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Chicago Pinball – By Alissa Anderson
Chicago, Illinois is the pinball capital of the world. Stern Pinball, American Pinball, Jersey Jack Pinball and Chicago Gaming Company are all based in the neighboring suburbs, allowing local arcades to feature the latest and greatest games. The Pinball Expo, the...
The Video Game of Life – by Chris Tang
In the 90s, Nintendo, Sega, and Sony held elaborate competitions that defined an era of eSports, with regional city qualifiers awarding a trip to a spectacular main event. A generation of gamers rose to the challenge, hoping to prove themselves as the best in the...
Breakthru – An Amiga port of a Data East Arcade game is still coming to the Amiga
We've featured a lot of Arcade to Amiga conversions/ports throughout the years, from the more recent Final Fight Enhanced to Super Xevious, Flying Shark and even Green Beret. Well if you're looking for even more Arcade like updates on the site, then we have just been...
Aeon Metal Fighters? Forgotten Game Boy Color Game Surfaces
This one looks fun. Have you ever seen this one?
The Importance of Jumping Flash
Released on April 28, 1995, in Japan and November 1, 1995, in the United States, Jumping Flash wasn’t a launch title for the PlayStation, which debuted on December 3, 1994, but the game's producer, Perry Rodgers still believes it was a title that helped stress that...
The Stern Army – By Michael Grant
Hello, fellow gamers. My name is Michael Grant, and in this article, we’re going to cover all things Stern Army, Stern Pinball’s street team, which I oversee. We’ll cover all the great things we’re doing in our local communities with our monthly pinball tournaments....
ODAMA – By Michael Thomasson
NINTENDO GAMECUBE 2006 Ever had the desire to play pinball with real-time tacticalstrategy in feudal Japan? Believe it or not, Odama is just that and more. In order to take vengeance against the traitor that betrayed his father, General Yamanoushi Kagetora fabricates...
The Gameroom! – by Kevin Butler
As a kid, Jeff Gerson happily dropped quarters into arcade video games and pinball machine machines to prove his skills. He realized this was something he enjoyed and had fun at. To recreate those happy childhood days, Jeff Gerson has realized his dream and built a...
Nintendo 8 to 64-Bit Video Games Showcase Auction – March 21
Video Games — Auction Preview by Brett Weiss Since the dawn of our video game auctions back in early 2019, one truth has emerged: Nintendo reigns supreme in the realms of collectability, unwavering brand loyalty, and the pantheon of iconic characters. Nintendo’s magic...
An Interview with Rick Weiss – by Todd Friedman
Retro Gaming Expo, Inc. is a Portland, Oregon-based 501(c)4 non-profit cooperative organization dedicated to creating awareness of, and appreciation for classic video and arcade games through he presentation of events and conventions that celebrate the historic...
Modding Made Easy
In recent years, the world of video game modifications, or “modding,” has exploded significantly. Nowadays, you can modify components, consoles, controllers, and memory cards! Whether it’s changing out the shell of your controller to that perfect shade of cherry...
Burgertime – By Eugenio Angueira
The year was 1982. I went to Time Out, my local arcade, and there I found my cousin playing this new game where a cook had to make burgers while avoiding hot dogs, pickles, and other food items. That game was BurgerTime and I was immediately hooked! BurgerTime was...
Dungeon Adventurer – Traverse the maze of a dark Tomb in this new Atari XL/XE game
Thanks to a heads up earlier today from Saberman, we've been told that Tatqoo&Dely has released the final version of their new game for the Atari XL/XE called 'Dungeon Adventurer'. A game in which you must traverse a dark tomb that will only illuminate with the...
You are What you Play – By Howard Scott Warshaw
That’s the first law of Hollywood. The video game industry always wanted to be like Hollywood. Who would know this better than me, the man who did the most notorious movie conversion of them all? But then again, nobody knows anything. If anybody knew anything then why...
Silent Hill 4: The Room – Konami’s 4th game in the horror genre gets a review from Cola Powered Gamer
Silent Hill 4 was considered the black sheep of the series for a short period and caused one of the first schisms among the fans. A somewhat new approach to the series, but still retaining the spirit of the series. However, the approach isn’t without merit and manages...
The Art of OSGM – by Ryan Burger
With the exception of an issue or two, two artists have done nearly every cover of Old School Gamer since its start in 2017. Starting out with Thor Thorvaldson for approximately the first 1/2 of our existence and then, most recently, Dexter Morrill for the last couple...
This Video Game From Your Childhood is Worth 7.5X More Now! Check out the old school games that have held up!
Everyone has those old games laying around their parents’ loft that nobody plays anymore. But the real question is are they worth anything? Crucial has crunched the numbers to determine which video games have held their value or increased the value since its release!...
Robocop Vs Predator – This 80s and 90’s tribute game by Oscar Celestini SHOP is certainly worth a download!
We always try to get the best in retro gaming news for our readers, and as such we've just found out through Andy Godoy of The ZX Spectrum Podcast, that Oscar Celestini SHOP recently released a rather awesome looking PC 80's/90's tribute game of 'Robocop Vs Predator'....
Jeff Minter’s Psychedelic Arcade Shooter Akka Arrh Gets a PS5 and PSVR2 Release Date
Jeff Minter’s Psychedelic Arcade Shooter Akka Arrh Gets a March 8 Release Date The Retro-Inspired Headbanger is a Kaleidoscopic Tapestry of Colors, Shapes, and Sounds Where Players Must Think on Their Feet to Create Dazzling Exposions New York, NY (February 15, 2024)...
What is NES High Score? – By Steven Lynn (8-bit Steve)
Video Games with a scoring system have been around for a very long time. In fact, Guinness World Records lists 1976’s Sea Wolf as the first video game to record scores. This means that the idea of a high score in a video game was around before I was even born, and...
Miss using a Lightgun? – These work on Modern TVs!
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Triple Play 96: Third Name’s a Charm
It’s hard to believe, but at one point, EA Sports was extremely focused on producing quality baseball games. Way before MVP Baseball was a thing, Triple Play Baseball was a series that millions of gamers flocked to. At one point in the franchise's history, it was a...
Atari 2600+ – by Ryan Burger
In the Fall of 1980, our family purchased an Intellivision from Sears; the scary thing is I can remember being in the store, seeing the display, and Dad going up to buy it. I don’t have a lot of memories from when I was eight years old, but that one has stuck with me....
10 Atari 8-bit Computer Games You MUST PLAY on THE400 Mini!
The Atari 8-bit computer line is finally getting its due in the form of THE400 Mini (which Jon can’t stop himself from calling “THE A 400 Mini”) from Retro Games & PLAION. If you are an Atari 8-bit fan, then you already know the amazing game library a gadget like...
