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Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Eric Liddell
Our next Trading Card Spotlight Features Eric Liddell who is displayed on card number 268, from the Superstars Collection of 2012. Eric holds the world record for the Arcade and MAME version of the game Solarquest. He also is a huge contender on many of the Williams...
A Selected History of RPGs – By Todd Friedman
role-playing game (RPG) is a game in which each participant assumes the role of a character, generally in a fantasy or science fiction setting that can interact within the game’s imaginary world. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a...
Mappy Is Coming to the Atari 2600 and It’s Going to Be Amazing
The image above is from an Atari 2600 game. Before you continue reading, pause for a bit and let that really sink in. As soon as you're suitably dumbfounded, you may continue. I have something of a love/hate relationship with homebrew arcade ports for the Atari 2600....
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Nintendo 64 Chronicles [4] Cruis’n USA & Star Wars : Shadows of the Empire
#7 : Cruis'n USA After spending two years sitting in arcades with a full driver's seat, wheel and pedals, Cruis'n USA made it's way into everybody's home on the Nintendo 64. Initially intended to go out when the console launched, the game was pulled less than a month...
The Explosive Fun of Bazooka Bill
What can you possibly say about Bazooka Bill? It wasn’t a particularly brilliant game. It didn’t contain any major firsts in video game history. It was a fairly standard side scroller action game. So, why bother writing about it? Well, Bazooka Bill was one of the...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Brian Fargo Talks ‘Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep’
Old School Gamer Magazine talks with video game icon Brian Fargo, who discusses the newest addition to the Bard’s Tale series, Bard’s Tale IV, which is currently in development. Fargo also discusses InXile’s future Wasteland title, as well as Wasteland 2’s eventual...
The Last Official Release: Game & Watch – Mario the Juggler
Greetings, fellow retro gaming comrades, and welcome back to The Last Official Release. Within this article and throughout these words, I explore the last official games ever to grace our favourite consoles. A full list of what I’ve already covered can be found at the...
Hyperkin Announces Retail Version of SmartBoy for US and Korean Markets
Hyperkin, a video game hardware development company from Los Angeles, has announced it will be releasing the SmartBoy through the Samsung Mobile Accessory Partnership Program (SMAPP) to the U.S. and Korean market. Originally a development kit in late 2016, the...
This Day In Video Game History
