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Just for Qix: Space Invaders – By Michael Thomasson
The Story of How Tomohiro Nisikado Revived the Early Coin-Op Industry and Inadvertently Helped Save Atari's Home VCS Console In the late 70s, PONG clones were running amok and the market was so saturated that the coin-op industry was in a real slump. The release of...
Pac-Man World Review by Sarah Thomas
You’re invited to Pac-Man’s 20th birthday party! In celebration of our favorite yellow dot’s birthday, Namco has released Pac-Man World, a 3D version of the classic game. While at first it may appear Namco has released this 3D game in order to keep up with the Joneses...
Games That Haunt Me: Mega Man 8
I've been playing video games for a good long while, but there are some games that, to this very day, haunt me. Not because the game is bad per se, or because something happened to said game that made it unplayable. No, I'm talking about games that, for the life of...
Deep Thaw by Chris Lion
When I was in high school, the only friend of mine who had an Atari videogame was Rosalind Goldberg. Roz, as we called her, was from a family that not only owned the most ultimate high tech video game player available—the Atari 2600—but also had a home computer! They...
Fixture Gaming Launches Fixture S1 For Nintendo Switch – By Brad Feingold
When I was at the Game On convention in Phoenix, Az, I came across a booth that was actually hidden and almost missed. Austin Stark, owner of Fixture Gaming, was displaying a product that he was ready to launch on Indiegogo, but was still working on the details. But...
That 70’s Show, or The Pinball Wizard Breaks Out! – By Bill Donohue
From the Writer Formerly Known as The Jaded Gamer Editor’s note: In order to capture the entire zeitgeist of the decade in question, I had to attempt a simulation of my mindset at that time. As a result, I’ve had several “beverages,” I’ve driven the neighborhood crazy...
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...
