by Michael Thomasson | Jan 15, 2021 | 1990s, Arcade, Columns, Magazine
Aerosmith’s signature video game almost didn’t include Aerosmith. In 1993, Midway Games was working on a new coin-op to be titled ‘Generation X’, and if one listens carefully to the opening sequence, Revolution X is referred to by its original title. However, that...
by Old School Gamer | Jan 13, 2021 | 1980s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns, Magazine
In 1999 and his 2005 Donkey Kong record score. In a video released by Guinness World Records, Editor-in Chief Craig Glenday stated, “reviewing both: existing evidence and newly sourced eyewitness testimony, plus some new expert gameplay analyses and hardware...
by Old School Gamer | Jan 11, 2021 | 1980s, 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Columns, Magazine
THE GAME Like sand at the beach, an ARCADE has zero legitimacy without one, if not two, Donkey Kong cabinets. Nintendo’s 1981 explosive launch put them at the top of the North American ARCADE scene. Stubborn Gorilla versus fearless Jump Man… can this helpless damsel...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jan 8, 2021 | 1990s, Columns, Console/PC/Handheld, Magazine
From their debut on the Nintendo Entertainment System to their classic arcade game and plethora of other games on seemingly every console ever created, The Simpsons have always had a stake in gaming history. Connected with publishers the likes of Konami, Electronic...
by Old School Gamer | Jan 7, 2021 | 1990s, Columns, Console/PC/Handheld, Magazine
Space… deep Space… infinite in all its dimensions.. as black as Satan’s heart… punctured by the occasional star, bleeding light in a half-hearted attempt to push back the cold, black depths… to no avail… and deep in the darkness below, a small silver dot crawls...
by Todd Friedman | Jan 5, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, Columns, Console/PC/Handheld, Magazine
If you have been around the gaming scene for the past 35 years, you’ve probably heard of Jeff Peters. You may have even met him. Jeff is one of the co founders of the Utah Digital Entertainment Network (UDEN), whose mission is to connect, inform and grow the local...