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The Best VPN for Gaming
When people put together a gaming setup, they tend to focus on graphics cards, fast internet, controllers, CPU speeds, and gaming headsets or chairs. And all of those things are essentials for serious gamers, but even the most experienced players sometimes leave out a...
Boy, Oh Game Boy: Getting Color
In living color.
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South Park [Game Boy Color]: Unreleased OR Unobtainable
Today, I check out an unreleased (but totally finished) South Park game from 1999 on the GBC that was finally leaked last year. Watch it below: [wpdevart_youtube width="640" height="385" autoplay="0" theme="light" loop_video="0" enable_fullscreen="1" show_related="1"...
Classic Console Interviews with Simon Butler
Ross Sillifant brings us a fantastic interview this month as he sits down with game design legend Simon Butler to discuss his console work and his views on the current state of gaming. Having worked on over 260+ titles since his entry into the profession in 1983,...
Five Nintendo 64 Games That Need To Be Rereleased on the Switch
With the arrival of games the likes of Doom and Doom II hitting the Switch digitally last month and a game such as Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire getting a Limited Run Games physical rerelease, Old School Gamer counts down five games on one of Nintendo’s most...
Where’s Walter!
In celebration of the Galaxies of Gaming event at Ottumwa Old School Arcade in Quincy Place Mall on Sunday, October 6th, 2019, cutouts of Walter Day have been placed in 16 local businesses. From September 5th to October 6th, pick up a passport at any of the...
BoomShakaLaka!! NBA Jam By Josh LaFrance
Anyone who played in an arcade in the 90’s probably heard 3 things. 1) “He’s on fire!” 2) ‘BoomShakaLaka!!” and 3) “Rejected!” NBA Jam burned so many catch phrases in our minds that it is just a part of popular culture at this point. That puts this game right up there...
Pixels and Peach Baskets Pt. 2 By Thomas Spychalski
Last issue, we talked about the start of basketball video games from Taito’s first ‘Basketball’ arcade cabinet up to the end of the 8-bit era and the NES generation of home consoles. This time we look at the 16-bit generation and the slew of basketball titles that...
Pig Eat Ball Coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on October 18
Charlestown, IN –September 5, 2019– Independent studio Mommy's Best Games announces the simultaneous release of multi-awarded Pig Eat Ball on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in October 18, 2019. Pig Eat Ball is an insane 2D action puzzle adventure about...
The Lion King
Earlier this year, Disney released their CGI remake of The Lion King. This fall, they will re-release their 1994 Sega Genesis adaptation of the film. It will be part of a package which also includes the Aladdin video game (as mentioned in last week’s post). For those...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Roger Sharpe
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Roger Sharpe, who is displayed on card number 204, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection. Roger is also featured on trading cards 841 and 1709. Roger’s impact on the pinball industry dates all the way back to the 1970’s...
A (Current) Golden Age of Retro Gaming
This past Wednesday I saw the newest Nintendo Direct. Yes they had a whole bunch of news on their current lineup of games that are coming out but then there was a message for those who are Nintendo Switch Online Members. Starting on September 5 they will be adding...
SNK Announces the Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro
SNK has really been making the rounds recently, haven’t they? Not only have they released new games such King of Fighters XIV and SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy, their take on the mini-throwback console craze, the Neo Geo Mini, has been a resounding success. SNK is...
Hakuna Matata: A Bit by Bit Guide to Must Play Disney Games By Matt Dawson
Whether it’s early mornings with Mickey or feature length blockbusters at the movies, Disney has been a part of nearly everyone’s life. Not only has Walt and his team basically built the animation genre, but with the help of some of the industries biggest studios,...
Demon’s Crest By Brandon Poe
Each month in Retro Revisited, Classic Console’s very own Brandon Poe picks one classic game to play. This month’s classic: Capcom’s Demon’s Crest. As I pondered about what retro game to play next, I remembered Super Ghosts and Ghouls for the SNES. I recalled how hard...
Sonic the Hedgehog Books By Josh LaFrance
When many think of Archie Comics, they think of the teen-oriented comic series starring lovable High School aged stars: Archie, Veronica, Betty and Jughead. However, Archie Comics’ history starts long before its namesake publication. The life of the company now known...
Best Game Boy Titles
The Nintendo Game Boy boasts a large library of games. According to 2 sources we here at ClassicConsole checked, 733 titles were released for the Game Boy. This does not take into consideration any Game Boy color titles. Compared to Nintendo’s other 8-bit system, the...
Extremely Rare Konami Famicom Games Cracked and Released
Further pieces of the puzzle still remain.
Five Underrated Gems of the 16-Bit Era
If you’re a retro gamer, finding new games is impossible for the most part, but finding games you never got to originally experience, is not. In this exclusive list, Old School Gamer Magazine shares five games that rock, that you may have never experienced. The...
Gameboy: Classic Console Magazine Examines the Handheld That Took the Gaming World by Storm
Before the Game Boy existed, handheld games by and large consisted of very simplified graphics, most times made up of dots to represent the action. Some early examples of these sorts of games were released by Mattel, Coleco and Tiger Electronics. It required far more...
Aladdin on the Sega Genesis
If I were to stumble across a magic lamp, say in the Cave of Wonders, and if that lamp were to contain a genie who promised to grant me three wishes, at least one of those wishes would be for Disney to re-release their 1993 classic video game Aladdin. On September 1,...
Pre-Orders for the Evercade Drop on the 6th
It was all the way back in April that I first reported on a GIF of a mysteriously silhouetted shape that resembled a SNES controller, including cartridge and all - and since then, the Evercade has been revealed along with a host of big-name publishers. The game...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time By Josh LaFrance
Growing up in the 90s in a very rural state in Northeastern United States, we didn’t really have much for arcades in my area. Yes, there was the one tiny one tucked into the corner by the food court in the mall, and we did also have an arcade at the mini-golf place...
The Game Console: A Book I Didn’t Know I Needed
I would call myself an amateur video game historian. I love watching videos on YouTube about the subject as well as going to Retro Video Game conventions and playing older systems. It was this past Retro City Festival in Pomona CA where I played a Coleco Vision for...
