For Scott Leftwich, the ’80s were the peak of existence! He has taken this hobby to a different level than anyone I have met in my ten years of networking with video game hobbyists, and Old School Gamer is going to tell you the story. For him, it starts out with Weiners and Losers, his…
In a recent announcement, Stern Pinball confirmed that they’ll be coming back to Riot Fest this year at Douglass Park in Chicago. The full title of the event is Stern Pinball Pop-up Arcade at Riot Fest 2024. The free pinball machines will be available from September 20th to September 22nd, from 11:30 AM to…
Love the original PlayStation? So do we! Here are five PS1 games that we can all agree the world wasn’t ready for. Jumping Flash!: Why?: It was a first-person platformer that played like a FPS, but had characters that felt like a Ubisoft game. It was amazing. Dev Thoughts: “It was one of those ‘quirky’…
BUILDING THE WORLD’S LARGEST ARCADE ONE GAME AT A TIME August 12th, 2024 was a historic day in the world of arcade gaming. The largest arcade in the world, Galloping Ghost Arcade, unveiled its 1,000th arcade game on the floor. This number has been talked about for years. Every Monday (rain or shine, holiday or…
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Old School Gamer surveyed its friend running nationally and regionally known retro arcades and found out that there are some games you have to have to consider ourself a retro arcade. We started by listing the most popular games on the KLOV.Com site (Museum of the Game / ®International Arcade Museum® – Killer List of…
Jordan Mechner (Prince of Persia) and John Romero (DOOM) speak out about historical preservation of video games Following GameStop’s abrupt shuttering of Game Informer and the total deletion of the 33-year-old magazine’s website last month, Jordan Mechner (Karateka, Prince of Persia, The Last Express) and John Romero (Wolfenstein 3-D, DOOM, Quake) are speaking out about the importance of historical preservation in…
My memories of arcade machines start a little past my home video game history. My memory takes me back to Showbiz Pizza in West Des Moines, Iowa in 1983 for my 11th birthday. It was a small birthday party since we had just moved there that week from Ohio and I didn’t know anyone but…
About This Episode Forty years ago, now, a Russian software engineer wrote a simple puzzle game in his spare time. It featured a variety of geometric shapes falling into a well, and in short order, the world was in love with his creation. In this episode, we dive into one of the most iconic and…
September 4th, 2024— Konami Digital Entertainment（KONAMI) and Limited Run Games today revealed its full physical collection for Castlevania Dominus Collection! Pre-orders for Standard and Collector’s Editions launch on September 13th and run through October 13th, exclusively on limitedrungames.com. These collector’s editions will be available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X. Three of the best 2D Castlevania…