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...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Jeff Lee

by Todd Friedman | Sep 18, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jeff Lee, who is displayed on card number 2119, from the Superstars of 2015 Collection.   Jeff is also featured on trading card 2374.  Jeff is an extraordinary talented artist in the video game community, most known of course,...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Joe LeVan

by Todd Friedman | Sep 7, 2023 | 1980s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Joe LeVan who currently is displayed on card number 2206, from the Superstars of 2015 Collection.  Joe is the founder of “Challenge Arcade”, located in Wyomissing, PA. It was in the Berkshire Mall from 2004 until it closed in...

Interview with Steve Young of Pinball Undesirables

by Todd Friedman | May 7, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns, Pinball

If you’ve been playing pinball for a while, you’ve probably seen the “panic flipper” just double flipping away wildly. Their last ball drains, they look sad, or they nervously laugh and then they might just wander off never to be seen again....