Blaster Master Zero 3 Review – Nintendo Switch

by Mike Mertes | Aug 29, 2021 | 2000s, 2010s

Mike Mertes reviews the third and final entry of the Blaster Master Zero series: Blaster Master Zero 3. Blaster Master Zero 3 is a direct sequel to Blaster Master Zero 2 that will release on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, and Epic...

Space Invaders Invincible Collection Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Mike Mertes | Aug 24, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Reviews

Space Invaders Invincible Collection In the year 1978, Japan’s citizens fell prey to the never-ending onslaught of Space Invaders. Of course, these were not actual alien invaders from space that struck the island country, but rather digital creatures from a...

A Climb to the Sierra Mountain – by Mike Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Aug 23, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, Columns, Magazine Preview

The creation of Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers by Jane Jensen sparked a fire in the point-and-click  adventure game genre. That fire shined a light on a  less traversed path in the genre that was previously  thought to be one that could never sell games: Horror. ...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Elizabeth “Kitty McScratch” Hunter

by Todd Friedman | Aug 20, 2021 | 2000s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Elizabeth “Kitty McScratch” Hunter who is displayed on card number 333, from the   Superstars of 2012 Collection.  Kitty is a well-known “dancing game” world record holder.  She was recognized in the 2013 Guinness Book of World...

iiRcade Review – Oddmar by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Aug 9, 2021 | 2000s, 2020s, iiRcade, Reviews

ddmar is definitely anything but “odd”.  It is truly a great game and super fun as well. The graphics of this game are above and beyond a typical side scrolling platform game. I typically tell people its like a early Rayman game in terms of the play...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – James White

by Todd Friedman | Jul 23, 2021 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Columns, Interviews

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features James White who currently is card number 3958, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection. James is also displayed on card number 281, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection.  James has been a regular for the past 11 years at the...