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The Cabinet of Curiosities: ALF: The First Adventure
The 1980s were a glorious era for pop culture: the films of John Hughes, Aqua Net, Flock of Seagulls, the list is virtually endless. Of course, no list of 1980s icons would be complete without ALF. That’s right: the Alien Life Form from the planet Melmac. He is an...
Frenzy
For those who enjoyed the 1980 arcade hit Berzerk, Frenzy was very much a highly anticipated game. 1982’s Frenzy, released by Stern Electronics took the gameplay and mechanics of it’s predecessor and added to it. Although a great game in it’s own right, Frenzy failed...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Stephen Boyer
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Stephen Boyer who is displayed on card number 15, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Stephen is also on cards 500, 1656, 2204, 2264. Stephen is a former Twin Galaxies referee and worked closely with Walter Day with his...
The Top 5 Old School Video Game Soundtracks
One component of video games that really stand out to me is their music. From Nobuo Uematsu to Koji Kondo, the composition and soundtracks of video games help immerse the player into the created worlds and helps set the mood for certain stages. These are the top 5...
Duck Hunt By Amy Trinanes
Good old Duck Hunt, it never failed to make my after school days much brighter. What could be better than shooting that awesome NES Zapper and well, murdering ducks? Okay, maybe a lot of things could have been better, but as a child of the 90’s, back then Duck Hunt...
Great Games That Will (Probably) Never Be Released Again: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan
Certified Turtlefied.
Oh, The Places You’ll Go
An article on the importance of the gaming community and why you shouldn’t just click “Buy It Now” on Ebay.
Retro Games on Modern Consoles – By Brad Feingold
Sit down with a bunch of retro video game enthusiasts and you might have an argument about the best platform game of the 80’s and 90’s. Some will say the Mario series, some will say Kirby, and some will even say Sonic the Hedgehog. But one series that I loved to...
Classic Consoles: Are They Worth It?
I'm going to come out and say it right off the bat, I LOVE the concept of these classic mini consoles. I do. I think these are great. They are made by the companies that originally made them, they can hook up to your brand new HDTV, and some of them have those...
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 By Brandon Poe
I remember when I first heard about Sonic the Hedgehog (in an Electronic Gaming Monthly Magazine). I thought of how cool it would be to control a blue hedgehog with incredible speed. I think what fascinated me the most was the ability to zip through a stage in...
Birthday Mania ROM Released
Even of you aren't a fan of the Atari 2600, there's a chance you've encountered the name Birthday Mania. Probably in one of those lists of The All-Time Rarest And/Or Most Valuable Video Games Ever. It typically appears near the top of those lists because it is...
People and Places – Kelsey Lewin – By Brett Weiss
Entrepreneur and video game historian Kelsey Lewin is only in her mid-twenties, but she already has well over 100,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel. She’s also the co-owner of Pink Gorilla Games in Seattle, and she spends her free time volunteering for the Video...
Hogs of War for PS1 Review
New review! Today I check out Hogs of War for the PS1. This turn-based strategy game has you fighting a war for swill while playing as cute, little piggies. Watch it below: [wpdevart_youtube width="640" height="385" autoplay="0" theme="light" loop_video="0"...
The Cabinet of Curiosities: Gumshoe
Duck Hunt was the only Nintendo game I ever played which required the Zapper. I spent more time shooting at the dog then I did the ducks. It was fun, and I wasted hours of my life playing it. That said, it wasn’t the only system to utilize the light gun, and it was...
The Pac-Man / Rubik, the Amazing Cube Hour By Josh LaFrance
In last month’s edition of Gamer Memories, we began to take a look at the state of video game inspired children’s cartoons, examining a show known as Saturday Supercade. There were many other gaming related options on the television and one such program was...
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...
This Day In Video Game History
