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Super Metroid (SNES)
Today, Super Metroid is not only considered one of the best games for the Super Nintendo but one of the best games ever made. However, when I bought my copy back in 1994, I really didn’t know what to expect. I was no longer a subscriber to Nintendo Power so I didn’t...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside Star Traders: Frontiers
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Trese Brothers Co-Founders Games Cory Trese and Andrew Trese, who give us the rundown of the newest addition to the Star Traders Universe, Frontiers. Built in the retro fashion, with a small deep and a focus on replayability and...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin: Flicked Off
This is not going to be a very long blog, but I was driving to Wendy's for a Frosty and passed a Faraway grocery store that used to be an arcade and also used to be a Safeway. But the Safeway part reminded me of a grocery store that I used to go to in Arizona when I...
Phoenix IV: Atari vs. X-Rated Games
Another Atari lawsuit was filed against American Multiple Industries, the manufacturer of the controversial X-rated game, Custer's Revenge. Atari feared that it would receive negative publicity if the third-party company was allowed to release its software. Because...
Old School Gamer Exclusive: Inside Ultimate Chicken Horse
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Richard Atlas, Co-Founder, Game Designer, who discusses the PS4 indie game Ultimate Chicken Horse. Detailing the creative process behind the game and it’s couch-co-op gameplay, Atlas lets us know how his nifty game brings back...
Vintage Retro Web Sites
I am on my 10th year of co-promoting the Video Games Summit in Illinois (http://avc.atari-users.net/VGS/) and I have met and worked with many vendors of Retro gaming. I also have been to many video game conferences and met a lot of great people who have companies...
Homebrew Game Boy Game Gets Physical Release
Do you want to relieve the enjoyment of Christmas morning 1989 for your significant other/friend/family member later this month by gifting them a brand-new Game Boy game? Well, too bad. The first batch of one has sold out. However, a second batch is coming. Stepping...
Classic Home Video Games 1985-1988: Rolling Thunder
Publisher: Tengen. Developer: Tengen, Platform Shooter, 1 player 1989. Despite skinnier characters, less colorful graphics, and lack of two-player alternating mode, Rolling Thunder is an excellent port of Namco's 1986 arcade classic. On a mission to rescue the...
Mario Mania: Game Cameos for the Fan’s Complete Collection – Golf
There are all kinds of video game collectors out there: Some may focus on a specific platform, a specific publisher or developer, a specific series, or even just a certain character. Of course, when it comes to Nintendo's Mario, he's not "just" a character -- he's the...
Games Deserving a Remaster: Burning Rangers
We look at one of Sega’s most underrated classics, Burning Rangers. A late Saturn release, it’s a prime candidate for remastering.
Super Mario Bros. (NES)
Home video gaming in the 1980’s was ultimately defined by two consoles, the Atari Video Computer System (2600) and the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Sure, there were many other popular, well received, and well made consoles during that time, but it...
Arcade Mania – The Board Game That’s Just Like Going to the Arcade
Arcades of the 1980's were dens of sin and vice. Despised by right-thinking American parents as dark, smoke-filled places that turned wholesome suburban tweens into dope smoking video game zombies. Or so I learned later from reading things like Charles Beamer's 1982...
Capcom Reveals New Mainline Mega Man TM Title in celebration of Video Game Icon’s 30th Anniversary
Legendary Series Returns in 2018 with Brand New Mega ManTM 11 Game and Legacy Titles for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and PC UK, London – Dec. 4, 2017 – Today during the Mega Man™ 30th Anniversary Livestream in partnership with Twitch, Capcom, a leading...
A nice interview by the Switch Effect of Old School Gamer
Joining The Switch Effect on today’s Industry Interview is Ryan Burger, Founder and Publisher of the newly launched Old School Gamer Magazine. Old School Gamer Magazine is a digital and print magazine that focuses on all games retro, whether it is the original Atari...
Data East Classics BurgerTime, Bad Dudes, and Karate Champ are Now Available in Mini Arcade Form
TORRANCE, CA - Dec. 4, 2017 - My Arcade, manufacturer of retro gaming products and classic console accessories, has licensed the rights for classic titles from legendary arcade game developer, Data East. The centerpieces of the collaboration will be a series of unique...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Brett Weiss
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Brett Weiss who currently is displayed on card number 221, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection. He is also featured on cards 227, 1193,1207,1320,1393 and 1402. These cards commemorate Brett’s books that he has written over...
California Games for NES Review
Today I'm checking out California Games - a totally TUBULAR selection of mini-games that fit right into 80's California. Some examples include skateboarding, surfing, BMXing and... hacky sack. [wpdevart_youtube width="640" height="385" autoplay="0" theme="light"...
Give Me My Pancake! – A DIY Homebrew Kit for the Atari 2600
Homebrew video games have come a long way since they first started appearing in the 1990's. Not only the games themselves, but the way they're packaged and sold. Long gone are the days of inkjet printed labels and photocopied instruction sheets. Current homebrew...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin: Sucked Into a Black Hole
So over the Thanksgiving weekend, I was honored to be part of one of Iowa's largest video game and pinball auctions. These auctions happen twice a year. Normally during Easter weekend and Thanksgiving weekend. I'm not going to get in depth about the auction because...
FULL Games List Revealed on the Super Retro-Cade – Learn More
Bring the power of an arcade to your home with the Super Retro-Cade plug and play console by Retro-Bit. Packed with over 90 popular retro games from Capcom, Data East, Technos, and Irem! The stylish console re-introduces such gems as Mega Man 2, BurgerTime, Joe &...
Billy Mitchell coming to SoCal!
Billy Mitchell will be coming to the Retro City Festival in January - http://retrocityfestival.com. And Old School Gamer will be there giving out issue #2 of our magazine. "THE KING OF KONG” BILLY MITCHELL The star of King of Kong and history’s most famous video game...
Phoenix IV: Movies and Videogames
Parker Brothers was another major company that began licensing games for home use. In addition to acquiring arcade games like Sega's Frogger, Parker Brothers also licensed the movie The Empire Strikes Back and designed a game around it. Even the cereal company Quaker...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Dennis Mendel Talks Strictly Limited Games
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Strictly Limited Games Co-Founder Dennis Mendel to find out how his company got its start and why preserving classic video games is their highest priority. Bringing back games the likes of Tokyo 42, Umihara Kawase and a lost game...
Classic Home Video Video Games 1985-1988: FOOD FIGHT
Publisher : Atari. Developer: Atari, Action, 1 or 2 Players (alternating). 1987 A very nice port of Atari's highly entertaining arcade game (1983), Food Fight for the 7800 has players guiding gluttonous Charlie Chuck (who starts on the right side of the screen) around...
