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Curator’s Picks – Video Games Signature® Auction
Video Games — Auction Preview by Heritage Editorial VALARIE’S PICKS Valarie Spiegel Managing Director, Video Games ValarieS@HA.com Heritage Auctions 2801 W. Airport Freeway Dallas, Texas 75261 1-800-872-6467 Ext. 1994 1. Super Mario Bros. – VGA 90+ NM+/MT Unopened [Barcode, FF Logo, Later Production], Famicom Nintendo 1985 JPN My appreciation for the Famicom Super Mario…
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Why Irish Gamers Would Rather Play Retro Titles Than Enjoy New Games?
The gaming industry has created lots of legendary titles throughout the decades. However, their numbers are starting to dwindle because of several reasons. It seems developers find it harder to create new titles. It’s often easier to create sequels than come up with original titles. Game providers used to be some of the most creative individuals in the…
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Godzilla Balls – Playing with balls in this new MSX game by Paxanga Software
If you have a MSX and looking for something new to play on this rather bleak and wet Thursday, then we have just been contacted by both ArnaudDeKlerk and Saberman, that Paxanga Software has made available the exploration puzzle game of ‘Godzilla Balls’: A new MSX game in which you have to traverse lots of different…
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Hermanos – An entertaining platform puzzler from D.Rejment for the C64
A new Commodore 64 homebrew has surfaced which may appeal to those of you who like a challenge, as D.Rejment has released the Commodore 64 game of ‘Hermanos’. A game in which the creator says you have to guide Hermanos through 20 levels and collect the gold scattered around each of the many levels found…
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Galastrad – GALAGA-Like SHMUP Game for the Amstrad CPC and GX4000!
Arcade Shooters we just love ’em! From Galaga to 1942, to Xenon and even Swiv. But there’s one Shoot ’em up that caught our eye this month, and that’s the latest release of ‘ Galastrad ‘ for the Amstrad CPC and GX4000. As in the words of the website "GAME RELEASE AVAILABLE. GALAGA-Like SHMUP Game…
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King and Balloon – A 1:1 arcade port teased for the Commodore Amiga 500 (First build available)
This week we’ve been swamped with news, and as I’m now overwhelmed and need a writers break, I thought it would be best to give a final shout out for this addictive yet simplistic little game called ‘King and Balloon’ by RMJ & JoeJoe. A 1:1 arcade port of Namco’s 1980 game for the Commodore Amiga, which…
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Revisitng the Best Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas DLC
It’s crazy to think that it’s been over a decade since Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas. Getting a ton of attention from new gamers since the Amazon Prime streaming show was released, all of a sudden a new generation wants to play Fallout 3 and New Vegas. In this exclusive Old School Gamer post,…
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Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Brian Morris
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Brian Morris, who currently is displayed on card 4084, from the Superstars of 2022 Collection. Coach Brian is Esports coach for Canute schools in Canute, Oklahoma. Brian has coached gamers who have won championships in Paladins, Madden Football, CS:GO, and WWE2K. Brian is also the founder and executive director of Oklahoma Scholastic…
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Empire Strikes Back – A C64 fan version by Megastyle has been released and it looks mighty impressive
Well, it’s that time of year again when we all suddenly become sci-fi nerds and amusingly misquote Star Wars for 24 hours, so to celebrate the geek in-joke turned global holiday that is Star Wars Day, we present you a brand new game for the C64 which is sure to excite many in the retro…
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Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back?
Release Date: 1982 Publisher: Parker Brothers Controller: Joystick Players: 1 – 2 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model #: PB5050 Rarity: 2 Programmer: Rex Bradford This movie based shooter is one of the finest, most challenging titles around. Join the battle of Hoth in your Snowspeeder as a fleet of the Empire’s AT-AT Walkers…
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