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Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘Kite’
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Kite’s James Treneman (Solo Developer & Founder, Lab Cat Games), who details the game’s origin and outlines its goals. A unique dual-stick shooter experience, it’s definitely inspired by games of the past. About Kite: After the...
New Dreamcast Game in Development – Reaperi Cycle
In a testament that it is truly the best console ever made, news has come out that the long-discontinued Sega Dreamcast is receiving yet another game. While it had a very short shelf life of only two years up until 2001, the homebrew scene has been flourishing ever...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘Coffee Crisis’
Old School Gamer chats with game developer Zack Manko, who lets us know why the enhanced version of Coffee Crisis, which is currently gearing up for release on Steam, is the best version of the game to date. About Coffee Crisis: The Smurglian race has come to Earth...
System Spotlight – 3DO
The early ’90s were something of a second coming for the wild west of video game console manufacturing. The early ’80s saw a number of console manufacturers trying to make a go of it after the success of the Atari VCS. Then there was the crash of ’83 and...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin: Ready Player One
THIS IS A SPOILER FREE REVIEW! This is a special edition of KCAIC as I am presenting to you a movie review for a film that was released this weekend. Why? Well, the thing is.... It has to do with... Oh just read the review and you'll understand. 🙂 I love...
Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin: Donkey Kong and Beauty and the Beast – By Brett Weiss
Welcome to the second installment of Brett’s Old-School Bargain Bin, where I point you to games that won’t break your bank account. We’re going full retro this time around (big surprise there), focusing on two key games from a fondly remembered genre that is now all...
Video Game Tradng Card Spotlight – Matt Miller
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Matt Miller, who is displayed on card number 44, from the Superstars of 2011. Matt is also on Cards 1252 and 1646. Matt is an old school as well as modern gamer. He holds 56 Twin Galaxies world records and is the proudest...
Howard Phillips Speaks on Dragon Quest’s Initial Performance and Nintendo Power Giveaway
During its run, Nintendo Power was a publication beloved by fans of Nintendo all across North America. One of the most famous tales from the magazine's run is of the time you could subscribe and receive a brand-new copy of the role playing game Dragon Warrior (which...
OSG Profile: Steve Wiebe
This piece originally appeared in the Video Game Collector Magazine but has been updated and added to with more current information. Q: What were you into when you were growing up? SW: I was really into drawing. I was always drawing as a kid. I’d make my own baseball...
Nights into Dreams (Review) – Sega Saturn
There isn’t a true Sonic game available on the Saturn? What?!?! 32X owners already had to make due with having only Knuckles Chaotix and its odd control scheme available but no plans to release a Sonic game (sorry, Sonic Jam and Sonic R don’t count) seemed like a...
RETROSPECTIVE: Are We Ready for an N64 Classic Edition?
So back to the N64 Classic Edition. Could it work? Theoretically. At least from a hardware perspective. From an economic one, things begin to get fuzzy.
The Last Official Release: NES – The Lion King
Welcome back to The Last Official Release; a series of posts where I explore the last games to be officially released on a variety of different consoles, focusing on a different one each article. Previous entries have included the Atari 2600 and the Nintendo Game Boy....
OSG Profile: Billy Mitchell: The Legend Updates Us On the Last Ten Years – By Ryan Burger
This piece originally appeared in the Video Game Collector Magazine, but has been updated and added to with more current information including from an interview at Galaxy of Games in Ottumwa, Iowa. Q: The film King of Kong made you a celebrity in even more people’s...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘Super Blood Hockey’
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with ‘Super Blood Hockey’ creator Loren Lemcke, who lets us know why the tribute to NHL ’94, Ice Hockey and Mutant League Hockey, may be the best current arcade hockey game on Steam. With an Xbox One version on the way as well, the...
Atari Movie Makers Plan to Raise $40 Million via Bushnell Token Sale – By Janko Roettgers
CREDIT: COURTESY OF VISION TREE The makers of the upcoming Atari movie about the iconic video game console maker are eschewing traditional film financing models for a blockchain-powered initial coin offering (ICO), and plan to sell coins named...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘Little Medusa’
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with “Little Medusa” artistHari Edwin, who lets us know the creative process behind Mega Cat Studios latest NES game. Old School Gamer Magazine: How was this game born? Hari Edwin: We love retro gaming wanted to make an NES title with...
The Magic of Mode 7
With the two-year head start that upstart rival SEGA had on Nintendo with the release of their 16-bit console, the Genesis, Nintendo needed something that would help them even the score when they released the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Sure, they had more...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Tim Kinzy
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Tim Kinzy, who is displayed on card number 2422 from the Superstars of 2016 Collection. His documentary film trading card is featured on card number 2495. Tim is one half of the team that directed, produced and edited the...
King of Kong: 35 Years Later We Celebrate – By Todd Friedman
On October 8, 1983, Walter Day of Twin Galaxies had a vision. He dreamt of having a Video Game Hall ofFameinOttumwa,Iowa. Heknew this would be the perfect place to host the event being that Ottumwa, Iowa was crowned the Video Game Capital of the world one year before....
ATARI® Officially Introduces the ATARI VCS™
ATARI® OFFICIALLY INTRODUCES THE ATARI VCS™, ITS ALL-NEW VIDEO COMPUTER SYSTEM INSPIRED BY MORE THAN 40 YEARS OF HISTORY Legendary Digital Pioneer Continues Development of New Hardware Platform that Honors Company’s Innovative Video Game Roots While Launching a New...
Head To Head Adventure for PC and Mac
Adventure is one of the Atari 2600 games. It's a game you either love profoundly or say you love profoundly to avoid being shunned by the classic gaming community. Almost everyone old enough to have had a 2600 as a kid has fond memories of sitting on the living room...
Mario Mania: Game Cameos for the Fan’s Complete Collection – Golf (for Game Boy)
As briefly touched upon in our look at Alleyway, though the Game Boy did not come with a Mario title per se, Nintendo's entire first-party lineup in the west nonetheless had the mustachioed mascot's fingerprints all over the place. Unlike the Nintendo Entertainment...
Movie Review: King of Kong – By Brad Feingold
A long time ago, in a.... wait, wrong movie. Documentaries are normally a weakness for me. I sometimes have difficulties connecting with the people and the topics involved such as war, gold mining, criminals and claims of alien abductions.. But lately, I have found a...
Old School Gamer Exclusive: Inside Deep Sixed
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Ryan Hewer (Project Director, Little Red Dog Games), who gives us the skinny on Deep Sixed, which takes a heart chunk of inspiration from classic sci-fi TV and film, as well as an obscure board game. Detailing the creative process,...
