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The Walter Day Report – When President Ronald Reagan Almost Came to Twin Galaxies
It never happened -- but we got really close to having the President of the United States come to Ottumwa to meet with Iowa Governor Terry Branstad in Twin Galaxies and make a statement on video games. Most serious gamers already know that Iowa Governor Terry Branstad...
Cancelled 40 Winks N64 Port to Finally See Release
“Move over Mario…” was the bold Nintendo Official Magazine quote that adorned the cover of the 40 Winks N64 port that was never to be… until this week, of course. Through the magic of Kickstarter and Piko Interactive, the platform/adventure featuring Ruff and Tumble...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Michelle Ireland
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Michelle Ireland, who is displayed on card number 446, from the Superstars of 2013. Michelle is also on Cards 1261, 1646 and 2287. The second half of the Team Mayh3m duo, Michelle is a true gamer in every sense of the word. ...
Jaws for the NES
Have you ever played a game that gives you deep-seeded anxiety? That game for me was always Jaws for the NES. As a young child, I was allowed to watch the classic 1975 Stephen Spielberg movie, Jaws (thanks mom!). The cover art alone is the most horrifying VHS box art...
AutoFire Power Hour: Interview With Billy Mitchell
Love him or hate him, he is Billy Mitchell and it is 99.99% guaranteed he is better at Pacman than you. AFPH had the privilege of having a one one one interview with one of the most famous, or infamous as Billy would perhaps want it, video game players of all time. ...
A Look at Super Mario Land’s 1-Up Hearts
This seemed thematically appropriate for today. In adapting the popular Super Mario franchise to the Game Boy, Nintendo's developers made numerous changes along the way which have helped the titles to stand out -- especially over the last decade or so, as the New...
We Stopped By The Old School Pinball and Arcade in Grimes, IA – By Ryan Burger
Three years ago the city of Grimes Iowa was blessed with the Old School Pinball and Arcade. Grimes is just outside the immediate metro of Des Moines, Iowa and is a town of 12k people. This arcade is the brainchild of Jason Shiffer, who has lived in Grimes his entire...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin: This is Starcade!
There were times in my childhood where I was unable to make it to the local arcade or the local corner store just to play a game for a couple minutes. There were even times when I couldn't make it down the street to play pinball at one of houses of a friend of my...
Mutant Football League Review: Same as it Ever Was-Fantastic
If you’re under 20, you’ve most likely never played a game of football like Mutant Football League unless you had a really cool Dad, friend or sibling. Hilarious, insane and fun, Mutant League Football on the Sega Genesis was and still is a cult classic game that...
RETROSPECTIVE: dreamGEAR RetroPlay 200 Review
Perhaps the best way to prepare one’s self for this experience is to imagine what it would be like if someone took the effort of porting the Atari 2600 library, when it was at its very over-saturated worst, onto the NES.
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Arda Ocal
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Arda Ocal who is displayed on card number 2813, from the Superstars of 2018 Collection. Arda is a broadcaster whose resume includes ESPN, NHL, WWE, MSG Network and many more. From being the weather reporter or a report for...
PocketSprite: Gaming Just Got a Whole Lot Smaller
It is quite unbelievable how retro gaming gets smaller and smaller. First, we had systems around the size of a Gameboy. Then, new ideas just kept coming out and trying to get to more portable gaming with hundreds of emulators in one system. But now, there is the...
K.C. Munchkin (Odyssey²)
“How many Munchies can your Munchkin munch before your Munchkin’s all munched out????” That is the question posed on the manual & back of the box of this week’s game of the week, the controversial (at the time) Odyssey² game, K.C. Munchkin. That question also...
Portland Retro Gaming Expo – By Ryan Burger
When I initially started this magazine this summer and began contacting writers, everyone told me I HAD to get to Portland for PGRE (the Portland Retro Gaming Expo). While I had heard of it before and was excited to go, it blew all of my expectations on the attendees,...
Old School Gamer Exclusive: Inside Bevontule: Altar of Roots
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Derek Bradley (Co-Founder, Multithreaded Games), who lets us know how a story written in High School and a love of games the likes of Final Fantasy Tactics, Suikoden 2, Xenogears, Shadow Hearts, and Earthbound turned into a passion...
Great Games That Will (Probably) Never Be Released Again: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from Konami
Over the years, a lot of great games have been released which have little to no chance of ever being re-released for one reason or another -- or several. In this series, we're going to take a look at some of those titles which you'll more often than not have to seek...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin: Always Wear Protection
There is a lot of things that are happening in the next couple of months. The Super Bowl was today and good thing we didn't see any wardrobe malfunctions. But the half time show wasn't bad. We were introduced to a few new movie trailers that are making me happy and...
Collector Willing to Pay $100K for Original NES Contra Artwork
Most reading this will likely be retro game collectors to some degree – but have you ever considered collecting the original artwork that adorns your classic favourites? ‘Dan’ (surname kept private) from Vancouver is one such collector, and if you happen to be the...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Sashaun “Empr3ss Nile” Bailey
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Sashaun “Empr3ss Nile” Bailey, who is displayed on card number 2417, from the Superstars of 2016. Originally competing at Cyberbox tournaments as a competitor for Empire Arcadia in 2015, Empr3ss always knew she was a gaming...
RETROSPECTIVE: When it Comes to Retro, Nintendo’s Still Got It
Just like with the original NES rising like the proverbial Phoenix out of the ashes that was the Great Video Game Crash, Nintendo once again proves the timelessness of their early creations yet evokes a response within the world’s collective psyche’ powerful enough to get consumers to take action with their wallets.
Wizard Mode: Pinball With Heart
Different from your average video game, pinball, which has been around for a lot longer, has been and always will be one of the greatest challenges in the arcades. You never know where the ball is going to go or what will happen next. The same holds true in the...
Upcoming Gaming Events 2018
The first two pages of issue #2 are dedicated to showing the upcoming gaming convention events in 2018. Read the rest of this article on page 2 by clicking here! Be sure to sign up to get Old School Gamer Magazine for free by clicking here!...
TurboGrafx-CD & CD-ROM²: Wonders of the Retro Gaming World
It's been a while since the last WotRGW video (best acronym ever, right?) so, here we are! Definitely one of my most research-intensive videos yet considering all the different variants in both the West and Japan, but for the most part, this video focuses on the...
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PlayStation)
It’s impossible to hurl too many superlatives at Castlevania: Symphony of the Night because it deserves each and every one of them. Is it the best PlayStation game ever made? Is it the best game of the 1990s? Is it the best game ever? These are legitimate questions...
This Day In Video Game History
