Why Paradroid For the C64 Was So Awesome!

by John McNichol | Nov 9, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, Columns, Console/Handheld

The Commodore C64 was a great little machine for its day, and its games were worthy successors to the Atari games which came before it. One game will always stand out for me as particularly enjoyable, due to its innovative concept, progression, style, and overall...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Zack Hample

by Todd Friedman | Nov 1, 2023 | 2000s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Zack Hample who currently is displayed on card number 552, from the Superstars of 2013 Collection.  Zack has been the Arkanoid world record holder since the year 2000 and has put up numerous scores on the arcade version.  He is...

RETROSPECTIVE: CD-i & 3DO – Two More Classics Ready For The Mini Treatment

by Old School Gamer | Oct 25, 2023 | 1990s, Columns, Console/Handheld, The Story Of...

Gone But Not Forgotten. Imagine it – you are the representative rights holder to some obscure dusty old video game system that, for whatever reason, failed to hold its own during its original console generation, tumbling deep into the abyss of eBay obscurity....

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Robert Berk

by Todd Friedman | Oct 21, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns, Pinball

Today, October 21st. 2023, the Pinball Expo with be entering its 39th year since the start in 1984. One of the founders and promoters of this event from Day 1 is Rob Berk.  Lets look back at the interview I did with him back in 2019 when the event was located in...

ARCADE HEAVEN – by Ryan Burger

by Ryan Burger | Oct 7, 2023 | 2020s, Columns, Events

Rolling into town late on a Friday night, we didn’t know what to expect about the accommodations set up for us by Ryan of the Illinois Game Con. I had checked out the website for Arcadia (vintagevideogames.com) and it looked really cool. I was told we were staying...

A Look At Those Mini Classic Editions We (Probably) Won’t Be Getting

by Jason Russell | Oct 4, 2023 | 1990s, Columns, Console/Handheld, Lists, Opinions

It’s already been seven years since Nintendo delivered the NES Classic Edition to the masses, causing an unexpected major market demand while creating a new niche in the process.  They followed this up with the similarly successful Super NES Classic Edition a...