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The Legend of Bira Bira
As collectors of classic video games we know how frustrating it can be when we hit upon a dry period of finding classic cartridges and game systems. We know the feeling of wanting to spit nails when seeing the mother lode of rare cartridges walk off with somebody else...
Remakes Announced for House of the Dead 1 & 2
Polish publisher Forever Entertainment, who you might know for their remakes of Panzer Dragoon and its sequel (available exclusively on the Nintendo Switch soon) has confirmed reports that they’re also remaking the light gun shooters, House of the Dead and House of...
Coleco Visions
An underdog in the arcade became a winner in the living room. Based on Universal’s sleeper arcade game, Cosmic Avenger became a huge hit for the Colecovision. As with many of their arcade ports, Coleco took a chance in bringing this game to the home market. However,...
Frank’s Video-Pinball Palace By Frank Traut
Midnight Magic - The game that brought it all back for me. I remember when I first saw this game for the Atari 2600. It was on clearance at a video store in one of our local malls. Having played the game of the same name for the Apple back in the early 80’s, I thought...
How Rare Do You Like Your Cartridge? By Mike Genova
What defines a rare cartridge? All collectors have different interpretations of the word, but to me it has a simple meaning: “A cartridge that is harder to find than most carts.” Here we’ll examine the many factors that can make a cartridge rare. (Examples cited are...
Five Underrated NES Sports Games
With pretty much every sport in full swing, Old School Gamer Magazine figures, why not enjoy a game of your favorite sport? And why not do it on a retro console? Here’s our list of five great sports games you might have overlooked on the NES. Pro Sport Hockey: It’s...
Evercade Gets Ready To Release the Technōs Collection 1
Evercade is getting ready to release their next cartridge of epic porportions for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Like previous cartridges that were created from other companies, this one will will be no exception to the rule for adding arcade classics to your...
Arcade1Up Gets a New High Score with Black Series Arcade1Up PAC-MANTM and Street Fighter IITM Head to Head Gaming Tables
Arcade1Up is celebrating New York Comic Con with special deals and has opened pre-sales for a special edition of their Arcade1Up PAC-MANTM and Street Fighter IITM Head to Head Gaming Tables, which are available for order now on Arcade1Up.com Black Series Arcade1Up...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Pete Hahn
This weekend the International Video Game Hall of Fame will be inducting its new members into the Class of 2019. One of these inductees is Pete Hahn. Pete is a multiple world record holder and former Player of the Year at Galloping Ghost arcade in Brookfield, IL. ...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Jeff Peters
This weekend the International Video Game Hall of Fame will be inducting its new members into the Class of 2019. One of these inductees is Jeff Peters. Jeff is a well-deserved inductee as you will read below. His gaming history goes back to the early 1980’s until...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Rick Barretto
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Rick Barretto, who is displayed on card number 3242, from the Superstars of 2019 Collection. Rick is an all-around gaming enthusiast. He is a collector, author, inventor and an industry entrepreneur. In 1998 Rick...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Donald Hayes
This weekend the International Video Game Hall of Fame will be inducting its new members into the Class of 2019. One of these inductees is Donald Hayes. Donald has been on the scene since the early 1980's. Today he will be part of the Class of 2019 in Ottumwa,...
Lee’s Classic Corner: CVG 101
Welcome to the first CVG 101 column. My name is Lee K. Seitz, and I've been actively collecting classic video games since the late 1980s. The purpose of this column is to help educate newcomers to the hobby of collecting classic video games. Each issue I'll choose a...
Hey, Paisanos! It’s The Super Mario Bros. Super Show Video Game!
You’re in for a treat, so hang on to your seat!
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance: A Really Great Tactics Game
I love tactics games. To the passing gamer, they may seem boring with the lack of action and constant planning and strategizing. But to me, it's an intense chess match where every move matters and the satisfaction of watching a strategy play out perfectly is oh so...
Exploring The Classic Text Adventures of Scott Adams – By Bill Lange
Until the late 1970s, electronic gaming consisted of playing one of the hundreds of ping-pong console variants on your home television, an LED-based electronic handheld game, or possibly playing a text-based computer game ... if you were lucky enough to have had...
Doin’ the Donkey Kong By by Darryl Guenther
Back in the day when arcades and corner markets were after school hangouts, one could expect to hear the “whacka-whacka” sounds of Pac-Man, the lasers firing up in Defender and the crackling, shooting sound of Centipede. There weren’t any life-like PCM samples or 3D...
Five NES Sleeper Gems
With over 700 games, the Nintendo Entertainment System library is massive. For that reason alone, it’s possible you haven’t played some of the best games on the console, despite the fact that the console was discontinued 25 years ago. In this exclusive Old School...
Colossal Cave Adventure 1976 – By Ken Horowitz
As gamers, we fondly remember certain titles that defined specific periods in our lives. Some of us grew up with one console or computer that became synonymous with our childhood or adolescence. That kind of impact is remarkable and likely beyond the scope of what the...
Atari and Arcade1Up Announce Exclusive Partnership for Iconic Titles
Atari® and Arcade1Up announce an exclusive partnership to strengthen their relationship and ensure the future of arcade gaming is true to the experience consumers remember. Arcade1Up launched in October of 2018 with multiple games from Atari® and other licenses which...
Atari® Partners With Antstream Arcade To Deliver Thousands of Retro Games to Atari VCS™ Video Computer System
Atari VCS to Launch with Unique Version of Revolutionary Game Streaming Platform, Offering Thousands of Classic Retro Games, Including Atari’s Vast Library of Console and Arcade Titles NEW YORK, NY (SEPTEMBER 30, 2019) - Atari® — one of the world's most iconic...
These scale models of the PS1 & Saturn include the Internals too
Miniature versions of consoles are all the rage at home – and seemingly everywhere else. It feels like every other week a new, little emulation box is released onto the market to satisfy the retro gaming cravings of the general public. While these are usually smaller...
Intellivision Lives! On Your Computer! By Chris Cavanaugh
I don’t think the console wars of today have anything on the console wars of the late 70’s/early 80’s. You had a choice to make: The Atari 2600 or the Mattel Intellivision. For me the choice was always obvious: The Atari 2600. For some reason, I always felt superior...
Lost Arcade Classic: Warp Warp By Kyle Snyder
When you ask the average Joe or Josephine which video game they associate most with the early 80's, you get a variety of answers...Space Invaders, Donkey Kong, Asteroids, Galaga, and of course, Pac-Man and his family. Not ONCE will you ever hear somebody excitedly...
