Ice Cold Beer and Arcade Tournaments – By Phil Day

by Old School Gamer | May 30, 2019 | 2010s, Arcade, Events, Magazine Preview

By and large, the great achievements of early arcade gamers from the 80’s remained known only to the faithful few until 2007, with the release of the feature length documentary film, King of Kong. At first, the film seemed peculiar: a niche subculture of competitors...

Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin: Warlords and Mega Bomberman – By Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | May 28, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, Columns, Magazine Preview

I like a good, epic solo adventure like H.E.R.O. for the ColecoVision, or God of War for the PlayStation 2, as much as anyone, and I also enjoy playing (and replaying) any number of quickie twitch games, all by my lonesome. However, there’s nothing quite like facing...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Paige Burger

by Todd Friedman | May 26, 2019 | 2010s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Paige Burger, who is displayed on card number 3105, from the Superstars of 2019 Collection.   Paige is part of the Old School Gamer Magazine crew.   Daughter of the creator and publisher, Paige has made a huge impact on...

New Books on Old School Gaming Topics – By Ryan Burger

by Old School Gamer | May 19, 2019 | Columns, Magazine Preview, Reviews, The Story Of...

We at Old School Gamer love a good book about video games, just like how we love putting out Old School Gamer for you! In this issue we have two new books to talk about that we have enjoyed over the last couple of months: one while traveling to cons as is the case...

Video Games Debut at Heritage Auctions – By Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | May 17, 2019 | 2010s, Magazine Preview, Reviews

It had to happen…Retro video game collecting has been mainstream for well over a decade, with prices for desirable games skyrocketing exponentially, and Dallas-based Heritage Auctions, one of the biggest auction houses in the world, is finally getting in on the...

Turtle Power – By Shaun Jex

by Shaun Jex | May 15, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Magazine Preview

The Free Play Richardson arcade in North Texas sits in the middle of a non- descript strip mall. There is a Sherwin Williams and Bar flanking it, a noodle joint a few doors down, and a Taekwondo academy just beyond that. A neon sign with the words “retro arcade” is...