From Box Office Bob-omb to Cult Classic Icon: Super Mario Bros.: The Movie – 25 Years Later – By Blake Dumesnil

by Old School Gamer | Nov 8, 2018 | 1980s, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

https://www.oldschoolgamermagazine.com/osgdigitalplus/osg06/mobile/Due to the surprising amount blockbuster hits that came from franchise development in the 1980s, by the early 1990s, Hollywood was doubling down with increased budgets, bigger sets, and better effects...

Cool Control From Retro-Bit – By Old School Gamer

by Old School Gamer | Oct 30, 2018 | Magazine Preview, Reviews

THE RETRO-BIT DUAL LINK CONTROLLER FOR NES / MAC / PC A step up from the aging NES d-pad, this handy control- ler comes sporting two flavored paint job themes: MegaMan or Ghosts ‘n Goblins. While you may still be diagnosed with “Nintendo Thumb,” using this controller...

Remembering the Arcade Industry Trade Shows – By Q*Bert’s Dad Warren Davis

by Old School Gamer | Oct 22, 2018 | 1980s, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

One of the most enjoyable aspects of a career in the video arcade industry in the 1980s was attending the industry’s trade shows. These events (not open to the general public) were like video arcades on steroids. Game manufacturers brought dozens of their newest...

Midwest Gaming Classic, Vintage Computer Festival East, Corgs Southern Fried and E3 Convention Update – By Old School Gamer Staff

by Old School Gamer | Oct 19, 2018 | Events, Magazine Preview, Reviews

Starting out this season of expos we go from Milwaukee to New Jersey to Ohio and end up in Los Angeles for the mega E3 expo! MIDWEST GAMING CLASSIC • MILWAUKEE, WI BY RYAN BURGER The Midwest Gaming Classic is the first video game expo I have ever attended. It started...

Josh Neels – Collector Stories – By Josh Yawn

by Old School Gamer | Oct 14, 2018 | 2010s, Magazine Preview

It was the fall of 2014. I had just purchased my first arcade machine on a whim. I had no idea what I was doing. I always wanted to own one (that one became forty) and was excited to get working on getting it running. I asked around in the mid-sized Texas city I’m...

The Walter Day Report – G.O.A.T.s Of the 21st Century Part 2 – By Walter Day

by Walter Day | Oct 7, 2018 | 1980s, Magazine Preview

March’s issue of the 20th Century G.O.A.T.s and May’s G.O.A.T.s of the 21st Century covered a lot of ground, but by no means are we done yet! Andrew Barrow With 157 registered high scores on the Twin Galaxies Scoreboard, Andrew holds 75 world records, mostly in the...