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Old School Gamer is now the official Retro Gaming Magazine for the Retro World Series
Retro World Series and Old School Gamer are now working together to benefit the retro gaming community. The Retro World Series was founded in 2015 by Hal Hawkins to build a competitive esports gaming competitive network for those that want to experience classic...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin: Old As Pong
So I will admit, there have been a small handful of women I have dated. And sometimes I like to see if they share the same interests as me. Be it video games, movies, Legos, etc. I mean, my current wife and my kids love Legos. That really makes me kick myself when...
Recognition from Free Play Florida
Just received a nice picture from our friends at Free Play Florida, recognizing us for best Retro Gaming Magazine. We look forward to seeing you all in Orlando again next year in November!
Galloping Ghost Arcade in Chicago and Phoenix IV
For this inaugural issue of Old School Gamer, I went to the what must be the largest single collection of arcade machines in the world... Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield (Chicago area), Illinois. Bursting at the seams with over 600 games operating at one time...
Downright Bizarre Games: Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee – He won’t say a word
Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee Sony Playstation and Nintendo Game Boy 1997 Abe was a simple and content Mudokon janitor and “Employee of the Year” for the biggest meat-processing plant on Oddworld. That was, until he accidently stumbled upon a disturbing revelation while...
System Spotlight Christmas Edition – Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
I am not going to bore anyone with previously well documented historical details, facts, stats and the like for Nintendo's first home gaming console, the Nintendo Entertainment System. There are hundred of blogs, webpages, YouTube channels and even hardcover books...
Phoenix IV: Mario Meets Sonic
Sega released a Wii game on November 6 that received much more exposure. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games marked the first pairing of the iconic characters from Nintendo and Sega in a game together. The two companies had worked together previously in 2001, when...
An Atari 8-bit Home Computer Review: Tensor
Tensor is a new logical puzzle game for the Atari 8-bit home computer platform which was released at the Ironia Party that took place in Wysoka, Poland, the weekend of August 11th through 13th, 2017, where it won first place in the game competition. Professor...
This Day In Video Game History
