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King of Kong: 35 Years Later We Celebrate – By Todd Friedman
On October 8, 1983, Walter Day of Twin Galaxies had a vision. He dreamt of having a Video Game Hall ofFameinOttumwa,Iowa. Heknew this would be the perfect place to host the event being that Ottumwa, Iowa was crowned the Video Game Capital of the world one year before....
ATARI® Officially Introduces the ATARI VCS™
ATARI® OFFICIALLY INTRODUCES THE ATARI VCS™, ITS ALL-NEW VIDEO COMPUTER SYSTEM INSPIRED BY MORE THAN 40 YEARS OF HISTORY Legendary Digital Pioneer Continues Development of New Hardware Platform that Honors Company’s Innovative Video Game Roots While Launching a New...
Head To Head Adventure for PC and Mac
Adventure is one of the Atari 2600 games. It's a game you either love profoundly or say you love profoundly to avoid being shunned by the classic gaming community. Almost everyone old enough to have had a 2600 as a kid has fond memories of sitting on the living room...
Mario Mania: Game Cameos for the Fan’s Complete Collection – Golf (for Game Boy)
As briefly touched upon in our look at Alleyway, though the Game Boy did not come with a Mario title per se, Nintendo's entire first-party lineup in the west nonetheless had the mustachioed mascot's fingerprints all over the place. Unlike the Nintendo Entertainment...
Movie Review: King of Kong – By Brad Feingold
A long time ago, in a.... wait, wrong movie. Documentaries are normally a weakness for me. I sometimes have difficulties connecting with the people and the topics involved such as war, gold mining, criminals and claims of alien abductions.. But lately, I have found a...
Old School Gamer Exclusive: Inside Deep Sixed
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Ryan Hewer (Project Director, Little Red Dog Games), who gives us the skinny on Deep Sixed, which takes a heart chunk of inspiration from classic sci-fi TV and film, as well as an obscure board game. Detailing the creative process,...
SEGA Genesis Classics Announced for PS4, Xbox One & Steam
“HOLD ME CLOSER SHADOW DANCER! SEGA MEGA DRIVE CLASSICS COMING TO PLAYSTATION 4 AND XBOX ONE ON MAY 29” is the enthusiastic start to Sega’s latest press release. While more memes and classic gaming moments are quoted throughout the release, the first line sets the...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Paul Drury
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Paul Drury, who is displayed on card number 2771, from the Superstars of 2017. Paul has been a writer for Retro Gamer (UK) since 2004. He has interviewed over 150 programmers, designers and artists of games such as Nolan...
This Day In Video Game History
