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Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Robyn Swanson
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Robyn Swanson, who is displayed on card number 119 from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Robyn is also displayed on card number 920. Robyn is one of the most competitive women gamers today. Robyn is currently a...
Two Classics From the 80’s , the Classics Boulder Dash Game and the Retro THEC64 Mini, Join Forces
Boulder Dash®, the world-famous video game from 1984, is to be supplied pre-installed in its original version on THEC64® Mini, the re-born retro computer based on the original C64 from 1982 that connects to any modern HD TV Munich, Germany – Retro Games Ltd. and BBG...
Review: Retro-Bit RES+ – By Brad Feingold
Let me start this review by saying I forgot how much I really hated the Teenage Mutant Turtles game for the Nintendo until I started to review this product. Also, I would like to say how much I forgot how much I hated Super Mario 3. Now before we start to get letters,...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘Aperion Cyberstorm’
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Jon Price – Co-founder and Designer of the new Nintendo Switch dual-stick shooter, “Aperion Cyberstorm.” A combination of Metroid and Geometry Wars, it’s a unique experience inspired by some of the greatest games of all-time. Old...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin: The Dishonest Gamer
Oh, I'm probably not going to be liked after this one, but I was assigned write my memories about video games. But keep in mind, I was a kid and there wasn't any money stolen, but here we go. As a kid, I was always wanting to find that outlet to play the video games....
Space Invaders (Atari VCS/2600)
It has been well documented that Space Invaders was a quarter-hogging phenomenon back in the late 1970’s, and Atari catapulted themselves into 1st place during the early home console wars when they procured the rights to port it on their Video Computer System in 1980....
Phoenix IV: Arcade Classics Return
As Virtuality was bringing an old classic back to arcades in a new way, other companies were releasing classic arcade games for new formats. Following the success of Activision’s Atari 2600 Action Packs, several companies began releasing compilations of classic arcade...
Downright Bizarre Games: Zombies Ate My Neighbors – Good or Bad?!?!?
Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo 1993 You always secretly knew that your neighbors were useless… even before Lucas Arts and Konami confirmed it. In this run and gun game you control Julie or Zeke, armed to the teeth with unconventional artillery such as water pistols,...
This Day In Video Game History
