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Get Ready, PONG Just Got Way More Awesome!!!
Thanks to Kickstarter, the relaunch of the classic game of Pong was a successful reincarnation that has created a tremendous buzz across the video game world. The sit down cocktail marvel has people stopping by and staring at several video game conventions and even...
Wasteland II: Director’s Cut (Nintendo Switch) Review: Stellar
Wasteland II: Director’s Cut on the Nintendo Switch is like reuniting with a best friend you haven’t seen in a year. And when you lock eyes with them, you see them a little happier, with a fresh new outfit on and killer shades. Once you start talking, you see that...
Josh Neels – Collector Stories – By Josh Yawn
It was the fall of 2014. I had just purchased my first arcade machine on a whim. I had no idea what I was doing. I always wanted to own one (that one became forty) and was excited to get working on getting it running. I asked around in the mid-sized Texas city I’m...
The Evil Dead And the “Video Nasties” Menace
I believe I have made a significant find in the Kandarian ruins, a volume of ancient Sumarian burial practices and funerary incantations. It is entitled "Naturum De Montum", roughly translated: Book of the Dead. The book is bound in human flesh and inked in human...
The Last Official Release: N-Gage – Civilization (2006)
Hello again, retro gaming fanatics, and welcome back to The Last Official Release. Throughout these pixels, projected outwards into your eyeballs, I take you through the final games released for your favourite consoles. I’ve covered quite a few consoles thus far (a...
New Nintendo Patent Could Bring Game Boy Games to Mobile Devices (Officially)
Is Nintendo looking at bringing Portable Power to mobile devices? And would they consider going beyond that?
The Spooks and Chills of Atari’s Haunted House
Many years ago in the small town of Spirit Bay, there lived a mean old man named Zachary Graves… So begins the tale of Atari’s Haunted House, released in 1982 for the Atari 2600 console. As we lurch toward Halloween, let’s pay a brief visit to Old Man Graves’s house...
Go Retro Portable from Retro Bit hitting major retailers this fall and winter!
Pomona, Ca, October 3, 2018 -- Retro-Bit®, the leading manufacturer of classic gaming accessories, is bringing some of the most popular video games into your hands this holiday season with its new GoRetro! Portable handheld console. Available throughout North America...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin – This is Why I Hate Horror Games
I have always talked about video games and the arcade world. But this time I just want to take a step back because we are at the beginning of October and you know what that means. Stale candy to be gathered and eaten at the end of December. But all of the stories...
The Walter Day Report – G.O.A.T.s Of the 21st Century Part 2 – By Walter Day
March’s issue of the 20th Century G.O.A.T.s and May’s G.O.A.T.s of the 21st Century covered a lot of ground, but by no means are we done yet! Andrew Barrow With 157 registered high scores on the Twin Galaxies Scoreboard, Andrew holds 75 world records, mostly in the...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Robert Racek
Our next Trading Card Spotlight Features Robert Racek/Sid Seattle who currently is displayed on card number 2293, from the Superstars of 2015 Collection. Robert also represents himself and "Arcade Culture" on cards 2735, 2849, and 2850 and a couple others with the...
The 11th Hour
Sixty years after the events of The 7th Guest, television producer Robin Morales goes missing while investigating murders that occurred in Harley-On-The-Hudson, New York. Carl Denning, a reporter and Morales’s lover, has gone in search of her. The story of Morales’s...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Warren Davis
This weekend Warren Davis will be inducted into the International Video Game Hall of Fame. He is inducted in the category of Game Developer. This trading card spotlight was featured on January 19, 2018. Congratulations Warren on being in the Hall of Fame. Our next...
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Nintendo 64 Chronicles [8] War Gods & Hexen
#15 : War Gods A very long time ago, there was a spaceship passing close to Earth, carrying ore that had the ability to give life, when the ship crashed on the planet, scattering all of it's cargo across the planet. Over time, ten humans discover rock pieces of the...
Celebrating 30 Years of Super Mario Bros. 2
Looking back and ahead at the impact of “Mario Madness.”
The Last Official Release: Fairchild Channel F – Alien Invasion (1981)
Good evening, retro gamers, and welcome back The Last Official Release. Please, get comfortable, find a cosy spot on the couch and reach for that steaming cup of cocoa. We’re about to venture into the world of the last games commercially released for your favourite...
The 7th Guest
Murder. Mystery. Mind bending puzzles. Dark visions and demented toy makers. The 7th Guest had it all. It’s the perfect game to remember as we enter the Halloween season. The 7th Guest was developed by Trilobyte and published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment in...
RETROSPECTIVE: Sony Enters N’s Domain With a PlayStation Classic
Sony Joins The Retro Classic Trend. While the world collectively watched Nintendo in anticipation of their impending announcement of an N64 Classic Edition mini to follow their vastly successful NES and SNES Classic Editions, it looks like Sony snuck in to steal some...
Soundtrack Review: Donkey Kong Country, Part I (SNES, 1994)
Ah, Donkey Kong Country. Some of my fondest memories of the Super Nintendo involve this game. I find myself revisiting this game's music at least twice a year, just to tap into that nostalgia from my formative years. From the first few notes of the opening Rareware...
Atari Pong Table Wins Toronto Fall Home Show “Best In Show” Award
Since day one of the premiere of the Atari Pong Table appearance on Kickstarter, Old School Gamer Magazine has developed a very close relationship with the creators and staff of the innovative experience. This past weekend, they received the "Best in Show" award at...
Saturday Morning Cartoons – By Brad Feingold
Waking up on a Saturday morning in the 80’s was like clockwork to me. In fact, I didn’t even need an alarm clock. While everyone slept at 6AM, I snuck downstairs, poured a bowl of Rice Krispies and added about five huge scoops of sugar, and turned on the tv to watch...
Three Minutes of Geek Extended Edition: Wasteland II Director’s Cut Switch Review: Special
Patrick Hickey Jr. shares his thoughts on the Nintendo Switch version of Wasteland II, calling it one of the deepest and engaging third-party games on the console to date. ___________________________________________ Patrick Hickey Jr. is the author of the book, “The...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Niklas Nylund
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Niklas Nylund who works for the Finnish Museum of Games, displayed on card number 2723, from the Twin Galaxies Superstars Collection of 2017. As part of a fundraiser in 2015, this history of Finland gaming is located in...
Atari’s Pit-Fighter: Destroying Friendships Since 1990
Growing up, there was a Tilt Arcade at the mall near my house. It sat upstairs in the corner of the food court. It had a bright, neon sign that beckoned to me like a moth being drawn to a flame. I’ve got no idea how much money I wasted there. I probably could have...
