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Why they’re rare: Atlantis II
This is a tricky one as only a handful—not even—were ever made for a contest and they look exactly the same as the original. Let’s go back in time for a bit. The year is 1982, Imagic just released Atlantis for the Atari 2600 and other systems including the...
Knabber Rob – A Reverse Adventure for the Atari 2600
For the sake of expediency, I'm going to assume that anyone reading this is already familiar with the Atari 2600 game Adventure and not spend a lot of time explaining it. I'm not even going to do the thing where I say I'm not going to explain it but then do explain it...
Home Run for the Atari 2600
Canada Bill Jones was a con man and riverboat gambler from Yorkshire, England. An 1877 article in the Dallas Times Herald once described him as being, “gentle as a woman and cunning as a fox.” He is not particularly relevant to what follows, except in one regard....
The Duck Knight Returns: Where to Find More Darkwing Duck
“I am the terror that flaps in the night! I am the dead pixel that isn’t covered under warranty! I am Darkwing Duck!”
Just 4 Qix: Warlords – By Michael Thomasson
Atari’s Warlords is considered one of the best competitive video game titles of all time. Warlords is a simple game that took Atari’s early games Quadrapong and Breakout and greatly improved upon them. By taking the multi-player paddle premise and spinning the concept...
Learning Without Boundaries: Online Games in Today’s World
Videogames have had a fair share of controversy whilst they have gained popularity but with 46 million units of Microsoft Xbox One being sold in just 2018 alone, there is no sign of this slowing down. With a number of educational benefits also associated with multiple...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ’Reventure’
Old School Gamer chats with Javier Cepa, CEO at Pixelatto, who breaks the fun down on his soon to be released game, Reventure. About the Game: Reventure, with an innovative approach on nonlinear mechanics and loads of humor is set to leave Early Access on June...
Arcades: The Granddaddy of Social Multiplayer Fun – By Adam Pratt
Years before four-player split screen, online play and MMOs, gamers had a place they could visit to experience multiplayer video excitement for 2 players and beyond: the arcade. For this issue, I’m going to highlight various titles that made social gaming a “thing”...
This Day In Video Game History
