Just for Six: Cadash – By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Jul 2, 2018 | Columns, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

The game design model that shouldn’t have worked in the arcade… BUT DID! In an industry designed to capture a quarter every ninety seconds, the role-playing genre seemed nearly impossible to bring into the arcades. However, during the summer of 1989, Taito Corp....

Nox Archaist – An Upcoming Tile-Based RPG for the Apple II Platform – By Bill Lange

by BillLange | Jun 29, 2018 | Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

The word is out on Nox Archaist! On Twitter, Richard Garriott, creator of the groundbreaking Ultima series tweeted “I greatly look forward to exploring this realm!” And Rebecca Heineman, creator of The Bard’s Tale III tweeted “I can’t wait to play this game on my...

Role Playing Games: Getting From Here to There – By Jason Russell

by Jason Russell | Jun 25, 2018 | Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

It could be argued that most any video game is a role-playing game; what are we doing when we grab a controller and settle in to session, after all, if not playing the role of a sniper, a race car driver or mushroom-stomping plumber? Yet throughout the ye What makes...

A Selected History of RPGs – By Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Jun 25, 2018 | Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

role-playing game (RPG) is a game in which each participant assumes the role of a character, generally in a fantasy or science fiction setting that can interact within the game’s imaginary world. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a...

Puregaming.org Collector Info: Sega Genesis Pricer

by Old School Gamer | Jun 18, 2018 | Magazine Preview

Sega Genesis Pricer PRESENTED BY PUREGAMING.ORG’S RETRO GAME COLLECTOR APPLICATION All pricing below is based on Pure Gaming’s unique algorithm that scours online resoures looking for what actual product sold for in many different locations. It should be taken only as...

Mini Arcades / MyArcades! – By Old School Gamer Staff

by Old School Gamer | Jun 15, 2018 | 2010s, Magazine Preview, Reviews

Late last year MyArcade/DreamGear released a series of three mini arcade games (with more hopefully in the works). MyArcade sent Old School Gamer the full set to review. These mini arcade games are shaped and housed inside a 6” plastic cabinet reminiscent of arcade...