The House of the Dead
I will always associate the game House of the Dead with going to the movies. The game was released in Japan in 1996, appearing in the United States a year later. It immediately became a staple at arcades. As I recall, it sat in the arcade section of every movie...
Remembering the Nintendo Ultra 64 Dream Team: Sierra On-Line
The member of the Dream Team who wasn’t.
16-year-old Joseph Saelee is the New Tetris World Champion
Have you ever had a killer session of Tetris – wiping out 4-lines of cubes consecutively - and thought to yourself, “damn, maybe I could be a world champion at this?” Well, prepare to have your hopes dashed. The world championship just received its new king, and he’s...
Mutant Football League: Dynasty Edition Launching Oct. 30 At North American Retailers
CHICAGO – Sept. 19, 2018 – Just in time for Halloween, the hellishly brutal arcade-style football game Mutant Football League: Dynasty Edition is now coming to Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, and Xbox One at North American retail on Oct....
The Shock and Scandal of Phantasmagoria
It all began with a single childhood trauma. At age four, future video game designer Roberta Williams saw the 1959 film Horrors of the Black Museum, a movie about a frustrated writer who hypnotizes his assistant and makes him torture people to provide inspiration for...
Alfonzo’s Arctic Adventure for the NES is On Kickstarter
Alfonzo's Arctic Adventure, a brand-new platformer game for the NES by Spoony Bard Productions, is currently up on Kickstarter and already funded! Bigger and better, but with everything that made the original so much fun, Alfonzo's Arctic Adventure is packed with tons...
Remembering the Arcade Industry Trade Shows – By Q*Bert’s Dad Warren Davis
One of the most enjoyable aspects of a career in the video arcade industry in the 1980s was attending the industry’s trade shows. These events (not open to the general public) were like video arcades on steroids. Game manufacturers brought dozens of their newest...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Jeffrey Wittenhagen
This week we look back at an interview I did with author and Retro Gamer Jeffrey Wittenhagen. Jeffrey has written a handful of retro gaming books with stunning illustration. You can access these books for purchase as well as other items from Jeffrey...
Shivers: Exploring Dr. Windlenot’s Mysterious Museum
Professor Windlenot's Museum of the Strange and Unusual sits in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio. Opened by Sir Hubert Windlenot, the museum was intended to highlight the arcane knowledge Windlenot gathered over the course of his career with the The President, Council and Fellows...
Analogue Announces FPGA-Based Third & Fourth Gen Sega Console
Sega fans, prepare to be delighted. Analogue, known for such hits as the Super NT and Nt Mini, is following up on its Nintendo based success with a complete Sega solution. The Mega Sg is no one-trick pony; not only will it support games from the venerable Mega Drive...
A Closer Look at Nintendo’s Official Super NES Peripherals: Super NES Mouse
When the controller’s away, the Mouse comes out to play.
AtGames® and The Tetris Company Announce Iconic Puzzle Game Tetris® Featured in Legends Flashback Console and Upcoming Legends Ultimate Home Arcade
Value-Priced High Definition Console and Upcoming Home Arcade Machine Will Feature Legendary Video Games, Including Tetris® Los Angeles – October 17, 2018 - AtGames® Digital Media Inc., a leader in interactive entertainment products, and The Tetris Company, LLC,...
Soundtrack Review: Donkey Kong Country, Part II (SNES, 1994)
Welcome back! This is the second (and last) part of a two-part review. Last time around, I put down some of my thoughts on the first half (or so) of the SNES Donkey Kong Country soundtrack. If you want to catch up, here's the link. To listen to each track mentioned,...
Shenmue II for Xbox Review
With Shenmue III on the way and the remasters already out, I thought it would be prudent to finally play Shenmue II (I played the original about 7-years ago) but for the Xbox instead, since I'm too poor (cheap) for the Dreamcast version. It's a heck of a time...
Wasteland II: Director’s Cut (Nintendo Switch) Review: Stellar
Wasteland II: Director’s Cut on the Nintendo Switch is like reuniting with a best friend you haven’t seen in a year. And when you lock eyes with them, you see them a little happier, with a fresh new outfit on and killer shades. Once you start talking, you see that...
Josh Neels – Collector Stories – By Josh Yawn
It was the fall of 2014. I had just purchased my first arcade machine on a whim. I had no idea what I was doing. I always wanted to own one (that one became forty) and was excited to get working on getting it running. I asked around in the mid-sized Texas city I’m...
The Evil Dead And the “Video Nasties” Menace
I believe I have made a significant find in the Kandarian ruins, a volume of ancient Sumarian burial practices and funerary incantations. It is entitled "Naturum De Montum", roughly translated: Book of the Dead. The book is bound in human flesh and inked in human...
The Last Official Release: N-Gage – Civilization (2006)
Hello again, retro gaming fanatics, and welcome back to The Last Official Release. Throughout these pixels, projected outwards into your eyeballs, I take you through the final games released for your favourite consoles. I’ve covered quite a few consoles thus far (a...
New Nintendo Patent Could Bring Game Boy Games to Mobile Devices (Officially)
Is Nintendo looking at bringing Portable Power to mobile devices? And would they consider going beyond that?
The Spooks and Chills of Atari’s Haunted House
Many years ago in the small town of Spirit Bay, there lived a mean old man named Zachary Graves… So begins the tale of Atari’s Haunted House, released in 1982 for the Atari 2600 console. As we lurch toward Halloween, let’s pay a brief visit to Old Man Graves’s house...
Go Retro Portable from Retro Bit hitting major retailers this fall and winter!
Pomona, Ca, October 3, 2018 -- Retro-Bit®, the leading manufacturer of classic gaming accessories, is bringing some of the most popular video games into your hands this holiday season with its new GoRetro! Portable handheld console. Available throughout North America...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin – This is Why I Hate Horror Games
I have always talked about video games and the arcade world. But this time I just want to take a step back because we are at the beginning of October and you know what that means. Stale candy to be gathered and eaten at the end of December. But all of the stories...
The Walter Day Report – G.O.A.T.s Of the 21st Century Part 2 – By Walter Day
March’s issue of the 20th Century G.O.A.T.s and May’s G.O.A.T.s of the 21st Century covered a lot of ground, but by no means are we done yet! Andrew Barrow With 157 registered high scores on the Twin Galaxies Scoreboard, Andrew holds 75 world records, mostly in the...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Robert Racek
Our next Trading Card Spotlight Features Robert Racek/Sid Seattle who currently is displayed on card number 2293, from the Superstars of 2015 Collection. Robert also represents himself and "Arcade Culture" on cards 2735, 2849, and 2850 and a couple others with the...
The 11th Hour
Sixty years after the events of The 7th Guest, television producer Robin Morales goes missing while investigating murders that occurred in Harley-On-The-Hudson, New York. Carl Denning, a reporter and Morales’s lover, has gone in search of her. The story of Morales’s...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Warren Davis
This weekend Warren Davis will be inducted into the International Video Game Hall of Fame. He is inducted in the category of Game Developer. This trading card spotlight was featured on January 19, 2018. Congratulations Warren on being in the Hall of Fame. Our next...
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Nintendo 64 Chronicles [8] War Gods & Hexen
#15 : War Gods A very long time ago, there was a spaceship passing close to Earth, carrying ore that had the ability to give life, when the ship crashed on the planet, scattering all of it's cargo across the planet. Over time, ten humans discover rock pieces of the...
Celebrating 30 Years of Super Mario Bros. 2
Looking back and ahead at the impact of “Mario Madness.”
The Last Official Release: Fairchild Channel F – Alien Invasion (1981)
Good evening, retro gamers, and welcome back The Last Official Release. Please, get comfortable, find a cosy spot on the couch and reach for that steaming cup of cocoa. We’re about to venture into the world of the last games commercially released for your favourite...
The 7th Guest
Murder. Mystery. Mind bending puzzles. Dark visions and demented toy makers. The 7th Guest had it all. It’s the perfect game to remember as we enter the Halloween season. The 7th Guest was developed by Trilobyte and published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment in...
Soundtrack Review: Donkey Kong Country, Part I (SNES, 1994)
Ah, Donkey Kong Country. Some of my fondest memories of the Super Nintendo involve this game. I find myself revisiting this game's music at least twice a year, just to tap into that nostalgia from my formative years. From the first few notes of the opening Rareware...
Atari Pong Table Wins Toronto Fall Home Show “Best In Show” Award
Since day one of the premiere of the Atari Pong Table appearance on Kickstarter, Old School Gamer Magazine has developed a very close relationship with the creators and staff of the innovative experience. This past weekend, they received the "Best in Show" award at...
Saturday Morning Cartoons – By Brad Feingold
Waking up on a Saturday morning in the 80’s was like clockwork to me. In fact, I didn’t even need an alarm clock. While everyone slept at 6AM, I snuck downstairs, poured a bowl of Rice Krispies and added about five huge scoops of sugar, and turned on the tv to watch...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Niklas Nylund
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Niklas Nylund who works for the Finnish Museum of Games, displayed on card number 2723, from the Twin Galaxies Superstars Collection of 2017. As part of a fundraiser in 2015, this history of Finland gaming is located in...
Atari’s Pit-Fighter: Destroying Friendships Since 1990
Growing up, there was a Tilt Arcade at the mall near my house. It sat upstairs in the corner of the food court. It had a bright, neon sign that beckoned to me like a moth being drawn to a flame. I’ve got no idea how much money I wasted there. I probably could have...
The Last Official Release: Atari Jaguar – Worms (1998)
Well hey! Look at that – it’s time for another entry into the Last Official Release series. Within, I explore the final games to be officially released on your favourite consoles. I’ve pretty much run out of ‘major’ consoles from the 5th generation and below to cover...
Early NES (Nintendo) Box Art Pt 2 – Black Box Games Continued
Continuing the topic of the early Nintendo black box titles and their box art, I wanted to quickly highlight a few more from some of the other series that really caught my attention in the 80s, such as the light gun, programmable and arcade series. Arcade series games...
AtGames Announces Legends Flashback Console
Company to Deliver Value-priced High Definition Console Packed with Legendary Video Games Los Angeles – September 25, 2018 - AtGames Digital Media Inc., a leader in interactive entertainment products, today announced their latest classic video gaming release, Legends...
Remembering the Nintendo Ultra 64 Dream Team: Rareware
Of the numerous companies Nintendo brought together to form their Ultra 64 Dream Team, many were surprising, but some were just plain obvious.
New Column: Video Game Soundtracks
Have you ever imagined what a film would be without a score? How about without foley? Woefully incomplete. The fact is, backing tracks and audio elements are just as much a part of entertainment as the visual aspects. The same is true of video games. Without...