by Old School Gamer | Jul 29, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, The Story Of...
In an effort to highlight our readers, Old School Gaming Magazine has added a new section dedicated to the vintage gaming collectors, whether it be arcade cabinets, game cartridges, consoles, memorabilia, or anything related. We recently had the pleasure of...
by Old School Gamer | Jul 22, 2019 | 2010s, Events, The Story Of...
E3 2019 kicked off on June 10th, 2019, in Los Angeles and the Atari VCS team hit the ground running, with a busy event schedule of meetings and demos flowing through the Atari hospitality suite from beginning to end. Everyone left LA feeling like it was “mission...
by Shaun Jex | Jul 15, 2019 | 1990s, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...
If Doug TenNapel had done nothing more than create a character named Queen Slug-For-A-Butt, it would have been enough to make him a video game legend. The name is pure perfection, the brilliant antidote to the seemingly never ending cascade of games that take...
by Shaun Jex | Jul 7, 2019 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...
About a month ago, I decided I was finally going to learn how to skateboard. I had a skateboard as a kid, but I never learned how to use it. The most I did was use it as a luge down the hill near my house. Now, I’m learning how to use my board properly. Mostly, that...
by Mike Mertes | Jul 5, 2019 | 1980s, Columns, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...
By the beginning of 1989, the Nintendo Entertainment System already had a plethora of platforming titles available, but none of them had evolved the genre as much as one title in particular. Just a few short months into 1989, Ninja Gaiden set itself apart from other...
by Shaun Jex | Jul 5, 2019 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...
Late at night, I often lay in bed pondering the deep, unanswerable questions of life: Why are we here? What does it all mean? And why would someone decide to make a video game based off Purina’s Chuck Wagon line of dog food? First, a little background is necessary. In...