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Just for Six: Cadash – By Michael Thomasson
The game design model that shouldn’t have worked in the arcade... BUT DID! In an industry designed to capture a quarter every ninety seconds, the role-playing genre seemed nearly impossible to bring into the arcades. However, during the summer of 1989, Taito Corp....
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Wes Copeland
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Wes Copeland, who is displayed on card number 769, from the Superstars of 2014. Wes is also features on card numbers 1838 and 2245. Wes is the current world record holder, on what some people call the holy grail of arcade...
The Top Old But Yet Not Old Games
Old games are difficult. Old games are too boring. You might have heard so many people say these things but what is your take on it? While you love going all out and playing HD and 3D games, it won’t hurt to go down the memory lane and play iconic games that changed...
I Played Every Action 52 Game and Now I Want to Die
When I discovered Action 52 ten years ago I thought it might be fun to play a new game every week and write about it. It wasn't (the games are terrible and repetitive), but I kept at it for several months until I ran out of not only new and clever things to say about...
Paradroid: The Rise of the Machines
Anyone who has spent any amount of time reading or watching science fiction knows that the machines are bound to rise against us. It’s just a matter of time. From Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey to James Cameron’s The Terminator, the idea of killer machines...
Nox Archaist – An Upcoming Tile-Based RPG for the Apple II Platform – By Bill Lange
The word is out on Nox Archaist! On Twitter, Richard Garriott, creator of the groundbreaking Ultima series tweeted “I greatly look forward to exploring this realm!” And Rebecca Heineman, creator of The Bard’s Tale III tweeted “I can’t wait to play this game on my...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin – I Will Always Be a Toys “R” Us Kid
I love talking about retro video games and how they have changed my life. Some of the memories have triggered a lot of happiness and oh man did that really happen for not only me but a lot of other people. However I need step back to talk about something that...
New Kickstarter Promises Compatibility of Duck Hunt & LCD TVs
One of the biggest retro gaming shames of technology switching to modern flat-screens (besides from the input-lag) is the lose of light-gun compatibility. Yes, if you’re somehow not aware, favourites such as Virtua Cop and Time Crisis will not work on your shiny, new...
Remembering the Nintendo Ultra 64 Dream Team: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
To wrap up "Jurassic June", we're still continuing our look at the members of the Nintendo Ultra 64 Dream Team, but slightly out of the intended order. This week, we're taking a brief look at one of the pivotal partners in pioneering Project Reality, Silicon Graphics,...
The Tomy Caveman (1983)
After a break in videos (you'll see why in the next upload), I'm making my mildly triumphant return by presenting to you, the viewer, the Tomy Caveman. Found gracing the shelves in 1983, this portable electronic game has you playing as a simple caveman as he tries to...
Project Firestart: A Forgotten Masterpiece
Not every masterpiece gets recognized. Sometimes the greatest creations linger in obscurity. Such is the case with the 1989 survival horror game Project Firestart, a game that Penny Arcade once described as “the survival horror template in its entirety.” Designed by...
Fallout Shelter (Switch) Review: Same As It Ever Was
For those who have experienced the Fallout and the Wasteland series from the beginning of their existence, a game the likes of Fallout Shelter on the Nintendo Switch is so much more than a mobile game. With a focus on gameplay objectives and story and simple graphics,...
Only a few days remain…..for your video pinball!
Only a few days remain to purchase all 76 game titles on Arcooda Pinball Arcade (APA), the full video pinball cabinet software of the #1 video pinball game “The Pinball Arcade”. After 20 months in development, recent changes to license agreements mean that on 30th...
Blockbuster Moive Tie-Ins For the Sega CD
Crazy special effects that make you feel like you're in a virtual reality movie. Big (bigger! biggest!) budgets! A-list movie stars and directors! Summer blockbuster season is officially here. Beyond the traditional summer movie fare of superheroes and sequels that...
West Of Loathing (Nintendo Switch) Review: Delightful
If you’re an indie gamer, West of Loathing was the game that stole your Fall last year. If you’re more retro and mainstream; your first encounter with it is the Switch version. While not much has changed in the port, it’s a wonderful experience on the go and...
Time to Take Your Nintendo Switch and Go Vertical!
Handheld video games have come a long way with the progression of modern technology. Starting back in the 80's we had the Gameboy, the Atari Lynx, Neo Geo Pocket. Then the Sony PSP and now the Nintendo Switch. But there are some games that are being release as we...
Role Playing Games: Getting From Here to There – By Jason Russell
It could be argued that most any video game is a role-playing game; what are we doing when we grab a controller and settle in to session, after all, if not playing the role of a sniper, a race car driver or mushroom-stomping plumber? Yet throughout the ye What makes...
Tiny Arcades have already invaded….even more coming soon!
It’s up to you to save the planet and galaxy, or maybe just avoid those pesky ghosts with the new Tiny Arcades! Super Impulse has brought the most iconic arcade video games back in a size that will fit in the palm of your hand! The screen size is less than 1.5 inches...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Eric Liddell
Our next Trading Card Spotlight Features Eric Liddell who is displayed on card number 268, from the Superstars Collection of 2012. Eric holds the world record for the Arcade and MAME version of the game Solarquest. He also is a huge contender on many of the Williams...
A Selected History of RPGs – By Todd Friedman
role-playing game (RPG) is a game in which each participant assumes the role of a character, generally in a fantasy or science fiction setting that can interact within the game’s imaginary world. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a...
Mappy Is Coming to the Atari 2600 and It’s Going to Be Amazing
The image above is from an Atari 2600 game. Before you continue reading, pause for a bit and let that really sink in. As soon as you're suitably dumbfounded, you may continue. I have something of a love/hate relationship with homebrew arcade ports for the Atari 2600....
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Nintendo 64 Chronicles [4] Cruis’n USA & Star Wars : Shadows of the Empire
#7 : Cruis'n USA After spending two years sitting in arcades with a full driver's seat, wheel and pedals, Cruis'n USA made it's way into everybody's home on the Nintendo 64. Initially intended to go out when the console launched, the game was pulled less than a month...
The Explosive Fun of Bazooka Bill
What can you possibly say about Bazooka Bill? It wasn’t a particularly brilliant game. It didn’t contain any major firsts in video game history. It was a fairly standard side scroller action game. So, why bother writing about it? Well, Bazooka Bill was one of the...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Brian Fargo Talks ‘Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep’
Old School Gamer Magazine talks with video game icon Brian Fargo, who discusses the newest addition to the Bard’s Tale series, Bard’s Tale IV, which is currently in development. Fargo also discusses InXile’s future Wasteland title, as well as Wasteland 2’s eventual...
