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January 6th – Rock Band
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
Designing Yars’ Revenge: The Sizzle – By Howard Scott Warshaw
Having gone from a loose concept to a nicely playing game, where do I go from here? I set out to create a feast for the eyes and ears! I came to Atari with a bachelor’s in Mathematics, Economics and Theatre as well as a master’s in Computer Engineering. Most people...
Survivor Island By Tim Snyder
When CBS's "Robinson Crusoe-by-way-of-Price is Right" game show, "Survivor," was about to air, I thought it was a great concept for a show. And, not without a bit of humility, I thought I could easily win. After all, I'm a huge "Gilligan's Island" fan, so I already...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Armando Gonzalez
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Armando Gonzalez who currently is displayed on card number 2536, from the Superstars of 2016 Collection. He is also featured on trading card number 3187. Armando is considered the best Galaga player on the planet. He holds...
Roland’s Rat Race By Fred Pierson
Classic Gamer Magazine December 2000 22 Hi there rat fans! I asked Chris if I could come aboard CGM to provide reviews for Commodore 64 (C64) games. He willfully and respectfully welcomed me without questions. The finalization, though, came through a very short time...
January 2nd – Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
January 1st – Neo ATLAS
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
Ode To Arcade Art, Part 1: Blacklights and Mirrors
Walking into a typical mall arcade nowadays results in finding many cookie cutter games. That is, games that have very similar gameplay (the myriad of fighting games and first person shooters), and very similar, bland looking cabinets. In the early days of arcades,...
Five Underrated Indie Gems on the Nintendo Switch You Missed in 2019
With 2019 in the books, Old School Gamer takes you through a handful of awesome, indie (and some retro) experiences on the Nintendo Switch you may have missed, but should still definitely check out. Super Blood Hockey: The Switch is starved for Sports games and this...
Convention & Event Update: September / October 2019 OTTUMWA, IA / PORTLAND, OR / CHICAGO, IL – By Old School Gamer
The Hall of Fame weekend event started on Friday, October 3rd, with “Ottumwa’s Old School Pinball and Arcade” hosting a 1980’s Vinyl night. This event would be open to the public and, based on the package you purchased, you would be able to play games, meet some of...
December 31st – Myst
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
My Favorite Hedgehog by Henry Hutcheson
From hit video games and cartoons to toys and lunchboxes bearing his image, there's no doubt the Sonic the Hedgehog series has become one of the most popular franchises today. With the upcoming releases of Sonic Adventure 2, and Sonic Square for the Sega Dreamcast,...
Remembering the Console Wars, and SEGA’s Mini Comeback
The Console War between SEGA and Nintendo is legendary for a reason. Both companies fighting for dominance in the recently resurrected home market. SEGA wanted to prove themselves while Nintendo still wanted to keep their spot at the top. It was also a time when...
December 30th – Phantasy Star II
https://videogameofthedayhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/12302019-phantasy-star-ii.mp3Hello and welcome! My name is Katosepe and I’ll be your host for today’s Video Game of the Day. When it comes to classic RPGs, Nintendo was always the clear winner in...
30 Years of TurboGrafx-16 – By Rob Faraldi
Jeff Masser of Chicago, Illinois is a proud father and honorable veteran. He’s also an incredibly enthusiastic videogame collector with a fondness for the three-decade old TurboGrafx-16, a game console that’s notoriously expensive to collect for these days. Called PC...
Lost Arcade Classic: Guzzler
Odd. That's the word; the word that perfectly sums up Tehkan's Guzzler, a 1983 entry into the “cute” genre of arcade games. It's a maze game, but one quite unlike the myriad of Pac-Man clones that populated game rooms during this era. It's more of a Wizard of Wor...
THE FIRST QUARTER: A 25-YEAR HISTORY OF VIDEO GAMES
If you follow video game “journalism,” you’re probably familiar with Steven Kent. He has written about electronic entertainment for mainstream sources such as MSNBC and USA Today, and has been a frequent contributor to Next Generation magazine. A few years ago, I’d...
Video Game Trading Spotlight – Wolff Morrow
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Wolff Morrow who currently is displayed on card number 978, from the Superstars of 2014 Collection. Wolff is a legendary console world champion. He has posted high scores and won tournaments on many retro consoles such as...
December 28th – True Golf Classics: Wicked 18
https://videogameofthedayhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/12282019-wicked-18.mp3Hello and welcome! My name is Katosepe and I’ll be your host for today’s Video Game of the Day. Golf is one of the earliest sports portrayed in gaming. The lack of opponent AI,...
December 27th – Star Wars: Obi-Wan
https://videogameofthedayhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/12272019-star-wars-obi-wan.mp3Hello and welcome! My name is Katosepe and I’ll be your host for today’s Video Game of the Day. Another Star Wars trilogy has come to a close and it seems like a good...
CVG 101: The Comic Book Connection
In the early 1980s, video games were everywhere as everyone was trying to cash in on the booming video game business. This included the comic book companies. First of all, both DC and Marvel, two of the largest publishers at the time, were licensing their characters...
Flash Forward: AOL Anywhere By Patrick Wong
In what's being billed as the biggest corporate union of all time, the pending merger of America Online and Time-Warner proves that to be the leader in the Internet world, you must not only have the largest paying subscription base in the world, but you must also...
December 23rd – Valkyria Chronicles
https://videogameofthedayhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/12232019-valkyria-chronicles.mp3Hello and welcome! My name is Katosepe and I’ll be your host for today’s Video Game of the Day. How do you introduce a game that refuses to be bound into a category?...
Classic Games At A Premium By Tim Snyder
In the 1980’s, your morning breakfast cereal often served up more than processed enriched flour, pounds of sugar, and colors not normally found in nature. Sometimes, if you were lucky or if you were willing to do a little collecting, your morning bowl of Sugar-Frosted...
