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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...
The Last Official Release: Atari Jaguar – Worms (1998)
Well hey! Look at that – it’s time for another entry into the Last Official Release series. Within, I explore the final games to be officially released on your favourite consoles. I’ve pretty much run out of ‘major’ consoles from the 5th generation and below to cover...
Early NES (Nintendo) Box Art Pt 2 – Black Box Games Continued
Continuing the topic of the early Nintendo black box titles and their box art, I wanted to quickly highlight a few more from some of the other series that really caught my attention in the 80s, such as the light gun, programmable and arcade series. Arcade series games...
AtGames Announces Legends Flashback Console
Company to Deliver Value-priced High Definition Console Packed with Legendary Video Games Los Angeles – September 25, 2018 - AtGames Digital Media Inc., a leader in interactive entertainment products, today announced their latest classic video gaming release, Legends...
Remembering the Nintendo Ultra 64 Dream Team: Rareware
Of the numerous companies Nintendo brought together to form their Ultra 64 Dream Team, many were surprising, but some were just plain obvious.
New Column: Video Game Soundtracks
Have you ever imagined what a film would be without a score? How about without foley? Woefully incomplete. The fact is, backing tracks and audio elements are just as much a part of entertainment as the visual aspects. The same is true of video games. Without...
Time Traveler: Sega’s Maddening Holographic Arcade Game
Some games you simply love to hate. Dragon’s Lair by Rick Dyer comes to mind. Despite its amazing animation, the game was maddeningly difficult and bordered on unplayable. Sure, we’ve all met a handful of people that somehow managed to master the timing required to...
Lamplight City: More a Flicker Than a Flame
“With a great premise, aesthetic, and fun characters, Lamplight City is a game clearly made for the retro PC gamer.”
Sports In the Arcade – By Adam Pratt
You hear a lot of arguments in the video game business. Some are about how much better X console is that Y for certain reasons, others delve into the minutiae of what makes a game brilliant or garbage. In covering the arcade business for more than 10 years, there is...
AtGames® Announces Blast! Family of Products
LOS ANGELES, September 25, 2018 (Newswire.com) - AtGames® Digital Media Inc., a leader in interactive entertainment products, today announced their latest classic video gaming releases, the Blast! family of products. The Blast! series of HDMI dongle and wireless...
Introducing the Pix – Your Customizable Backpack
\Kickstarter is a site that allows people with fresh ideas to present it to the world and let people get involved with the process of the production of the product. Sometimes the products will succeed and be funded within an hour or two, and some will not be funded...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Stephen Wagner
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Stephen Wagner who currently is displayed on card number 158, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Stephen has been playing arcade games since he was 7 years old. All the years of experience has put Stephen in the record...
WWF Superstars
Hulk Hogan. Macho Man Randy Savage. Mr. Perfect. Ted Dibiase, the Million Dollar Man. The Ultimate Warrior. In the early 90s, these were some of the biggest names in the world of professional wrestling. They were superstars. They were loud, brash, full of swagger (and...
Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin: ‘Yer Out! – By Brett Weiss
For this sports-themed issue of Old School Gamer, we’re going back to the basics: five early and essential games for the Atari 2600 and five for the Intellivision, the two most popular systems of the pre-NES era. These highly influential titles, which paved the way...
Early NES (Nintendo) Box Art Pt 1 – Black Box Titles
Nintendo Power was an enormous resource when it came to helping NES owners determine what games were worth buying, renting, or better off skipping entirely. However, not everyone was blessed enough to be a Nintendo Power subscriber, and there were very few other ways...
Mario Mania: Game Cameos for the Fan’s Complete Collection – Wrecking Crew ’98
While the "Mario Mania" series of articles is more for games featuring Mario that aren't immediately obvious, you can see from the title screen above that Wrecking Crew '98 is considerably more up-front about who its star is than its worldwide-released predecessor. In...
