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Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘Down to Hell’
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Blazej Zbrzezniak, Game Designer at Red Dev Studio, who discusses their new game, “Down to Hell.” Taking a page from retro classics the likes of Castlevania and Berserk, as well as modern-day classics such as Devil May Cry, it’s an...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Stephen Burnett
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Stephen Burnett, who is displayed on card number 2478, from the Superstars of 2016 Collection. Stephen was present during the birth of Twin Galaxies in 1982, and played with the best of the best in the early 1980’s. He had...
The Age of Heroes – Rastan Saga style game makes it to the C64
Psytronik Software, a prolific software publisher/distributor for 8-bit computer systems, has commenced shipping out copies of their Rastan Saga inspired game, The Age of Heroes, for the Commodore 64. The Age of Heroes is a side scrolling hack ‘n’ slash game, where...
The Last Ninja for the Commodore 64
No, not the Last Ninja you're thinking of. You're probably thinking of the Last Ninja created by Mark Cale and released by System 3 in 1987. It's an understandable mistake. That Last Ninja was one of the best selling games for the Commodore 64 and regularly appears on...
Gun Fight: A Two Player Shoot Out
There’s probably no better scene in movie history than Doc Holliday stepping through the trees to confront Johnny Ringo and saying coolly, “I’m your huckleberry.” The quick draw gun fight that follows is brilliant, capped by Doc standing over Ringo’s body and...
New Evercade Info, Atari Partnership Announced
A few weeks ago, we reported on the mysterious Evercade handheld console. Not a whole lot was known then, but in recent days the manufacturer has started releasing new information via email and social media. Straight up, we actually know what the Evercade looks like...
International Video Game Hall of Fame Nomination Forms
Submissions for the International Video Game Hall of Fame Class of 2019 are now open. As the preeminent voice, The International Video Hall of Fame respectfully requests your nominations for our Hall of Fame Induction. IVGHOF Committees will select winners solely on...
Remembering the Nintendo Ultra 64 Dream Team: Mindscape
The end of a dream…
Theme Hospital for PS1 Review
Woahh hey! New Review! Theme Hospital, on the PS1, is a sim that puts you in the position of hospital admin as you build, battle wacky illness and mediate cranky patients and staff. Watch it here: [wpdevart_youtube width="640" height="385" autoplay="0" theme="light"...
J.R.R. Tolkien, Jules Verne, and the World of Myst
My son is gradually working his way toward the end of the book “The Return of the King,” the swan song to J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic Lord of the Rings series. The series is a perfect fit for his personality. He’s obsessed with fantasy and adventure and the creation of new...
A Land Without End: Games With The Largest Open Worlds Ever
In an article published in 2017, author Mark Manson called life "the largest open world game known to date". Come to think of it, he was right - except, of course, that it's not a video game. But did you ever think of just how big Africa really is - it's the second...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Norman Caruso
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Norman Caruso, who is displayed on card number 2702, from the Superstars of 2017 Collection. Norman is the creator of “Gaming Historian”, A documentary series on YouTube. His goal is to explore the history of video game...
PaRappa The Rapper
It’s very strange to think that PaRappa the Rapper is now an old school game, but 23 years have passed since it was released in Japan and 22 since it debuted in the rest of the world. The game was the brainchild of Japanese musician Masaya Matsuura, who had enjoyed...
Ten More Games Announced for the Genesis Mini
Sega has been touting their new miniaturised Genesis for a while now, and while there’s a lot of excitement around the fact that they’re the ones actually manufacturing it (unlike a third party such as AtGames) the final games list is ultimately what everyone cares...
Golden Era Competitive Gamer Joel West Passes – By Walter Day
On November 28, 2018, the legendary video game champion, Joel David West, passed into eternity. Though many of his friends knew he was wrestling with health problems aggravated by diabetes, everyone was surprised and stunned when he passed away. It seems that in...
Lost Super NES Adaptation of 90’s Board Game Discovered
This game’s Atmosfear is a real NightMare.
Intruder Alert…Intruder Alert! – By Kevin Butler
NAME: BERZERK MANUFACTURER: STERN ELECTRONICS YEAR: 1980 TYPE: VIDEOGAME TEAM LEADER: DESIGNED AND PROGRAMMED BY ALAN MCNEIL Berzerk is a two-dimensional maze-style game that involves you attempting to escape killer robots in a never- ending gallery of mazes. Somewhat...
Tetris and Joseph Saelee – By Joel West / Completed by Brian Szarek
Welcome to another installment of a column dedicated exclusively to Old School Gamers and Old School Games from the Golden Age of gaming. These gamers, back in the day, had to physically use a coin or token to start a video game. The earning of these coins was mostly...
Entering the Digitized Era – Part 1 – By Warren Davis
In the beginning, there was the dot. The white dot. Alone in a void of blackness. This was the world of Pong, Computer Space, Breakout and many more. Crude graphics and no color. These were the earliest arcade video games – many implemented solely through hardwired...
The Ren & Stimpy Show Presents: Stimpy’s Invention
August 11, 1991 It’s a date that should be etched in the annals of time. It’s like July 20, 1969 (the date of the first moon landing), but much more important. It’s the day that The Ren & Stimpy Show first debuted on television. There aren’t enough superlatives to...
Pratt At the Arcade: The Darius Series – By Adam Pratt
Instead of trying to cram everything about a genre into one article, this time I am going to focus on a particular series within the realm of the shoot ‘em up. It is one that started off in arcades and was done in such a way that the home ports never could capture the...
Old Atari on Switch and New Atari on 4 Switchers – By Ryan Burger and Rice Pryor
New Atari-related releases are coming fast and furious, from many different directions recently. AtariAge. com has been publishing tons of new games, many of which were first released at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo and to the public quickly afterwards....
Introducing Evercade, a Mysterious New Retro Handheld
Access the mysterious Evercade website and the first thing that will grab your attention is the text; “EVERCADE - A BRAND NEW HANDHELD CONSOLE WITH UNIQUE MULTI-GAME RETRO CARTRIDGES FROM LEADING GAMES PUBLISHERS AND CONSOLE PLATFORMS”. It says a lot, but then again,...
Jersey Jack Announces Willy Wonka Pinball at MGC – By Brad Feingold
After passing out specially made Willy Wonka Candy Bars to mark the occasion at the first night of the Midwest Gaming Classic in Milwaukee, Wi, Jersey Jack opened the doors and let the special guests into the presentation room to announce their latest pinball that...
