Page 5 - OSG Presents Classic Gamer Magazine #2

by
Chris Cavanaugh

Yuletide Classic Remake Frenzy Volume 1, Issue 2
1999
Winter
Felicitations! And since you’ll be
dragging out the old Directed by:
Fa la la la la!! Tis the consoles for the holi- Chris Cavanaugh
cav@classicgamer.com
season for classic video- days, you may as
games! If you’re like me, well keep the Executive Producer/Editing
chances are you have newer ones Sarah Thomas
fond memories of your handy, as well. sthomas@classicgamer.com
classic games tied in with I’m sure you’ve Script Writers
the holiday season. For noticed we’ve been Kyle Snyder
me they go together like recently been inun- snyder@classicgamer.com
milk and cookies for dated with tons of Chris Lion
Santa. While you may classic remakes clion@classicgamer.com
think it’s pathetic that and compilation
some of my greatest Christmas games. I say bring ‘em on! Inside Patrick Wong
pwong@classicgamer.com
memories are about videogames, this issue we take a look at a few of
they never failed to bring my family them including the “new” Atari re- Skyler Miller
together for some of our most en- makes of Pong for the PC and smiller4@gmu.edu

joyable holiday moments. PSX, as well as the new Centi- Darrin Powell
Looking back I realized just how pede for the Sega Dreamcast. sil7706@bellsouth.net
much the Atari and ColecoVision There is also an incredible new Michael Thomasson
were a part of the family during the Pac-Man hack available for mthomasson@hammondky.com
holidays. Like a spoiled child, download to play on your Atari Damien Quicksilver
those consoles were always the emulator (turn to the Newswire for dquicksilver@classicgamer.com
center of attention. When friends details). Also, check out our review
and family visited, we would always on Namco’s Pac-Man World. The Frank Traut
ftraut@classicgamer.com
wind up in some intense competi- game is probably more fun than
tion playing four-player Warlords, you would first expect. Lee Seitz
lseitz@classicgamer.com
Lady Bug, Pac-Man and some-
times even Smurfs. I would even That’s Hollywood! Cinematography
find myself gloating a bit because I Also in this issue, you’ll find our Chris Cavanaugh—layout and design
could dock my ship for repairs in take on the strange marriage of Sarah Thomas—photography
Starmaster while my older cousin Hollywood and videogames. How Michael Thomasson—Cover Artist

Tim had difficulties piloting the ship does Tron, E.T., or Revenge of CONTACT INFORMATION
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holiday season when people come interviews: Atari programmer on the web:
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combined with some “enhanced” Alum Don Thomas, and we caught
Egg Nog, will keep you in the holi- up with Pac-Maniacs Buckner and
day spirit. Garcia. So grab your favorite chair LEGAL JUMBO
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