The Beercade Project – by Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Feb 19, 2021 | 1980s, 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Columns, Magazine Preview

OLD SCHOOL GAMER MAGAZINE • ISSUE #1934War is as old as time itself. Since the beginning, factions of men have argued and battled over such things as fire, food, love, land, peace, justice, and frankly just about anything else. With the introduc-tion of The Last...

The Atari 2600 Encyclopedia – by Ryan Burger

by Old School Gamer | Feb 18, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

Derek Slaton has done what no one else has ever done: chronicle every release for the Atari 2600 console during its original run in the marketplace from 1977, with Combat as part of the original nine games, through Klax in 1990 (the Atari 2600 was formally...

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

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

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/Handheld, Magazine Preview

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...

Diary of an Arcade Employee – by Ryan Burger

by Old School Gamer | Feb 10, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns, Magazine Preview

Vic Sage has produced podcasts since 2013. His signature podcast (that I enjoy), “Diary of an Arcade Employee”, began in 2015. Since then, he has changed from the Retroist, to his own Pop Culture RetroRama site, and has since brought the podcast out of the mothballs...

Hidden Gems for the Nintendo 64 – by Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | Feb 8, 2021 | 1990s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Critics of the Nintendo 64 often say that the console has nothing really good to offer outside of a few triple-A first-party titles like Mario Kart 64, Super Mario 64,Pilotwings 64, and Goldeneye 007. While the system does indeed have its share of stinkers (Superman:...