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Keep Kalm and Insert Koin: Happy 25th Birthday….FINISH HIM!!!!
I wanted to take a moment to post a very special CCAIC blog which, again is dated but it is also extremely important! 25 years ago, the arcade industry was forever changed by the release of one loud game with two joysticks and ten buttons. In 1988, there was a game...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin: SAVE ME!!!!
Ever since the days of Super Mario Brothers where your goal is to save the damsel in distress, there have been hundreds of games to represent this concept. Well, at least in the past for arcade games. Now a days, its kicking, punching, dancing, driving and shooting....
Retro-Bit releases Multi-Carts for NES and SNES
POMONA, CA, October 26th, 2017 – For retro gaming fans looking to build their collection in one easy step, Retro-Bit® has provided the perfect solution - Multi-Cartridges! Retro-Bit® has partnered up with legendary game publishers Data East and Jaleco to release new...
The Super Mario 64 Difference: Not Your Father’s Mario
Super Mario Odyssey arrives on the Nintendo Switch tomorrow, and returns the series back to its roots -- well, its 3D roots, that is. "What's the difference," you may ask? While the Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario 3D titles have taken approaches to a gameplay style...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin: May the Force Be With You
Ok, ok. I know that a person like me should have talked about this first when I started blogging since I am an avid fan of Star Wars. So much that, as my bio says, I was accepted into the local 501st Central Garrison here in Des Moines. But on October 9, 2017, Star...
Phoenix IV: Sony’s Trojan Horse
Nuon consoles were basically DVD players that played games. The PlayStation 2 (PS2) was a game machine that also played DVDs. And it was the console from the three major hardware manufacturers, Nintendo, Sega and even SCE, that could play DVDs. While the Xbox...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘Creepin’ It Real’
Old School Gamer chats with Nick Mann, Mega Cat Studios, who discusses the developer’s upcoming game, Creepin’ It Real. Discussing his love for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Mann lets us know why it’s a special game, perfect for the Halloween season. Old School...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Steve Woita
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Steve Woita, who is displayed on card number 380, from the Superstars of 2012. Steve first came on the scene while working on the Apple II computer. He has also worked on the boards of the Apple III, Apple IIe and the Joyport...
Downright Bizarre: Super Mario Brothers – “Here We Go!”
When one thinks of Mario, a squeaky clean image of a true hero saving a damsel in distress usually comes to mind. That is far from the truth! It is really a story of corruption, gluttony, and lots and lots of sewage. If you read page four of the manual, it clearly...
Can you name all of the characters on our cover!
At the Portland Retro Gaming Expo this past weekend, over 2,000 copies went out of our first issue of Old School Gamer, and they (and all print copies) go out with our cover as a foldout poster. Alot of people were asking who all the characters were on it. So here...
The Microvision: Wonders of the Retro Gaming World
While not the first gaming handheld ever, the Microvision was the first to use interchangeable cartridges all the way back in 1979. This would not be replicated again until 1989's Nintendo Game Boy. [wpdevart_youtube width="640" height="385" autoplay="0" theme="light"...
Game Link and You: How Game Boy’s Least-Used Accessory Gave It New Life
It's a rare thing for a hardware developer to release a peripheral at launch that sees use throughout the entire life of a system. But perhaps even rarer still is for such an accessory to see even more use at the end of its respective system's lifespan. Enter the Game...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside Wulverblade
Old School Gamer sits down with Michael Heald (Founder, Fully Illustrated; Creative Director, Wulverblade) to find out what inspired this ass-kicking Golden Axe-infused arcade experience on the Nintendo Switch and how retro games and a love of the Mega Drive helped...
GameShell going Kickstarter!
Redefine Portable Game Console Get GameShell $99 Play 1000s of amazing indie retro games, emulate your favorite GB/GBA/NES games, and create your own game in the embedded GNU/LINUX system. Portable game console with 1000s of free games Emulators for GB/GBA/NES games...
Analogue Announces new FPGA SNES Console, the Super Nt
Remember the Mini Nt? If your memory is a bit foggy (happens to all of us as we age, don’t worry) the Nt was an aftermarket NES manufactured by Analogue, Inc. It wasn’t just any run of the mill NOAC console, though, as it ran on FPGA hardware, was fabricated from a...
Phoenix IV: Controversial Gaming
One third-party vendor, Acclaim, managed to raise controversy with several stunts that it pulled throughout the year. The first occurred in late-February (2002) when it released Shadow Man: 2econd Coming for the PS2. The game dealt with death, so Acclaim offered to...
Downright Bizarre: Earthworm Jim – Groovy!!!!
Wanna see a worm flex his muscles before dropping his drawers? If so, then Earthworm Jim is the game for you! Once upon a time, a lowly invertebrate named Jim overheard a lot of ruckus above. He peeked his head up and out of the safety of his underground hole, only to...
Old School Gamer Magazine – Issue #1 ONLINE NOW!
And it's waiting for you! Remember, the digital edition is totally free for all OldSchool Gamers! This issue contains: Event Updates - Classic Game Fest, National Video Game MuseumWe Stopped By - Galloping Ghost Arcade Michael Thomasson's Just for Qix Ed Averett is...
Replicade X Centipede Kickstarter Campaign Announcement
New Wave Toys is excited to tell you about our new line of miniaturized classic arcade machines... At New Wave Toys, we believe that bringing home the arcade experience means more than simply playing the original arcade ROM. The video arcade experience is a blend of...
Retro Bit Power Stick Coming Soon!
Replay your favorite NES® games with the new Power Stick controller from Retro-Bit®. Featuring a 6 ft. cable and an eight directional joystick, give any game that classic arcade feel with micro switches that allow for precision inputs. Features Original NES®...
SR3® Plus from Retro Bit Coming Soon!
Step up your retro-gaming experience and relive three classic systems like never before, in crisp 720p resolution! The SR3® Plus is the premium top loading console for all of your original NES®, SNES®, and Genesis® games. Custom built with three cartridge slots, six...
Billy Mitchell and Walter Day join Old School Advisory Board
Old School Gamer Magazine hasn't put out its first print magazine yet (coming this week) but it has just made a couple additions to the team that is guiding and writing for the magazine and website. Walter Day who started the competitive e-sports industry and is...
The Vectrex: Wonders of the Retro Gaming World
The Vectrex was the first and only console for the home market that used vectors instead of raster graphics. It was also the first to support a peripheral for 3D (several years before the SMS's 3-D Glasses). For all its merits, though (including the fact it had a...
Shadowgate from 1987 Returns with Friends
Set the date to 1987 and get ready to revisit the classic 8-bit adventure games that mesmerized a generation of console junkies. Now is the opportunity to play cult favorites Shadowgate™, The Uninvited™ and Déjà Vu™ the way they were supposed to be played, with...
