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...
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...
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...
by Leonard Herman | Jun 11, 2018 | Columns, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview
During my freshman year of college I took two semesters of a compre- hensive world history course. For the first semester class I had to purchase an expensive, hardcover history book, which was fine. However, when I returned for the second semester, which was being...
by Old School Gamer | Jun 8, 2018 | 1980s, Magazine Preview
This is an update & re-write of an original article that was published on ArcadeHeroes.com on June 27th, 2012 entitled ‘40 Years Of Arcade Games’. You can still read that post here: http://arcadeheroes.com/2012/06/27/ 40-years-of-arcade-games/ In last issue’s...
by Brett Weiss | Jun 4, 2018 | 1980s, Columns, Magazine Preview
Welcome to the third installment of Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin, where I direct you to games worth playing that won’t send you to the poor house. This time the spotlight is on the Atari 2600 version of Mouse Trap, which is good despite its shortcomings, and Ms....