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Galloping Ghost Arcade in Chicago and Phoenix IV
For this inaugural issue of Old School Gamer, I went to the what must be the largest single collection of arcade machines in the world... Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield (Chicago area), Illinois. Bursting at the seams with over 600 games operating at one time...
Downright Bizarre Games: Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee – He won’t say a word
Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee Sony Playstation and Nintendo Game Boy 1997 Abe was a simple and content Mudokon janitor and “Employee of the Year” for the biggest meat-processing plant on Oddworld. That was, until he accidently stumbled upon a disturbing revelation while...
System Spotlight Christmas Edition – Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
I am not going to bore anyone with previously well documented historical details, facts, stats and the like for Nintendo's first home gaming console, the Nintendo Entertainment System. There are hundred of blogs, webpages, YouTube channels and even hardcover books...
Phoenix IV: Mario Meets Sonic
Sega released a Wii game on November 6 that received much more exposure. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games marked the first pairing of the iconic characters from Nintendo and Sega in a game together. The two companies had worked together previously in 2001, when...
An Atari 8-bit Home Computer Review: Tensor
Tensor is a new logical puzzle game for the Atari 8-bit home computer platform which was released at the Ironia Party that took place in Wysoka, Poland, the weekend of August 11th through 13th, 2017, where it won first place in the game competition. Professor...
Classic Game Fest and the National Video Game Museum Coverage in Old School Gamer
Classic Game Fest - Members of the Old School Gamer crew (even before we were the Old School Gamer Crew) drove 14 hours for the Classic Game Fest in Austin TX. We had previously gone to Midwest Gaming Classic, CES and other events but never another classic gaming...
Old School Gamer Exclusive: Inside ‘We Got Dungeons’
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Mega Cat Studios’ Milosh, the lead developer behind the developer’s nifty rogue RPG on the Sega Genesis, “We Got Dungeons.” Detailing the creative process and why the game was created on Sega’s iconic 16-bit console, Milosh lets us...
A Closer Look at Nintendo’s Official N64 Peripherals: Controller Pak
The fifth generation of video game consoles was an interesting time in the medium's history. Games were becoming larger, not only in the size of their data, but also in their scope, and the days of completing a title in a single sitting were quickly fading. This led...
Snail Against Squirrel for the Atari 2600
Something like 400 games were released for the Atari 2600 in North America during its commercial life. Another 50 or so, at least officially, weren't. Bizarre games with thought-provoking titles like Hell Driver, Dead Ray, Hole Hunter and Square Game. While these...
Retro-Bit Strikes Deal with Sega to Manufacture Official Retro Accessories
Retro-Bit, who make lots of nice stuff, have signed a deal with Sega of America to manufacture officially licenced accessories for (but not limited to, it’s pointed out) the Genesis, the Saturn and the Dreamcast. While no specific products have been announced yet, a...
Old School Gamer Issue #1 with Midwest Gaming Classic and Hyperkin!
Old School Gamer Issue #1 came out in October/November and is available for free digital access by clicking here! Thanks to our advertisers who help to bring Old School Gamer Magazine to you, including the Midwest Gaming Classic -April 14th and 15th, 2017 -...
Stunt Race FX for SNES Review
Super FX games on the SNES (which have rudimentary 3D graphics thanks to the dedicated chip) have always been an interest of mine and this is the 4th game of which I've reviewed. Stunt Race FX is a racing game, but also includes a few extra modes including...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Mitch Meerman
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Mitch Meerman, who is displayed on card number 1587 from the Superstars of 2014 Collection. An avid arcade player at Star Worlds Arcade in DeKalb, IL, Mitch is a true contender at the arcade games such as Avalanche and...
Night Trap (Sega CD)
Full motion video games, or FMV’s for short, were all the (short lived) rage back in the early 90s. CD technology had been around for a few years in the music industry, but, by 1992, it was finally mainstream to the point where just about everyone had traded in their...
Classic Home Video Games 1985-1988: NARC
Publisher: Acclaim. Developer: Rare, Platform Shooter, 1 Player 1990 Based on Williams' 1988 arcade game, NARC for the NES was approved by Just Say No International, which was a product of the Reagan-era War on Drugs. Players, as Max Force, must battle their way...
Phoenix IV: Dancing Revolution
The Interactive Achievement Awards recognized the year’s best console and computer games, but not arcade videogames. For years, arcades had been consistently stereotyped as breeding grounds for violence, but fortunately, they began changing for the better. Disney...
Secret Sequels: The Games of Satellaview – BS The Legend of Zelda
Since first entering the video game business in 1974 and striking it big with Donkey Kong in 1981, Nintendo has -- to put it simply -- released a lot of video games, and not all of them make it to all regions. Some titles, even perceived big ones, may never leave the...
Hyperkin N64 Handheld Prototype Leaked
Hyperkin, the manufacturer known for the RetroN 5, the recently released SmartBoy and a bunch of other retro related goodies might be entering the retro handheld arena if their Senior Account Manager has his way. Posted on his personal Facebook account, Ramon...
Latest Issue of Old School Gamer going online NOW!
We are proud to release the 2nd issue of Old School Gamer. This issue is bonus length of 64 pages to include all the coverage we had to pack in. Please check it out now by clicking here - https://www.oldschoolgamermagazine.com/osgdigitalplus/osg02/mobile/
Keep Calm and Insert Coin: Doin’ Some Hard Drivin’
Driving games have come a long way in the video game industry. From the old black and white driving games to Pole Position, Out Run, and even Crusin', they just keep getting better and better. But I will be perfectly honest, I really am not a fan of them. Something...
UFO for the Atari 2600 (Not the Odyssey2)
Remember growing up with an Atari 2600 and being jealous of all your Oddyssey2 friends who got to play UFO! while you were stuck playing Asteroids? Wait, I got that backwards. Anyway, John Reder has ported UFO! to the 2600, so now it's possible for you to relive the...
Street Racer for SNES Review
Today I'm taking a look at Street Racer for the Super Nintendo, released in 1994. A Mario Kart clone on the surface with a very familiar looking logo (from a certain fighting series), the question will be if it's just another run of the mill clone or if it does in...
Ataribox will be available for pre-order on December 14th, 2017.
Make sure to check out http://www.ataribox.com on the 14th! They have been teasing us on this for 6 months..... what will it turn out to be?
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...
