ISSUE 50 OUT NOW !!!

by Old School Gamer | Mar 27, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Magazine Preview

Some games change everything. Over the last several decades, video games have evolved rapidly, thanks to developers who kept finding new ways to surprise us with the tools they had. Their ideas gave us the franchises we still celebrate and the genre landmarks that...

BOULDER DASH 40th Anniversary *Updates*

by Old School Gamer | Feb 25, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview

BOULDER DASH® 40th Anniversary receives extensive content update and additional retro versions Munich, 25th of February 2026 – Recencly the cult title was named the winner in the Remake/Remaster category by the UK Gaming Network – BBG Entertainment is taking...

A Selected History of Maze Games – By Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Jan 14, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview

  People of all ages have done some sort of maze or maze game in their life. Whether it’s on a piece of paper, an activity book, or a Halloween corn maze…mazes are all around us. The same can be said for video games past and present. Some would say the...

Duck Hunt: The Ultimate Shooter – By Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Jan 8, 2026 | 1980s, Arcade, Magazine Preview

If you ask a gamer to name some popular shooter titles, they will tell you games like Call of Duty, Doom, Halo, Grand Theft Auto and Goldeneye. Before all of these hit the shelves, Nintendo had a vision of providing a shooter game with the new Nintendo Entertainment...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Paige Burger

by Todd Friedman | Dec 20, 2025 | 2010s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Paige Burger, who is displayed on card number 3105, from the Superstars of 2019 Collection.   Paige is part of the Old School Gamer Magazine crew.   Daughter of the creator and publisher, Paige has made a huge impact on...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Mike Mertes

by Todd Friedman | Nov 30, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Columns, Magazine Preview

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Old School Gamer Magazine writer Mike Mertes who is displayed on card number 3482, from the Superstars of 2020 Collection.  From the moment he touched an Intellivision controller in 1985, Mike knew that he had experienced...