Just 4 Qix: How High Can You Get? – By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Mar 11, 2018 | Arcade, Columns, Magazine Preview

When Donkey Kong’s cut-scene animation inquires, “HOW HIGH CAN YOU GET?,” it isn’t referring to recreational drug use, but to how many meters you can climb in the construction site that is the setting of the game. However, if you thought that a green leafy plant...

RETROSPECTIVE: What Ever Happened to Bits?

by Jason Russell | Mar 8, 2018 | Columns, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

Making Sense of the Pieces and Bits Have you ever wondered why the numbers in the names of today’s consoles have more to do with the generation of the hardware family than they do processing power?  Let’s cut to the chase on this one – technology has surpassed...

We Stopped By The Pinball Hall of Fame

by Old School Gamer | Mar 6, 2018 | Arcade, Columns, Magazine Preview

Old School Baby. That’s what Tim called me when he walked into A Gamers Paradise and saw the magazine and my embroidered shirt that I was wearing for the magazine. My potential interview with Tim Arnold the operator of The Pinball Hall of Fame was off to an...

Free Play Florida – The Land of Mickey and Sea World is Great For Gamers!

by Old School Gamer | Mar 2, 2018 | Arcade, Events, Magazine Preview

The adventures of the Old School Gamer crew continue….this time the weekend after Galaxies of Games in Iowa. We travelled down to Orlando Florida, again with our friends Billy Mitchell and Walter Day for Free Play Florida which I’m told is the largest such event...

Game and Market Watch – By Dan Loosen

by Dan Loosen | Feb 27, 2018 | Columns, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

It’s undeniable in the past 20 years, the market for retro games has changed a lot. The market changes have come for a lot of different reasons, and in this new column, Game and Market Watch, I’m going to explore some of the changes we’ve seen and the factors that...

We Stopped By A Gamer’s Paradise In Las Vegas

by Old School Gamer | Feb 23, 2018 | Columns, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

When I go to Las Vegas, which is 3-4 times a year I have two places I have to go, A Gamers Paradise and the Pinball Hall of Fame, both of them are out on Tropicana Avenue about a mile or two from the Strip. A Gamers Paradise is a retro video game store owned by Sean...