What Happened to the Nintendo “Ultra” 64?
The much-delayed third home console from Nintendo saw numerous name changes along its way to finally reaching store shelves in mid-1996. Code-named "Project Reality" early on in its development and announcement phase, the machine would be well known for a brief span...
Other Magazine Update: Retro Gamer November 2017
The November issue of Retro Gamer (UK) covered my favorite console ever, the one that really started it all, the Atari 2600 and it's 40th Anniversary of its creation. But some reason the X-BOX got the big cover shot on it. Two great consoles no doubt about it. Lets...
Coleco Announces New Mini-Arcade Based on Robotech Anime
Originally announced at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con, Coleco is returning to manufacturing the mini-arcade tabletop machines they were so renowned for in the 1980’s. This time around, it will be based on the popular anime, Robotech, that was the first anime viewed by...
The Best Wrestling Games Aren’t on Current Generation Consoles
With the release of another edition of 2K Sports’ WWE video game series on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and eventually the Nintendo Switch, players and fans of the medium have been presented with another beautiful game, chock-full of amazing options and things to do,...
Monaco GP – My First Arcade Game
Monaco GP is the first arcade game I ever played. I was so young at the time I didn't even know it by name. It was simply the racing game right inside the entrance to the arcade that was right inside the entrance to the mall. It was loud and fast and simple, an ideal...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Richard Booth
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Richard Booth, who currently is displayed on card number 704 from the Superstars of 2014 Collection. Richard has devoted the last 7 years to Twin Galaxies and is determined to keep Walters vision he had in 1981 alive. ...
Driver for PSone Review
Released in 1999, Driver is basically a 70's cop show hiding within a PSone game. Playing as an undercover detective named Tanner, the goal is to infiltrate local gangs by being a driver for them (the fact that Tanner originally was a racecar driver is beneficial). A...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin: I’m Getting to Old For this *@#!
Yeah, we have all played them some time or another. And they always seem to bring back that special memory of our youth. But sometimes there is a line that is crossed that may say, aren't I too old for video games? Well, I will start by saying not in my case. To...
The Radical Redesign of the Super NES, part 2: The Controller
Last time, we took a look at the changes made to the shell of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System's console shell and why they were made for the North American market. This time out, we're looking at the controllers. At a glance, the difference between a Super...
The VMU-Boy – the RetroPie Powered Handheld you Didn’t Know you Wanted
RetroPies, powered by the cheap minicomputer, the Raspberry Pi, have taken off hugely in the last few years as a great solution for emulation. While most will prefer using a Pi 3 Model B inside nothing but a pre-made case, since it’s easy to plug straight into a TV...
Phoenix IV: Polygonal Graphics
Polygonal Graphics Ironically, one of the last projects that the old Atari, Inc. released to the arcades reaffirmed the fact that the company's designers could be as innovative as ever: I, Robot was the first game that featured state-of-the-art 3D polygonal graphics,...
GameShell Launches on Kickstarter and Redefines the Portable Game Console
GameShell, a modular, portable, and programmable handheld console comes preloaded with games and is the perfect DIY mini-computing platform. No matter how advanced smartphones and gaming apps become, there is no substitute for a quality portable gaming console with a...
Donkey Kong for the Atari 2600
The first place I saw Donkey Kong on the Atari 2600 was an in-store display sometime in late 1982 or maybe early 1983. By this time my family owned a Colecovision and I'd played the arcade game a few times, so I had a pretty good idea what Donkey Kong should look...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Michael Sroka
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Michael Sroka who is displayed on card number 25, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Michael is also featured on card 1311. Michael is one of the driving forces behind the old online podcast known as the “Twin Galaxies...
Other Magazine Update: Retro Gamer October 2017
Continuing the tradition I started in September with reviewing other industry magazines, lets go after the October issue of Retro Gamer from the UK. I personally subscribe to it via my ipad instead of picking up at a local Barnes and Noble anymore. This issue's cover...
WinBack for N64 Review
WinBack (Operation: WinBack in PAL regions) is widely considered to be the first 3rd person shooter to use a cover system (like in Gears of War etc.). It was also developed by Omega Force who is mostly known for Dynasty Warrior - so not only was it a pioneer, it was...
An Atari 8-bit Home Computer Review: War Room
Welcome to the War Room! War Room is a new, fast-action, shoot 'em up arcade game for the Atari 8-bit family of home computers. The game was written by Rob Schlortt and Eric Henneke. It was released on Halloween, October 31, 2017. From the game manual: You have 3...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin: Pac Man Fever
Ok, normally I write about the video games that I played in my youth years. But this time, I am going to do something different. I want to talk about music for a moment. Oh man, the 80's. I don't care what you say, I think that the best music of MY years was the...
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A Biased List of my Favourite Retro Gaming YouTubers [Part I]
While I don’t claim to be very good at many things in life, one pastime I excel at is sitting on my butt and watching the Tubes. I’ve been a fan of many YouTube channels since I started watching them regularly about eight years ago - and since then, have built up...
100 Greatest Console Video Games 1977-1987: Solar Fox
Solar Fox for the Atari 2600 was a tough call for the inclusion in this book. I love the game and still play it, but it has some of the most simplistic graphics of any cartridge produced in 1983 - a grid of squares, some enemy projectiles, and a trio of ordinary...
The Radical Redesign of the Super NES
The recent release of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition around the world has reignited an age-old discussion about which design for the console is superior: The sleek, rounded grays of the European and Japanese release, or the multiple contours...
Phoenix IV: Sega’s New Console
As Nintendo and SCE volleyed for the top position, it was plain to see that Sega was no longer in the running, even though the Saturn was outselling the N64 in Japan. American sales for the Saturn had fallen so dramatically during 1997 that Sega of America decided to...
Gigolo and Cathouse Blues for the Atari 2600
Send the kids to bed. These games are for mommies and daddies only. Now for many of you reading this, "adult" Atari 2600 games are old hat, but if they aren't, open a new browser tab, Google "Custer's Revenge" and take some time to immerse yourself in the colorful...
Galaxies Of Gaming this weekend
Come Join us this weekend, November 10th-12th, 2017 in Ottumwa, Iowa for a weekend of retro gaming, tournament, trading cards, and the International Video game Hall of Fame Ceremony. Special guests include Walter Day, Billy Mitchell, "Tri-Force" Johnson and team...
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Thrill Kill [PS1] – Unreleased & Unobtainable
Thrill Kill (for the PlayStation) was originally intended to be released mid-1998. However, thanks to big companies buying smaller companies (in this case, EA), the completed game was canned by its new overlords due to its sexual and violent nature mere weeks before...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside Riskers
You wouldn’t necessarily call the gameplay in Grand Theft Auto retro, would you? Well, it’s actually been over 20 years since the original GTA game hit shelves and as a result, it's had an impact on a plethora of gamers and more importantly, developers. In this...
How to Connect Retro Consoles into Modern TV’s
Maybe you’ve just entered the wonderful world of retro gaming and only own a modern TV – or, you’ve just upgraded your TV from 1995 (that was so close to becoming a family heirloom) to a modern, whiz-bang flat screen television. Either way, you might be wondering how...
A Closer Look at Nintendo’s Official NES Peripherals: NES Max
These days, whenever Nintendo releases a new console with a wild and unusual new controller, they typically have a backup -- something more basic for their more traditional games and the traditional gamer. But what did they do back in the era of the Nintendo...
Phoenix IV: Arcade Virtuality
As home consoles were becoming more sophisticated, arcade manufacturers had to stay one step ahead and devise games that couldn’t be played at home. Virtuality, a British company, introduced four virtual reality games into arcades. While the games were different, the...
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Air Raid [Atari 2600] – Unreleased & Unobtainable
Air Raid is considered to be the 2600's rarest game with less than 20 copies believed to exist. It wasn't until recently that we knew much about its developer, Men-A-Vision, either. In this first video for U&U, I'll be looking into the game its self, why it's so...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘Splasher’
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Romain Claude, Lead Game Designer of “Splasher,” a retro-inspired platform shooter that successfully combines elements from Super Mario Brothers, Super Meat Boy and Splatoon in an awesome way, effectively marrying both the retro...
Super Retro-Cade Trick or Cheat
Coming Holiday 2017! Check out this cool video from Retro-Bit Trick-or-Cheat, smell my feet, give me something good to beat! Tricks, treats, and cheat codes for the Super Retro-Cade console coming to you this December. For more info on the console, visit the link...
Downright Bizarre: Seaman – Tickle it to make it giggle!
Star Trek’s Leonard Nimoy lends his voice to the domesticated but snarky enigmatic freshwater species “Seaman,” a carp-like fish with a human face. As the player, you must interact with the smart-aleck character throughout its metamorphosis. It is amazing that the...
Classic Gamer Magazine Now Available at Old School Gamer!
In between the first couple issues of Old School Gamer Magazine we are going to be sending out bonuses to our readers that are hungry for more material in the form of our archives in addition to the great content on our blog at https://www.oldschoolgamermagazine.com....
Pete Rose Baseball on the Atari 2600 and 7800
Pete Rose Baseball is a game that makes people sit up and say "Wow, I can't believe this is an Atari 2600 game." And not just people whose only experience with the 2600 is watching YouTube videos of kids making fun of the dragons in Adventure. Pete Rose Baseball makes...
Super Nt to be released with Director’s Cut of Super Turrican
Following on from our story last week of the Super Nt release (abridged version: a FPGA SNES with a high degree of build quality) it’s been announced that every console sold will also come preloaded with a director’s cut of Super Turrican as well as its sequel, Super...
Keep Kalm and Insert Koin: Happy 25th Birthday….FINISH HIM!!!!
I wanted to take a moment to post a very special CCAIC blog which, again is dated but it is also extremely important! 25 years ago, the arcade industry was forever changed by the release of one loud game with two joysticks and ten buttons. In 1988, there was a game...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin: SAVE ME!!!!
Ever since the days of Super Mario Brothers where your goal is to save the damsel in distress, there have been hundreds of games to represent this concept. Well, at least in the past for arcade games. Now a days, its kicking, punching, dancing, driving and shooting....
Retro-Bit releases Multi-Carts for NES and SNES
POMONA, CA, October 26th, 2017 – For retro gaming fans looking to build their collection in one easy step, Retro-Bit® has provided the perfect solution - Multi-Cartridges! Retro-Bit® has partnered up with legendary game publishers Data East and Jaleco to release new...
The Super Mario 64 Difference: Not Your Father’s Mario
Super Mario Odyssey arrives on the Nintendo Switch tomorrow, and returns the series back to its roots -- well, its 3D roots, that is. "What's the difference," you may ask? While the Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario 3D titles have taken approaches to a gameplay style...