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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...
Street Racer for SNES Review
Today I'm taking a look at Street Racer for the Super Nintendo, released in 1994. A Mario Kart clone on the surface with a very familiar looking logo (from a certain fighting series), the question will be if it's just another run of the mill clone or if it does in...
Ataribox will be available for pre-order on December 14th, 2017.
Make sure to check out http://www.ataribox.com on the 14th! They have been teasing us on this for 6 months..... what will it turn out to be?
Super Metroid (SNES)
Today, Super Metroid is not only considered one of the best games for the Super Nintendo but one of the best games ever made. However, when I bought my copy back in 1994, I really didn’t know what to expect. I was no longer a subscriber to Nintendo Power so I didn’t...
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside Star Traders: Frontiers
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Trese Brothers Co-Founders Games Cory Trese and Andrew Trese, who give us the rundown of the newest addition to the Star Traders Universe, Frontiers. Built in the retro fashion, with a small deep and a focus on replayability and...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin: Flicked Off
This is not going to be a very long blog, but I was driving to Wendy's for a Frosty and passed a Faraway grocery store that used to be an arcade and also used to be a Safeway. But the Safeway part reminded me of a grocery store that I used to go to in Arizona when I...
Phoenix IV: Atari vs. X-Rated Games
Another Atari lawsuit was filed against American Multiple Industries, the manufacturer of the controversial X-rated game, Custer's Revenge. Atari feared that it would receive negative publicity if the third-party company was allowed to release its software. Because...
Old School Gamer Exclusive: Inside Ultimate Chicken Horse
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Richard Atlas, Co-Founder, Game Designer, who discusses the PS4 indie game Ultimate Chicken Horse. Detailing the creative process behind the game and it’s couch-co-op gameplay, Atlas lets us know how his nifty game brings back...
This Day In Video Game History
