The Tandy-1000 – by Todd Friedman

by Old School Gamer | Jun 15, 2022 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

When thinking of a gaming PC in the 1980s, not many would think of the Tandy-1000. I owned this as a young child in1984. It was the first PC I have ever owned and memories of playing it still stick with me today. This high-end PC (at thetime) ran around $1,000...

Remember The Game Podcast? #201 – Fable

by Old School Gamer | Jun 14, 2022 | 2000s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Podcast of the Week

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The Commodore 64 – by Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | Jun 11, 2022 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Commodore 64, and I love arcade ports, so let’s focus on coin-op conversions for the good ol’ C64, as it’s commonly called. As many of you know, I got my ColecoVision for Christmas in 1982, and that remains one of the...

GOG Summer Sale 2nd giveaway – Venetica

by Old School Gamer | Jun 10, 2022 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Press Release

We’re finishing the first week of the Summer Sale and to keep up with the non-E3 weekend craziness we’re launching the 2nd giveaway! Venetica – Gold Edition, the classic action RPG from Deck13 is now available to grab from GOG’s front-page, until Sunday...

The Best Wii U Games Under $20 (Even If You Have a Switch)

by Old School Gamer | Jun 9, 2022 | 2010s, Console/Handheld, Reviews

The best time to start accumulating games for a non-current system is when the successor is fully in bloom, but the system in consideration isn’t fully in “retro” mode yet. It helps when the game media isn’t backwards compatible on the newer system and a lot of the...

News & Updates from Intellivision

by Old School Gamer | Jun 8, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Press Release

Greetings, It has been a while since our last official update, and I thank you for your patience. I hope that this update on the state of Intellivision will answer some of your questions and explain where we are and where we are heading. When I took over as CEO of...