Midway/Bally Games you Have to Experience – by Patrick Hickey, Jr.

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Mar 12, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld

What began as an “amusement game manufacturer” in 1958 turned into one of the biggest and influential game developers and publishers in the history of the gaming industry. Who would have thought Whack-A-Mole could have been the father to NBA Jam? Well, in a weird way,...

Big Box Boutique – by Mike Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Mar 8, 2023 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld

Released on PC in 1990, Chris Roberts’ Wing Commander beat Star Wars to the video game space fighter simulator space by almost three years. The game came packed with not only spectacular 3D action but a Hollywood, Cinematic style presentation that would get...

The Wizard and the Princess – by Bill Lange

by Old School Gamer | Mar 4, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld

Ken and Roberta Williams started Sierra in 1979. Their first game, Mystery House (1980), which Roberta designed and Ken programmed, was a black and white graphics interactive fiction game for the Apple II. From there, the company grew and began to produce hit after...

Demon Attack: The Next Wave & Atlantis: A City Rebuilt

by Todd Friedman | Mar 3, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Console/Handheld

CLICK HERE FOR KICKSTARTER Story Demon Attack: The Next Wave and Atlantis: A City Rebuilt are the first entry in what we call the Classics Reimagined for the ColecoVision, Coleco Adam and CollectorVision systems. These are games that for one reason or another were...

Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis / LIVE Update

by Old School Gamer | Feb 26, 2023 | 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Press Release

Scheduled for Feb 28, 2023 This program delivers the latest news surrounding Sega’s latest popular online RPG PSO2 NEW GENESIS (NGS)! Hiro Arai, the official navigator for NGS, will be updating players around the world about current operations, future updates,...

Subscriber Spotlight – by Ben Magnet

by Ben Magnet | Feb 24, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld, The Story Of...

The year is 1989. A young man, really an eleven-year-old kid, is playing the NES he’s had for just over a year, but he isn’t playing the classic Super Mario Bros. Instead of saving a princess in a castle or shooting down ducks, his eyes that evening are on a much...