Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)

by JasonBreininger | Mar 8, 2018 | 1990s, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews

Blast processing. Sega had it, Nintendo didn’t. I had no idea what it was and most other kids didn’t either. Of course, we now know it was a made up term used by the Sega marketing department, but that didn’t matter to us in 1991. All we knew was that there was this...

OSGM Plays: Super Blood Hockey

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Mar 5, 2018 | Reviews

Old School Gamer Magazine’s Patrick Hickey Jr. plays a few periods of the retro hockey game “Super Blood Hockey” on Steam to see if the game lives up to its name and more. Inspired by classics on the Nintendo Entertainment System the likes of...

RETROSPECTIVE: DreamGEAR Data East Hits Gamestation Wireless Console

by Jason Russell | Mar 1, 2018 | 1980s, Arcade, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews

A Big Step in the Right Direction DreamGEAR is one of those companies that’s been steadily releasing affordable plug and play (as well as handheld and mini) hardware for years.  Well over a decade in fact.  So it’s a safe bet nearly everyone with even a modicum of...

Adventure (Atari VCS/2600)

by JasonBreininger | Feb 24, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews

Grandson: Grandpa, what were fantasy-adventure games like back when you were young? Way back in 1979? Grandpa: Well, sonny, there was this one particular game on the Atari VCS called Adventure that was kind of like your own grandpappy but in video game form. Today we...

Nintendo 64 Anthology Book Review – By Kelton Shiffer

by Old School Gamer | Feb 20, 2018 | Console/Handheld, Events, Magazine Preview, Reviews

Want to know where OSG will be this year?  Check out our current schedule and come on out to join us and the fun.  Read the rest of this article on page 13 by clicking here! Also, read the latest book review by Kelton Shiffer for “Nintendo 64 Anthology.”...

Mike Tyson’s Punch Out!! (Nintendo Entertainment System)

by JasonBreininger | Feb 18, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews

‘He’s Hurt Me Doc!’….. ‘Join the Nintendo Fun Club Today Mac.’ Doc really didn’t seem to know what he was doing when it came to coaching and training beyond late night jogs in lower Manhattan, and providing sometimes useful advice between rounds. He probably also...