

Collectors Guide to NES Black Box Games – Part 1 of 4

by Old School Gamer | May 9, 2023 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Heritage Auctions

Why are NES Black Box games so collectible? A four-part series that reviews all 30 original Black Box games for NES. In part one, Brett Weiss introduces the Black Box games, and reviews six games in the series. Video Games — Collecting Guide by Brett Weiss Why Are NES...

Retro Games Fit For A King… or Queen: Royalty On Antstream

by Antstream Blog | May 8, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, Antstream, Console/Handheld, Retro Computing

With King Charles’s coronation this weekend, join Antstream Arcade as we celebrate eight of the benign (and not-so-benign) royal rulers across our retro game collection. From demanding Kings to evil Queens and heroic princesses, these are the most eminent and powerful...

Hidden Gems for the Nintendo 64 Part 1

by Heritage Auctions | May 8, 2023 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, Heritage Auctions

Video Games — Collecting Guide by Brett Weiss Critics of the Nintendo 64 often say that the console has nothing really good to offer outside of a few triple-A first-party titles like Mario Kart 64, Super Mario 64, Goldeneye 007, and Pilotwings 64. While the system...

Free Comic Book Day Exclusive From Old School Gamer Magazine! The Behind the Scenes Story of X-Men Legends!

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | May 6, 2023 | 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Interviews, The Story Of...

Enjoy this excerpt from Patrick Hickey Jr’s book, The Minds Behind Adventure Games! To celebrate Free Comic Book Day, we take a look under the curtain of X-Men Legends! Patrick Lipo: X-Men Legends…The Birth of the Marvel Action/RPG Monopoly             With...

Five Overrated “Classics”

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | May 1, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Lists

We here at Old School Gamer love our retro games, but now we’re going to hit you with some opinion that may break your heart. Some of the games you remember as being so much fun? Yeah- they’re not. They never were. Spoiler Warning Ahead: These Games Aren’t As Good As...