NHLPA 93: Fighting For Fun

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Dec 30, 2020 | 1990s, 2010s, Columns, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

“If it’s in the game, it’s in the game,” the mega  publisher’s sports titles were about much more than  realism. While they were always about providing  a realistic experience, there was always an effort  to simultaneously maintain a massively fun environment. While...

Sorry Sony: From Playstation to Switch – By Brad Feingold

by Brad Feingold | Dec 29, 2020 | 2020s, Magazine Preview, Opinions

Ever since the first Playstation system came out, I have always been a loyal player. In fact, I remember when the Playstation 2 came out, I was camping out in the Wal-Mart layaway area waiting to be the first person to get one at midnight. The first three games I...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Dan “Shoe” Hsu

by Todd Friedman | Oct 25, 2020 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Dan “Shoe” Hsu who currently is displayed on card number 294, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection. A former editor in chief for Electronic Gaming Monthly, Shoe has covered the gaming industry for multiple platforms. ...

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...