The Strong Museum Receives Collection of Prototypes and Projects from Family of Ralph Baer

by Old School Gamer | May 7, 2020 | 2020s, Events, Press Release

ROCHESTER, NY—The late Ralph Baer, known as the father of home video games and the first person to patent the idea of playing a video game on a television, spent more than four decades creating, inventing, and changing the landscape of play. The Strong museum, home to...

Start Your Engines, iiRcade Adding Sequel to Popular Racer, Beach Buggy Racing 2: Island Adventure with Tournaments

by Brad Feingold | May 7, 2020 | 2020s, Arcade, iiRcade, Press Release

      iiRcade Inc., the ultimate connected arcade machine that allows gamers of all ages to play their favorite retro and modern games in arcade style at home, is pleased to announce that Beach Buggy Racing 2: Island Adventure, developed by Vector Unit,...

The NEOGEO POCKET fighter SNK GALS’ FIGHTERS is now available on the Nintendo SwitchTM!

by Old School Gamer | Apr 30, 2020 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Press Release

Osaka, Japan, – SNK CORPORATION (Corporate HQ: Suita-city, Osaka, Japan, Company President & CEO: Koichi Toyama) is pleased to announce that SNK GALS’ FIGHTERS is available now on the Nintendo Switch via Nintendo eShop.   SNK’s wondrous heroines duke it...

PONG® Gets Modernized in the Form of PONG Quest™, a New Atari® Role-Playing Game Coming Soon

by Old School Gamer | Apr 2, 2020 | 2020s, Atari, Press Release

It’s a Whole New Take on a Classic – Delve Dungeons and Save PONG World in a New RPG Based on the Iconic Title Atari® — one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — and developer Chequered Ink, announced today...

Boot Hill Bounties Puts a Spaghetti Western Twist on the JRPG Genre

by Brad Feingold | Mar 25, 2020 | 2020s, Press Release

This immersive 4-player local co-op thrusts gamers into a lawless pixel art world of adventure, crime, and humor. CHICAGO, IL – MARCH 23, 2020 – Boot Hill Bounties is available for pre-sale on the Nintendo eShop starting on March 27 and will release on April 14. The...

World Video Game Hall of Fame  Reveals 12 Finalists (Public May Vote in “Player’s Choice” Ballot, Extended to Two Weeks)

by Old School Gamer | Mar 25, 2020 | 2020s, Events, Press Release

ROCHESTER, New York—Which video games will make it into the World Video Game Hall of Fame this May? Can NBA Jam dunk on the competition? Will Guitar Hero play its way into history? Can Frogger cross the road to the finish line? Will Centipede eat up its competitors?...