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X-Wing and TIE Fighter By Josh LaFrance
When I think of space combat simulators I think of two franchises, Star Wars X-Wing and TIE fighter games and Wing Commander. I am not sure which I like better and that changes month to month (perhaps the topic for a future showdown?), but what I do know is that Star...
The Walter Day Report: Misadventures in the Golden Ages – By Walter Day
Sometimes things just seem to go off the beaten path and you find yourself faced with the most surprising obstacles -- even in the world of classic gaming. Chris Steele and I invite other gamers to submit their fondest memories of events that blindsided them back in...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Mike Iarossi
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Mike Iarossi who currently is displayed on card number 175, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Mike is the winner of the Powerfest 1994 Nintendo World Championships. Not only did Mike win the statue displayed on the card...
Reno Man Find $9000 Sealed Copy of Kid Icarus in Attic
Have you checked your parent’s attic or basement recently? Scott Amos of Reno, Nevada is certainly glad he did. He was recently cleaning out his Mum’s attic on Mother’s Day (what a nice son) and discovered a few boxes of his childhood possessions. What he wasn’t...
Honoring a Pioneer – By Leonard Herman
In January 2000, Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine, which at the time was the world’s best-selling video game magazine, published my seven-piece article about Ralph Baer, the inventor of the home video game console. Baer later told me, several times, that he...
Vectrex: Arcade Magic in your Home By Josh LaFrance
In 1982 arcades were still big business. Over $7 billion was spent by arcade obsessed gamers that year, a quarter at a time. The Vectrex was an example that with a little ingenuity the vector graphics experience of arcade games such as Armor Attack could be brought...
The Terminator That Never Was
But not to worry, he’ll be back.
Convention & Event Update: May – June 2019 – By Old School Gamer Staff
CINCICLASSIC CINCINNATI, OH BY BRIAN SZAREK On May 18th, 2019, Old School Gamer Magazine was proud to be a part of the CinciClassic Retro Convention, located in the Cincinnati, OH suburb of Ft. Thomas, KY. We had a double booth set up on the far wall, so we had a...
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters By Amy Trinanes
If you’re a 90’s kid, or just really enjoyed Nickelodeon cartoons, then you probably remember Aaahh!!! Real Monsters. Aaahh!!! Real Monsters the game was released in 1995, two years before the show went off the air. Well, the show may be gone but Ickis, Oblina, and...
Let’s Play Gaming Expo Coming Soon – By Brett Weiss
The Let’s Play Gaming Expo, one of the most interactive video game conventions in the country, is returning to Dallas/Fort Worth for an action-packed weekend of alien invading, dot munching, and pixel blasting. The annual, all-ages event will be held August 9-11 at...
Video Game Collector Spotlight – Ed Hathaway of NE Ohio – By Brian Szarek
In an effort to highlight our readers, Old School Gaming Magazine has added a new section dedicated to the vintage gaming collectors, whether it be arcade cabinets, game cartridges, consoles, memorabilia, or anything related. We recently had the pleasure of...
Nostalgia Moment: Donkey Kong Country By Brandon Poe
As modern day gamers, we sometimes forget where the ideas for some of the games we play today come from. I tend to sometimes jump back in time and play all the games that I can remember playing when I was younger. The drive to play those games usually comes from...
Metal Gear Solid Demo Disc Memories
The 32-bit era of video game systems introduced a new concept to gamers that opted to pick up the CD-ROM based Sony PlayStation or the Sega Saturn: Demo discs. These discs would occasionally be included as a pack-in with the game systems, but magazines specifically...
The Cabinet of Curiosities: Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
Everyone knows that pumpkins are evil. It’s a well established fact. Put a pumpkin in a position of authority and it will definitely, 100% guaranteed, abuse its power. This is such a well known truth, that it’s baffling that the produce of the Salad Kingdom ever...
Virtua Racing Shaped MegaSD can now play Virtua Racing
We first wrote about the MegaSD here at OSGM towers back in June, and while now barely released, it appears the developer has been hard at work making it the best product it can possibly be. For those not in the know, the MegaSD is an FPGA-based piece of hardware that...
GoldenEye 007 By Josh LaFrance
There have been several fantastic first person shooters over the years and also quite a few that are not so great. Luckily for all of us, GoldenEye 007 fits into the "fantastic" category This is a game that many people can remember fondly playing at a party or with a...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Jacob Spring
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jacob Spring, who is displayed on card number 2490, from the Superstars of 2016 Collection. Jacob is the current world record holder on Metal Slug SuperVehicle-001 with a score of 2,761,200. Jacob is a huge fan of arcade...
Arcade1Up Opens Pre-Sale for the Star WarsTM Home Arcade Game
Now Available for Pre-Order Exclusively at GameStop New York, USA – July 25, 2019 – Arcade1Up has opened pre-sales for the Star WarsTM Home Arcade Game machine through GameStop.com. The Star WarsTM Home Arcade Game from Arcade1Up features the artwork from the...
Atari Program Exchange – By Bill Lange
An Early App Store Long before the advent of the Google Play Store, the official app store for the Android operating system, or the Apple App Store for the iOS operating system, and even before the idea of Shareware, there was the Atari Program Exchange (APX), an...
The Cabinet of Curiosities: Michael Jordan: Chaos In The Windy City
I have an inexplicable soft spot for entertainment that is often defined as...how should I put this? Terrible. I have, of my own volition, watched Manos: The Hands of Fate and Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. I have searched out entire episodes of the cartoon Clutch...
Super Mario World By Amy Trinanes
What can I say about Super Mario World? One of the best, if not the best platformers ever made! Number 5 in the Super Mario series, and released in Japan in 1990, Nintendo created Super Mario World as a Pack-in launch title for the SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment...
A Closer Look at Nintendo’s Official N64 Peripherals: Rumble Pak
Hey, what’s shakin’?
Opining on Designing – By Howard Scott Warshaw
“Talent borrows, genius steals.” -Oscar Wilde When Oscar said this in the late 1800’s, his medium was the written word. He said many new things, but his medium was firmly established and didn’t change much during his lifetime. He stood on the shoulders (and picked the...
Character Showdown By Josh LaFrance
Mario clearly rules as the king of sales and is a character that is every bit as recognizable as a pop culture icon such as Mickey Mouse. But, he isn't alone.. Millions of people also have enjoyed the exploits of a little blue hedgehog that wears tennis shoes or the...
