My 200th Post – How I got here

by Todd Friedman | Sep 28, 2020 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Columns, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

I noticed that my next post will be my 200th one for Old School Gamer Magazine. I decided to use this post to diagram how I got to be where I am in the video game community. It shows how I became a staff member at Old School Gamer Magazine. I was called by Ryan Burger...

Strong: National Museum of Play

by Michael Thomasson | Aug 31, 2020 | Other Magazines Preview, The Story Of...

Chances are that you may have never heard of Margaret Strong, but as a collector, I have the utmost respect for her endeavors that led to the creation of The Strong’s National Museum of Play. Born at the end of the nineteenth century, she traveled the world and...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside Slayin’ 2

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jul 13, 2020 | Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Interviews, The Story Of...

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with the team behind Slayin’ 2 to find out what went into making the indie gem on the Nintendo Switch. Old School Gamer Magazine: How was this game born?  Tom “Reggie” Schreiber (Owner, Pixel Licker LLC): After the first...

Feature Interview: Rob Fulop

by Magazine Writer | Jun 27, 2020 | Other Magazines Preview, The Story Of...

Rob Fulop is a writer and game programmer who was chiefly responsible for some of the Atari 2600’s biggest hits, such as 1982’s enormously successful Demon Attack. He also worked on Night Driver (1978) and Missile Command (1981). Rob Fulop is the...

Escape From the Planet of the Robot Monsters – By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Jun 8, 2020 | 1980s, Arcade, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters boasts what may be the longest coin-op title ever. So big, in fact, that the marquee is larger than the actual gameplay monitor! It is quite a sight to see, and screams of a classic B-movie bijou sci-fi serial showcasing...

RETROSPECTIVE: The Licensed Fighters

by Jason Russell | May 18, 2020 | 1990s, Arcade, Columns, Lists, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

Two Great Trends That Trend Great Together As the popularity of the versus fighting grew in the early to mid 90s, it didn’t take long for developers and publishers to see the appeal in coupling the genre with licensed properties to capitalize on two trends...