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Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside Riskers
You wouldn’t necessarily call the gameplay in Grand Theft Auto retro, would you? Well, it’s actually been over 20 years since the original GTA game hit shelves and as a result, it's had an impact on a plethora of gamers and more importantly, developers. In this...
How to Connect Retro Consoles into Modern TV’s
Maybe you’ve just entered the wonderful world of retro gaming and only own a modern TV – or, you’ve just upgraded your TV from 1995 (that was so close to becoming a family heirloom) to a modern, whiz-bang flat screen television. Either way, you might be wondering how...
A Closer Look at Nintendo’s Official NES Peripherals: NES Max
These days, whenever Nintendo releases a new console with a wild and unusual new controller, they typically have a backup -- something more basic for their more traditional games and the traditional gamer. But what did they do back in the era of the Nintendo...
Phoenix IV: Arcade Virtuality
As home consoles were becoming more sophisticated, arcade manufacturers had to stay one step ahead and devise games that couldn’t be played at home. Virtuality, a British company, introduced four virtual reality games into arcades. While the games were different, the...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Zach Kaczor
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Zach Kaczor, who is displayed on card number 99, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Zach is one of the youngest gamers to appear on a Video Game Trading Card. When the card was produced, Zach was 11 years old. He took...
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Air Raid [Atari 2600] – Unreleased & Unobtainable
Air Raid is considered to be the 2600's rarest game with less than 20 copies believed to exist. It wasn't until recently that we knew much about its developer, Men-A-Vision, either. In this first video for U&U, I'll be looking into the game its self, why it's so...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘Splasher’
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Romain Claude, Lead Game Designer of “Splasher,” a retro-inspired platform shooter that successfully combines elements from Super Mario Brothers, Super Meat Boy and Splatoon in an awesome way, effectively marrying both the retro...
Super Retro-Cade Trick or Cheat
Coming Holiday 2017! Check out this cool video from Retro-Bit Trick-or-Cheat, smell my feet, give me something good to beat! Tricks, treats, and cheat codes for the Super Retro-Cade console coming to you this December. For more info on the console, visit the link...
Downright Bizarre: Seaman – Tickle it to make it giggle!
Star Trek’s Leonard Nimoy lends his voice to the domesticated but snarky enigmatic freshwater species “Seaman,” a carp-like fish with a human face. As the player, you must interact with the smart-aleck character throughout its metamorphosis. It is amazing that the...
Classic Gamer Magazine Now Available at Old School Gamer!
In between the first couple issues of Old School Gamer Magazine we are going to be sending out bonuses to our readers that are hungry for more material in the form of our archives in addition to the great content on our blog at https://www.oldschoolgamermagazine.com....
Pete Rose Baseball on the Atari 2600 and 7800
Pete Rose Baseball is a game that makes people sit up and say "Wow, I can't believe this is an Atari 2600 game." And not just people whose only experience with the 2600 is watching YouTube videos of kids making fun of the dragons in Adventure. Pete Rose Baseball makes...
Super Nt to be released with Director’s Cut of Super Turrican
Following on from our story last week of the Super Nt release (abridged version: a FPGA SNES with a high degree of build quality) it’s been announced that every console sold will also come preloaded with a director’s cut of Super Turrican as well as its sequel, Super...
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...
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...
This Day In Video Game History
