by Jason Russell | Oct 24, 2019 | Console/Handheld, Lists, Magazine Preview
Next in Line for the Retro Mini Treatment from Sega? In my last column I talked about the Sega Genesis Mini and the fact that Sega actually managed to trump its arch rival of years past (Nintendo) in a few key areas of the retro mini market. In the time since, the...
by Old School Gamer | Oct 15, 2019 | 2010s, Events, Magazine Preview, Reviews
Austin, Phoenix, St. Louis, Long Island, Ames, Pittsburgh, Chicago & Cleveland VIDEO GAME SUMMIT CHICAGO, IL BY RYAN BURGER Some events we go for the crowds, some for the spread of games, and some events we go to meet new people. Friends of Old School Gamer have...
by Brett Weiss | Oct 13, 2019 | 2010s, Arcade, Columns, Magazine Preview
If you know me well, you know I love a good bargain, and YouTube is about as good as it gets. If you’ve got a device to play it on, such as a modern game console or computer, a Roku device, a Blu-ray player, or a smartphone, YouTube gives you countless hours of free...
by Todd Friedman | Oct 4, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Columns, Magazine Preview
This weekend the International Video Game Hall of Fame will be inducting its new members into the Class of 2019. One of these inductees is Jeff Peters. Jeff is a well-deserved inductee as you will read below. His gaming history goes back to the early 1980’s until...
by BillLange | Oct 3, 2019 | 1970s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Magazine Preview, TandyTRS
Until the late 1970s, electronic gaming consisted of playing one of the hundreds of ping-pong console variants on your home television, an LED-based electronic handheld game, or possibly playing a text-based computer game … if you were lucky enough to have had...
by Ken Horowitz | Oct 1, 2019 | 1970s, Arcade, Magazine Preview
As gamers, we fondly remember certain titles that defined specific periods in our lives. Some of us grew up with one console or computer that became synonymous with our childhood or adolescence. That kind of impact is remarkable and likely beyond the scope of what the...