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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”...
PAC-MAN or PUCKMAN? Old School Games in Other Names
It’s common knowledge that Pac-Man was once known as PUCKMAN. It made sense, of course, as the titular character resembles a hockey puck, but the ‘U’ and ‘K’ had to go as some no-good kids were getting creative with a certain rhyming word. There is also some...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Bobby “Q43” Wilson
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Bobby (Q43) Wilson, who conveniently displayed on card number 43, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Bobby is also on other “43” trading cards such as 1043, 1143, 1243, 1343, 1943. Bobby can also be seen on card number...
New Books on Old School Gaming Topics – By Ryan Burger
We at Old School Gamer love a good book about video games, just like how we love putting out Old School Gamer for you! In this issue we have two new books to talk about that we have enjoyed over the last couple of months: one while traveling to cons as is the case...
Virtua Racing for Genesis/Mega Drive Review
Here's a new review for ya! Recently ported to the Nintendo Switch, Virtua Racing was the only game on Genesis/MD to use the SVP chip. That means, its the only game on the console to render in complete 3D! Certainly an oddity for the system. [wpdevart_youtube...
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