Intellivision Amico Update: Everything We Know So Far

by Jason Russell | Oct 23, 2020 | Columns, Console/Handheld, Interviews, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

A Lot Has Changed in 24-Months As we approach the tail end of the year, it’s a pretty safe assessment that nobody could have predicted just how brutally rough and tumble 2020 would prove to be.  Yet for the video game industry, somehow, things are very prosperous. ...

Is The Sega Dreamcast Mini Really Going Be A Thing?

by Jason Russell | Oct 15, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Magazine Preview

It Will Be One Of them – The Question Is Which The world at large is focused on the forthcoming PlayStation 5 and XBox Series X releases and amid all of the preorder frenzy, Sega quietly suggested that its next retro mini classic system is in the works. Sega...

My 200th Post – How I got here

by Todd Friedman | Sep 28, 2020 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Columns, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

I noticed that my next post will be my 200th one for Old School Gamer Magazine. I decided to use this post to diagram how I got to be where I am in the video game community. It shows how I became a staff member at Old School Gamer Magazine. I was called by Ryan Burger...

End of Days: Magic Knight Rayearth & the Sega Saturn – By Michael Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Jun 12, 2020 | 1990s, Magazine Preview

The original Magic Knight Rayearthhas the dubious honor of being the last game released for the Sega Saturn in North America. Published in late 1998, the game was translated to English by Working Designs, a company known to RPG fans for their great packaging design...

MSX2: Game Changer – By Michael Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Jun 11, 2020 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

The first time I heard the name MSX was when I stumbled upon a Metal GearFan Page on the internet in the mid-1990s. Browsing the website, a hyperlink popped up under the list of Metal Gear games that stopped me dead in my mouse clicks. It read:Metal Gear 2: Solid...

Escape From the Planet of the Robot Monsters – By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Jun 8, 2020 | 1980s, Arcade, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters boasts what may be the longest coin-op title ever. So big, in fact, that the marquee is larger than the actual gameplay monitor! It is quite a sight to see, and screams of a classic B-movie bijou sci-fi serial showcasing...