Tales of Derring-Do: DuckTales on the NES
For a kid born in the early 80s, there were no better cartoons than the Disney Afternoon: Chip N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers, TaleSpin, Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Darkwing Duck, Goof Troop, and Gargoyles. My favorite was DuckTales. I adored Uncle Scrooge, Huey, Dewey,...
God of War for PS2 Review
Released in 2005 on PS2, God of War kickstarted a killer IP for Sony which has resulted in a highly rated entry (of the same name) on the PS4 this year. Since I own most of the games but haven't played any, I thought it would be prudent to start with the original!...
The Temple of Apshai
It began with Dungeons & Dragons. In the late 1970s, Jim Connelly acquired a Commodore PET to assist in his work as a Dungeon Master. He led a regular game in California. One of his players was a man named Jon Freeman, the author of books like The Complete Book of...
The Last Official Release: SNES – Metal Slader Glory: Director’s Cut (2000)
Howdy, retro gamers and welcome back to The Last Official Release. In this series of words, punctuation and (usually) low-resolution imagery, I take a look at the last official games to grace discontinued consoles. Gone, but not forgotten. A full list of what I’ve...
The 35th Anniversary of the Famicom and the 30th Anniversary of Nintendo Power
Two big anniversaries took place over the course of July 2018: July 15th marked the 35th anniversary of the release of the Nintendo Famicom in Japan (as well as the SEGA SG-1000, but sadly, I'm not paid to talk about that), and five years later, Nintendo Power...
Key Quest: The Holy Grail of the VIC-20
The Ark of the Covenant. The search for the Holy Grail. The Lost Dutchman’s Mine. All are legendary treasures that have inspired exhaustive quests. Epic literature, poems and folklore have been created about the subjects. Over the centuries, heroes and rogues have...
XtensionTMPremium Arcade Gaming Equipment as marketed by Rec Room Masters is introducing the all-new Alpha-Cade Series
These arcade video game products that are built and ready to be shipped now are ¾ scale arcade and bar top units that you just add your monitor and arcade board or Raspberry Pi or PC to and you are ready to go. Yes, with August just around the corner, the summer heat...
The World Inside Your Computer: Little Computer People
Before The Sims, before Tamagotchi, there were Little Computer People. It’s hard to know what to say about Little Computer People. The concept was profoundly, wonderfully bizarre: Little people have been found living inside your computer. Players were given an open...
Interview With Video Games Monthly – By Jonathan Polan
Video Games Monthly is a monthly subscription service that delivers video games to gamers who own classic gaming systems from the 1980’s-2000’s. Play the past into the future! OSG: Can you tell us about the origins of Video Games Monthly? VGM: The concept actually...
A Closer Look at Nintendo ASCII’s Official Super NES Peripherals: Super Advantage
Several months ago, we took a look at a peripheral released for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Nintendo themselves called the NES Advantage. The device was created to bring an arcade-like feel home for players of the NES, and offer a few additional flourishes...
The Last Official Release: Sega Genesis – Frogger (1998)
Well, hello there. Welcome back to the Last Official Release: the semi-frequent series I tippity-tap that discusses the final official games to be released on your favourite consoles. An extensive and well-formatted list of what I’ve already covered can be found...
Arcade 1Up pre-orders now available!
New York, USA – June 12, 2018 – Tastemakers, LLC. is opening the doors to the past on July 25. Eager consumers will be able to place pre-orders for the first wave of affordable Arcade1Up smaller-scale arcade cabinets stocked with classic games like Atari’s Centipede...
Run Through The Jungle: Remembering Pitfall!
Growing up, I wanted to be an archeologist. Not a real archeologist mind you. I wanted to be Indiana Jones. I wanted to carry a whip, wear a leather jacket, and travel the world searching for rare (and possibly cursed) historical items. I even built a museum of...
The C64 Mini has almost made it to North America!
Ontario, Canada - July 23, 2018 – Retro Games Ltd. and Solutions 2 GO announced today that the THEC64® Mini is coming to North American retail stores on October 9, 2018. THEC64® Mini, a 50% replica of the of the world’s bestselling home computer that launched in...
Retro Gaming Archives – Nintendo Edition: July/August 1987
The summer of 1987 proved quite the landmark season for a certain gray toaster-shaped home video game console. By the summer of ’87, the Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES, was wildly outselling both the Sega Master System and the Atari 7800. Their technique of...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – David Kaelin
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features David Kaelin, who is displayed on card number 448, from the Superstars of 2013. David is the CEO/President of Game Over Videogames & organizer of Classic Game Fest. Game Over Video Games was started in 2005 and continues...
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
I have a confession to make: I love the Weekly World News. If you don’t remember the Weekly World News, it was a tabloid magazine that you could pick up in grocery stores. It told stories about characters like Bat Boy, merfolk, cryptids, and more. It’s no longer in...
8BitDo Release DIY Kits to wireless-ify Retro Controllers
Hm. “Wireless-ify” – that came out a bit weird. My terrible titling aside, to celebrate their 5 years of existence, 8BitDo are now selling DIY kits that allow you to mod Bluetooth connectivity into your favourite retro gaming controllers. Hippy birthday, 8BitDo!...
The Battletoads for Game Boy That Almost Was
During a recent interview with Rare fan site RareFanDaBase, video game engineer and producer Paul Machacek spoke on a number of things which have occurred during his time with the company. A veteran of 30 years, he's seen a lot -- including things that most fans will...
Way of the Dragon: Remembering Bruce Lee the Video Game
In the world of martial arts, no name looms quiet so large as that of Bruce Lee. Born in the Year of the Dragon in the Hour of the Dragon, he was the creator of Jeet Kune Do (Way of the Intercepting Fist) and a star of film and television. He was Lee in the legendary...
Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin: Dungeons & Dragons – By Brett Weiss
Welcome once again to Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin, where I point out inexpensive games worth playing. Great RPGs for retro consoles tend to be pretty pricey, so I have a different and historical angle for this issue’s role-playing theme. We’re traveling back in...
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Nintendo 64 Chronicles [6] Blast Corps & FIFA 64
#11 : Blast Corps What are you to do when a nuclear missile that's being carried through the countryside becomes a runaway? Why, you destroy everything in it's path of course! Rare's twist on a puzzle game, Blast Corps has you do exactly that through it's 57 levels....
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Tim Mcvey
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Tim McVey who currently is displayed on card number 56, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. He is also featured on cards 162, 510, 612, 2095 and 2304. Tim is an avid game player starting from the early 1980s in Ottumwa,...
Pirate Adventure and the Story of Adventure International
Robert Louis Stevenson published his classic novel Treasure Island in 1882, telling the story of Jim Hawkins, the pirate Long John Silver and their quest for buried gold. Almost 100 years later, the book would serve as the inspiration for the classic adventure game...
Lord British Meetup: Dave and Busters With Richard Garriott – Bill Lange
On Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018, Michael Sean Kane organized and hosted a Shroud of the Avatar Launch Review with special guest, Lord British himself, Richard Garriott. The event took place at the Dave & Buster’s, a full-service restaurant and video arcade, on 42nd...
Sega Arcade Pop-Up Book to Soon Feature on your Coffee Table
Your coffee table is about to become astounding, and you don’t even know it yet. The world has been blessed with many great pop-up books over the decades, creating a quasi-AR-before-AR like state – however, to my knowledge none have yet to feature arcade gaming greats...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Dan Iacovelli
Join us tomorrow for the Video Game Summit in Villa Park, IL. Today we will talk with Dan Iacovelli of Westchester, IL who began this event 13 years ago. For more information go to http://www.videogamesummit.net/ Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Dan...
Video Game Summit 2018
Video Game Summit, is Chicago’s Premier Video Game Event. The 2018 show will be at The Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park,IL, 7/14/18 show hours are: 10:00am till 6pm(all times central) Remember how much fun you used to have playing Atari, Nintendo and all kinds of games...
There are more Tiny Arcades coming any day now!
It’s up to you to save the planet and galaxy, or maybe just avoid those pesky ghosts with the new Tiny Arcades! Super Impulse has brought the most iconic arcade video games back in a size that will fit in the palm of your hand! The screen size is less than 1.5 inches...
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Nintendo 64 Chronicles [5] NBA Hangtime & Mario Kart 64
#9 : NBA Hangtime Not being a huge basketball fan, I wasn't all that excited when I first fired this game up on my N64. However, it took about 30 seconds before that emotion completely flipped and I got hyped. NBA Hangtime is Midway's continuation of it's NBA Jam...
Great Games That Will (Probably) Never Be Released Again: WWF Warzone
Saturday, July 14th marks the 20th anniversary of the release of WWF War Zone, a revolutionary title for its time which has unfortunately fallen by the wayside as time has marched on. The mid-90s was a period of transition in the wrestling industry, and that includes...
Creature Features: Monster Games of the 1980s
I adore the old, black and white monster movies. Films like Frankenstein, King Kong, and even clunkers like Gamera are some of my favorite cinematic experiences. Given the choice between Citizen Kane and Creature from the Black Lagoon, I’ll pick the creature feature...
Old School Gamer is available digitally and shipping Friday!
OSG #5 is available digitally now for all subscribers and will be in the mailboxes of print subscribers early next week... This "action-packed" issue puts the emphasis sports games in the realm of retro gaming. We start out with NBA Jam and Mutant Football...
Evolution of Role-Playing Games in Japan – By Antoine Clerc-Renaud
Dragon Quest may be the first Japanese Role Playing Game using mechanics still used today, but it’s certainly not the first role playing game from the land of the rising sun. It was a trailblazer that inspired and led a charge by the Japanese but there were some...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Joe Jackmovich
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Joe Jackmovich, who is displayed on card number 2101, from the Superstars of 2015. Joe is an experienced journalist with his M.A. from Indiana University. Being a video game reporter, Joe has talked to many figures in the...
Who You Gonna Call?: Remembering Ghostbusters for the C64
VIdeo games made from licensed films are notorious for their sketchy quality. Gameplay and graphics tend to be thrown together slap dash in an effort to capitalize on the film’s popularity before the public has moved on to the next big thing. So, it would be if gamers...
Wiz(ardor) Talk: Memories of Wizardry – By Kevin Butler
During my sophomore year in August, 1981, our high school was gifted a black (Darth Vader) Bell & Howell Apple computer. These were given to select secondary educational institutions around the country. Additionally, our school purchased three or four more of...
6 Random Games To Play This Summer
While summer time is when you can relax and admire the beautiful nature, you can also play some games. Get out of your comfort zone and play some games that you’ve never played before and you might a new genre to fall in love with. It doesn’t matter whether you like...
The Last Official Release: Sega Master System – Mickey’s Ultimate Challenge (1998)
Greetings again, fellow retro travellers, and welcome back The Last Official Release. If you haven’t been following, in this series I investigate the very last official games to be released for your favourite consoles. A full list of what I’ve already covered can be...
Mario Mania: Game Cameos for the Fan’s Complete Collection – NES Open Tournament Golf
With today being Independence Day in the United States and hot on the heels of the release of Mario Tennis Aces for the Nintendo Switch, it seemed to be a good time to look back at one particular entry in the Mario sports pantheon -- one in which the company star is...