Convention Update: Start of 2018 – By Old School Gamer

by Old School Gamer | Aug 3, 2018 | Events, Magazine Preview

This is another of those big seasons where Old School Gamer visited/ exhibited at four expos since the last issue. Enjoy the most recent coverage! ARCADE EXPO • BANNING, CA BY RYAN BURGER The Arcade Expo is held at the Museum of Pinball in Banning, California, and is...

I Have The Power! Arcade and Console Power Super Retro-cade – By Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Jul 30, 2018 | Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview, Reviews

Bring the power of an arcade to your home with the Super Retro-Cade plug and play console by Retro-Bit. Packed with over 90 popular retro games from Capcom®, Data East, Technos, and Irem, this stylish console re-introduces such gems as Mega Man 2, BurgerTime, Joe and...

Interview With Video Games Monthly – By Jonathan Polan

by Old School Gamer | Jul 27, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview, Reviews

Video Games Monthly is a monthly subscription service that delivers video games to gamers who own classic gaming systems from the 1980’s-2000’s.  Play the past into the future! OSG: Can you tell us about the origins of Video Games Monthly? VGM: The concept actually...

A Few Minutes with Buck Stein of Retro Game Treasure – By Old School Gamer

by Brad Feingold | Jul 23, 2018 | Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

Buck Stine, of Retro Game Treasure, grew up as a Nintendo kid in the 1980s and got his NES for his fifth birthday. If you were to assess his NES inventory at Retro Game Treasure at any given time, he may have the largest collection of Nintendo games around. But his...

The Walter Day Report: G.O.A.T.s of the 21st Century – By Walter Day

by Walter Day | Jul 20, 2018 | Columns, Magazine Preview

Last issue’s examination off the Golden Age greats roused a vocal outcry from the gamers of the modern era They say: “How about giving recognition to the modern gamers who are just as good as the ‘golden oldies,’ but who, unfortunately, were born too late to get a...

Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin: Dungeons & Dragons – By Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | Jul 16, 2018 | 1970s, Columns, Magazine Preview

 Welcome once again to Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin, where I point out inexpensive games worth playing. Great RPGs for retro consoles tend to be pretty pricey, so I have a different and historical angle for this issue’s role-playing theme. We’re traveling back in...