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The 35th Anniversary of the Famicom and the 30th Anniversary of Nintendo Power
Two big anniversaries took place over the course of July 2018: July 15th marked the 35th anniversary of the release of the Nintendo Famicom in Japan (as well as the SEGA SG-1000, but sadly, I'm not paid to talk about that), and five years later, Nintendo Power...
Key Quest: The Holy Grail of the VIC-20
The Ark of the Covenant. The search for the Holy Grail. The Lost Dutchman’s Mine. All are legendary treasures that have inspired exhaustive quests. Epic literature, poems and folklore have been created about the subjects. Over the centuries, heroes and rogues have...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin: Oh Crap, My Mom Was Right!!!!!
This is going to pretty much be a short and sweet post because there is so much that I am getting ready to write about from the ReplayFx event this past weekend in Pittsburgh, PA. But here is the thing. My mother used to tell me when I was younger that used to play...
XtensionTMPremium Arcade Gaming Equipment as marketed by Rec Room Masters is introducing the all-new Alpha-Cade Series
These arcade video game products that are built and ready to be shipped now are ¾ scale arcade and bar top units that you just add your monitor and arcade board or Raspberry Pi or PC to and you are ready to go. Yes, with August just around the corner, the summer heat...
I Have The Power! Arcade and Console Power Super Retro-cade – By Todd Friedman
Bring the power of an arcade to your home with the Super Retro-Cade plug and play console by Retro-Bit. Packed with over 90 popular retro games from Capcom®, Data East, Technos, and Irem, this stylish console re-introduces such gems as Mega Man 2, BurgerTime, Joe and...
Old School Gamer Exclusive: Inside ‘Cargo Cult’
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with “Cargo Cult” creator Ryan Kwok, to find out how “Mad Max” and pod racing lended themselves to one of the most intriguing survival horror games on the indie scene today. Powered by sinister retro visuals, it’s a game OSGM is...
The World Inside Your Computer: Little Computer People
Before The Sims, before Tamagotchi, there were Little Computer People. It’s hard to know what to say about Little Computer People. The concept was profoundly, wonderfully bizarre: Little people have been found living inside your computer. Players were given an open...
Interview With Video Games Monthly – By Jonathan Polan
Video Games Monthly is a monthly subscription service that delivers video games to gamers who own classic gaming systems from the 1980’s-2000’s. Play the past into the future! OSG: Can you tell us about the origins of Video Games Monthly? VGM: The concept actually...
This Day In Video Game History
