by Brett Weiss | Jan 19, 2018 | 1980s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Brett’s Old-School Bargain Bin, where I’ll be pointing you to games that won’t break your bank account. Instead of rushing out to buy a Nintendo Switch for $400 (if you can find it), plus a couple of $60 games, why not kick back on...
by Old School Gamer | Jan 16, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview
Texas native Patrick Scott Patterson is a video game advocate, historian, and preservationist. He works tirelessly to ensure the legacy of the industry and culture so they are not lost to time. Patrick took time out of his busy schedule recently to answer a few of my...
by Old School Gamer | Jan 12, 2018 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview
Ed Averett developed a whopping twenty-four games for Magnavox’s Odyssey2 system. Responsible for roughly half the game library, Ed believed in the Odyssey2 and kept it humming long before Magnavox and parent company Philips saw the light. His creation, KC Munchkin,...
by Old School Gamer | Jan 5, 2018 | 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview
On Saturday August 23,2017 the Galloping Ghost Arcade hosted it’s annual Mortal Kombat convention called the Kombat Kon! The event originated as Shang Tsungs Fight Night but after five years grew from being held at the arcade to a bigger venues. Now in its seventh...
by Old School Gamer | Jan 2, 2018 | Arcade, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview
When this magazine was started earlier this summer I knew a lot of people within the industry, some of them directly, but many of them indirectly. Two of our advisory board are friends I’ve had in this industry thanks to the Midwest Gaming Classic that I’ve attended...
by Old School Gamer | Dec 28, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview
I once calculated that I had spent more than 1,000 hours writing the 1st edition of the Twin Galaxies’ Official Video Game & Pinball Book of World Records. I started on Thanksgiving Day 1996 and worked diligently until the 984- page volume was finished in October,...