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End of Days – Virtual Boy and 3D Tetris – by Michael Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Feb 16, 2021 | 1980s, Console/PC/Handheld, Gaming, Magazine

Released in March of 1996, 3DTetris was the last North American title to be released for the Virtual Boy. True to its title, 3DTetris attempts to take the 2D premise of falling Tetris blocks and place them into a three-dimensional square well. Both the well and Tetris...

The Future is now! Amico Special Review – by Michael Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Feb 12, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Columns, Console/PC/Handheld, Magazine

On Wednesday, August 5th, 2020, Tommy Tallarico and many other vital members of the newly reformed Intellivision company held a special web event to give the world the latest news on their brand new Amico console. The broadcast kicked off with a well-produced video...

Shoot 1UP DX Coming to PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on February 11

by Old School Gamer | Feb 10, 2021 | 2020s, Console/PC/Handheld, Home Consoles, Press Release

Charlestown, IN –Shoot 1UP DX releases next week, February 11th on PS5 and PS4. Mommy’s Best Games has successfully released Shoot 1UP DX to both Nintendo Switch and Xbox One last year. Shoot 1UP DX is an award-winning twist on...

Boulder Dash® & Atari®, two gaming legends, reunite in their most modern forms. A walk down memory lane!

by Old School Gamer | Feb 9, 2021 | 1980s, Console/PC/Handheld, Press Release

Boulder Dash® Deluxe™, the brand new sequel to Boulder Dash®, a world-famous interactive video game from 1984, is now available on the, likewise, brand new Atari® VCS Console. Munich, Germany – Feb. 9th, 2021 – BBG Entertainment GmbH, a leading producer and...

The Golden Days Of Multiplayer Haven’t Ended.

by Ben Magnet | Feb 9, 2021 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/PC/Handheld, Gaming, Opinions

I’ve seen and heard some people lament the loss of couch co-op games. Saying that multiplayer games being all online has taken away from the ‘good ole days’ of playing games on your couch with your friends. Now while these gamers aren’t necessarily wrong, I do feel...

Theme VS. Design – by Howard Scott Warshaw

by Old School Gamer | Feb 6, 2021 | 1990s, Columns, Console/PC/Handheld, Gaming, Magazine

Hey there, I’d like to interrupt you for a moment, if I may. Did you know psychotherapy and game design have a lot in common? This is not to say that game developers are insane. Of course, I’m not not saying that either. What I am saying is this: since becoming The...