E3: 25 Years of Gaming – by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Mar 6, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns, Events, Magazine Preview

E3, short for the “Electronic Entertainment Expo”, is the largest computer and video game show in the United States. Almost every name in the industry is present during this convention. There are leading pub-lishers, developers and manufacturers represented at this...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Sam Tuff

by Todd Friedman | Mar 6, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Columns, Console/Handheld

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Sam Tuff who currently is displayed on card number 3538, from the Superstars of 2021. Sam, from the North East of England, is a World Record Tetris player. He holds over 60 world records on the Twin Galaxies Scoreboard for...

Pokemon Disasters – by Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Mar 4, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Certainly it is doubtful that Pokémon creator Satoshi Tjiri knew when he started up his hand-written and stapled video game fanzine, Game Freak, that his creation would cause such a fuss! The avid insect collector and video game hobbyist became enthralled with...

The Resident Evil Trilogy – by Michael Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Mar 2, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Magazine Preview

Back in 1996 PlayStation players were introduced to the survival horror world of Resident Evil. Trapped in a mansion and armed with limited resources to defend themselves, players would fight for their lives against the biological atrocities that infested the halls of...

Game Boy Advance: Handheld Gaming Perfected.

by Ben Magnet | Feb 23, 2021 | 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Opinions

To say that the Game Boy Advance (GBA) is the best of the entire Game Boy family may be a tad rhetorical.  It was the more powerful system, it eventually had a backlit screen and the clamshell design made the whole system easier to fit inside a pocket.  You also...

The Golden Days Of Multiplayer Haven’t Ended.

by Ben Magnet | Feb 9, 2021 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Opinions

I’ve seen and heard some people lament the loss of couch co-op games. Saying that multiplayer games being all online has taken away from the ‘good ole days’ of playing games on your couch with your friends. Now while these gamers aren’t necessarily wrong, I do feel...