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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...
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...
This Day In Video Game History
