Super Trash Truck
Every month we here at Classic Console Magazine are given the awesome task of looking at some of the best new up and coming homebrew and independent releases for the Atari 2600. A large amount of games are being created by the retro gaming community. Some are of such...
Wing Commander By Josh LaFrance
For a Sci-Fi fan growing up in the early 90’s nothing was more exciting than watching Star Trek: TNG on TV or one of my VHS tapes from the Star Wars trilogy. Although I did play a few Sci-Fi genre games growing up, (Star Trek: 25th Anniversary by Interplay and Space...
TAITO’S 80’s cult Bubble Bobble gets sequel exclusively for Nintendo Switch
After more than 10 years, a sequel to the iconic video game classic will finally be released exclusively for Nintendo Switch via ININ Games and Strictly Limited Games. Bubble Bobble 4 Friends Official Site YouTube Trailer Press Pack & Trailer Stuttgart,...
SEGA’s Last Stand
The SEGA Dreamcast was a great system, but sadly not one that could keep SEGA in the home console market. After the console war with Nintendo and the SEGA Saturn getting just demolished by Sony and Nintendo, SEGA had one last chance to make it in the home console...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rescue-Palooza! Fan Game Recalls a Pixeled Past of Turtle Power
On the half-shell, they’re the heroes four, but this fan game offers so much more.
Nintedno Quest: The Interview By Ian N.P.U
Nintendo Quest began life as a kickstarter project and its original working title was “The NES Club”. This was later changed to Nintendo Quest. Nintendo Quest is an original idea and concept by Rob McCallum of Pyre Productions. Rob, a passionate gamer and film...
Showdown-5th Generation Game Consoles
The fifth generation of video games took place from 1993 to 2001. It was an era of transition from the 2D sprite based games of all previous generations to the 3d graphics of modern generations. The industry took a huge leap in making the transition from cartridges to...
The Last Official Release: Supervison – Kung-Fu Street/Classic Casino
Hello, my retro gaming pals, and welcome back to The Last Official Release. It’s been several months since an entry in this series, but if you’re new around here or you’ve simply forgotten (and that’s okay) here I explore the very last games to be released for your...
The Cabinet of Curiosities: ALF: The First Adventure
The 1980s were a glorious era for pop culture: the films of John Hughes, Aqua Net, Flock of Seagulls, the list is virtually endless. Of course, no list of 1980s icons would be complete without ALF. That’s right: the Alien Life Form from the planet Melmac. He is an...
Frenzy
For those who enjoyed the 1980 arcade hit Berzerk, Frenzy was very much a highly anticipated game. 1982’s Frenzy, released by Stern Electronics took the gameplay and mechanics of it’s predecessor and added to it. Although a great game in it’s own right, Frenzy failed...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Stephen Boyer
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Stephen Boyer who is displayed on card number 15, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Stephen is also on cards 500, 1656, 2204, 2264. Stephen is a former Twin Galaxies referee and worked closely with Walter Day with his...
The Top 5 Old School Video Game Soundtracks
One component of video games that really stand out to me is their music. From Nobuo Uematsu to Koji Kondo, the composition and soundtracks of video games help immerse the player into the created worlds and helps set the mood for certain stages. These are the top 5...
Duck Hunt By Amy Trinanes
Good old Duck Hunt, it never failed to make my after school days much brighter. What could be better than shooting that awesome NES Zapper and well, murdering ducks? Okay, maybe a lot of things could have been better, but as a child of the 90’s, back then Duck Hunt...
Great Games That Will (Probably) Never Be Released Again: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan
Certified Turtlefied.
Retro Games on Modern Consoles – By Brad Feingold
Sit down with a bunch of retro video game enthusiasts and you might have an argument about the best platform game of the 80’s and 90’s. Some will say the Mario series, some will say Kirby, and some will even say Sonic the Hedgehog. But one series that I loved to...
Classic Consoles: Are They Worth It?
I'm going to come out and say it right off the bat, I LOVE the concept of these classic mini consoles. I do. I think these are great. They are made by the companies that originally made them, they can hook up to your brand new HDTV, and some of them have those...
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 By Brandon Poe
I remember when I first heard about Sonic the Hedgehog (in an Electronic Gaming Monthly Magazine). I thought of how cool it would be to control a blue hedgehog with incredible speed. I think what fascinated me the most was the ability to zip through a stage in...
Birthday Mania ROM Released
Even of you aren't a fan of the Atari 2600, there's a chance you've encountered the name Birthday Mania. Probably in one of those lists of The All-Time Rarest And/Or Most Valuable Video Games Ever. It typically appears near the top of those lists because it is...
People and Places – Kelsey Lewin – By Brett Weiss
Entrepreneur and video game historian Kelsey Lewin is only in her mid-twenties, but she already has well over 100,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel. She’s also the co-owner of Pink Gorilla Games in Seattle, and she spends her free time volunteering for the Video...
Hogs of War for PS1 Review
New review! Today I check out Hogs of War for the PS1. This turn-based strategy game has you fighting a war for swill while playing as cute, little piggies. Watch it below: [wpdevart_youtube width="640" height="385" autoplay="0" theme="light" loop_video="0"...
The Cabinet of Curiosities: Gumshoe
Duck Hunt was the only Nintendo game I ever played which required the Zapper. I spent more time shooting at the dog then I did the ducks. It was fun, and I wasted hours of my life playing it. That said, it wasn’t the only system to utilize the light gun, and it was...
The Pac-Man / Rubik, the Amazing Cube Hour By Josh LaFrance
In last month’s edition of Gamer Memories, we began to take a look at the state of video game inspired children’s cartoons, examining a show known as Saturday Supercade. There were many other gaming related options on the television and one such program was...
X-Wing and TIE Fighter By Josh LaFrance
When I think of space combat simulators I think of two franchises, Star Wars X-Wing and TIE fighter games and Wing Commander. I am not sure which I like better and that changes month to month (perhaps the topic for a future showdown?), but what I do know is that Star...
The Walter Day Report: Misadventures in the Golden Ages – By Walter Day
Sometimes things just seem to go off the beaten path and you find yourself faced with the most surprising obstacles -- even in the world of classic gaming. Chris Steele and I invite other gamers to submit their fondest memories of events that blindsided them back in...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Mike Iarossi
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Mike Iarossi who currently is displayed on card number 175, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Mike is the winner of the Powerfest 1994 Nintendo World Championships. Not only did Mike win the statue displayed on the card...
Reno Man Find $9000 Sealed Copy of Kid Icarus in Attic
Have you checked your parent’s attic or basement recently? Scott Amos of Reno, Nevada is certainly glad he did. He was recently cleaning out his Mum’s attic on Mother’s Day (what a nice son) and discovered a few boxes of his childhood possessions. What he wasn’t...
Honoring a Pioneer – By Leonard Herman
In January 2000, Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine, which at the time was the world’s best-selling video game magazine, published my seven-piece article about Ralph Baer, the inventor of the home video game console. Baer later told me, several times, that he...
Vectrex: Arcade Magic in your Home By Josh LaFrance
In 1982 arcades were still big business. Over $7 billion was spent by arcade obsessed gamers that year, a quarter at a time. The Vectrex was an example that with a little ingenuity the vector graphics experience of arcade games such as Armor Attack could be brought...
The Terminator That Never Was
But not to worry, he’ll be back.
Convention & Event Update: May – June 2019 – By Old School Gamer Staff
CINCICLASSIC CINCINNATI, OH BY BRIAN SZAREK On May 18th, 2019, Old School Gamer Magazine was proud to be a part of the CinciClassic Retro Convention, located in the Cincinnati, OH suburb of Ft. Thomas, KY. We had a double booth set up on the far wall, so we had a...
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters By Amy Trinanes
If you’re a 90’s kid, or just really enjoyed Nickelodeon cartoons, then you probably remember Aaahh!!! Real Monsters. Aaahh!!! Real Monsters the game was released in 1995, two years before the show went off the air. Well, the show may be gone but Ickis, Oblina, and...
Let’s Play Gaming Expo Coming Soon – By Brett Weiss
The Let’s Play Gaming Expo, one of the most interactive video game conventions in the country, is returning to Dallas/Fort Worth for an action-packed weekend of alien invading, dot munching, and pixel blasting. The annual, all-ages event will be held August 9-11 at...
Video Game Collector Spotlight – Ed Hathaway of NE Ohio – By Brian Szarek
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...
Nostalgia Moment: Donkey Kong Country By Brandon Poe
As modern day gamers, we sometimes forget where the ideas for some of the games we play today come from. I tend to sometimes jump back in time and play all the games that I can remember playing when I was younger. The drive to play those games usually comes from...
Metal Gear Solid Demo Disc Memories
The 32-bit era of video game systems introduced a new concept to gamers that opted to pick up the CD-ROM based Sony PlayStation or the Sega Saturn: Demo discs. These discs would occasionally be included as a pack-in with the game systems, but magazines specifically...
The Cabinet of Curiosities: Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
Everyone knows that pumpkins are evil. It’s a well established fact. Put a pumpkin in a position of authority and it will definitely, 100% guaranteed, abuse its power. This is such a well known truth, that it’s baffling that the produce of the Salad Kingdom ever...
Virtua Racing Shaped MegaSD can now play Virtua Racing
We first wrote about the MegaSD here at OSGM towers back in June, and while now barely released, it appears the developer has been hard at work making it the best product it can possibly be. For those not in the know, the MegaSD is an FPGA-based piece of hardware that...
GoldenEye 007 By Josh LaFrance
There have been several fantastic first person shooters over the years and also quite a few that are not so great. Luckily for all of us, GoldenEye 007 fits into the "fantastic" category This is a game that many people can remember fondly playing at a party or with a...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Jacob Spring
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jacob Spring, who is displayed on card number 2490, from the Superstars of 2016 Collection. Jacob is the current world record holder on Metal Slug SuperVehicle-001 with a score of 2,761,200. Jacob is a huge fan of arcade...
Arcade1Up Opens Pre-Sale for the Star WarsTM Home Arcade Game
Now Available for Pre-Order Exclusively at GameStop New York, USA – July 25, 2019 – Arcade1Up has opened pre-sales for the Star WarsTM Home Arcade Game machine through GameStop.com. The Star WarsTM Home Arcade Game from Arcade1Up features the artwork from the...




































