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Night Trap (Sega CD)
Full motion video games, or FMV’s for short, were all the (short lived) rage back in the early 90s. CD technology had been around for a few years in the music industry, but, by 1992, it was finally mainstream to the point where just about everyone had traded in their...
Classic Home Video Games 1985-1988: NARC
Publisher: Acclaim. Developer: Rare, Platform Shooter, 1 Player 1990 Based on Williams' 1988 arcade game, NARC for the NES was approved by Just Say No International, which was a product of the Reagan-era War on Drugs. Players, as Max Force, must battle their way...
Phoenix IV: Dancing Revolution
The Interactive Achievement Awards recognized the year’s best console and computer games, but not arcade videogames. For years, arcades had been consistently stereotyped as breeding grounds for violence, but fortunately, they began changing for the better. Disney...
Secret Sequels: The Games of Satellaview – BS The Legend of Zelda
Since first entering the video game business in 1974 and striking it big with Donkey Kong in 1981, Nintendo has -- to put it simply -- released a lot of video games, and not all of them make it to all regions. Some titles, even perceived big ones, may never leave the...
Hyperkin N64 Handheld Prototype Leaked
Hyperkin, the manufacturer known for the RetroN 5, the recently released SmartBoy and a bunch of other retro related goodies might be entering the retro handheld arena if their Senior Account Manager has his way. Posted on his personal Facebook account, Ramon...
Latest Issue of Old School Gamer going online NOW!
We are proud to release the 2nd issue of Old School Gamer. This issue is bonus length of 64 pages to include all the coverage we had to pack in. Please check it out now by clicking here - https://www.oldschoolgamermagazine.com/osgdigitalplus/osg02/mobile/
Keep Calm and Insert Coin: Doin’ Some Hard Drivin’
Driving games have come a long way in the video game industry. From the old black and white driving games to Pole Position, Out Run, and even Crusin', they just keep getting better and better. But I will be perfectly honest, I really am not a fan of them. Something...
UFO for the Atari 2600 (Not the Odyssey2)
Remember growing up with an Atari 2600 and being jealous of all your Oddyssey2 friends who got to play UFO! while you were stuck playing Asteroids? Wait, I got that backwards. Anyway, John Reder has ported UFO! to the 2600, so now it's possible for you to relive the...
This Day In Video Game History
