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...

iiRcade Report – by Brad Feingold

by Brad Feingold | Jun 13, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Magazine Preview

Welcome to the next installment of my iiRcade picks. These are games that I have been playing most frequently when I should be doing other things around the house. Keep in mind these are just the opinions of one gamer. I could be right, or I could be wrong, but I am...

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...

The Limited Run Conundrum

by Ben Magnet | May 27, 2022 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Magazine Preview, Opinions

Getting a video game printed in a physical format is expensive.  You have to pay for disks/cartridges, covers, and cases.  If the game is multiplatform then it’s even MORE expensive.  Hence why many developers love digital sales and sometimes skip a physical...

Console Review: THEA500 Mini

by Jason Russell | Apr 20, 2022 | Console/Handheld, Gaming, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Magazine Preview, Reviews

The Amiga Story As hard as it is to imagine now, when the Amiga line of computers came on the scene in 1985, the Commodore 64 was only three years old. And, contrary to common misconception, the two Commodore personal computer platforms coexisted all the way until...

The Sega… Pluto? by Adam Koralik

by Old School Gamer | Apr 2, 2022 | 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

Well, if you consider yourself a fan of video game history, you’re familiar with the Sega Saturn. Sega’s fifth generation console, launched in Japan in late 1994 where it did well. Released in the West in the summer of 1995 and did… less well. The...