Modern Retro Gaming – By Brian Lesyk

by Brian Lesyk | Dec 13, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview

I remember reading a quote once by famed French novelist and literary critic Marcel Proust: “Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.” In that vein, our zeal for the experiences of yesteryear as gamers often unintentionally...

THE PRE-NINTENDO 64 WEEKEND – By The Jaded Gamer – Bill Donohue

by Old School Gamer | Dec 11, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview

suppose one of the greater delights one can experience when one gets older is bringing joy to the younger members of the family, because it not only brings fun and laughter to the younger ones; it also brings a warmth that is unlike any other feeling known to man to...

MODRETRO’S GAMEBOY REINVENTED – by Ryan Burger

by Ryan Burger | Dec 9, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview

The ModRetro Chromatic, a new handheld device that plays all of the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges, will be hiding underneath many a Christmas tree this December, just like the original did back in 1989 with the OG version from Nintendo. While this...

OBSCURE COLECOVISION ARCADE PORTS – By Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | Dec 7, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, Magazine Preview

Although I first began playing video games on my cousin’s Atari Pong in 1975 and on my friends’ Fairchild Channel F systems in 1976 (both my next-door neighbor and another buddy a mile away had a Channel F – crazy!), the first console I actually owned was a...

Full Circle Pinball – by Michael Thomasson and Kelly Kaye

by Michael Thomasson | Dec 5, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview

Pinball is a hobby that spans generations; one that can bring individuals from all walks of life together. I recently rediscovered this when I innocently walked into the Frank Murray Community Center looking for a backgammon partner. Instead, I met Kelly Kaye, one of...

The Video Game Life – by Chris Tang

by Old School Gamer | Dec 4, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview

Living in Hawaii was a blessing in many gaming ways – the Asian influence there provided Japanese bookstores with import game magazines and school friends who had software from Hong Kong and Japan. However, gaming retail in Hawaii was unlike the rest of the USA, as...