RetroMags – by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Mar 27, 2022 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Interviews, Magazine Preview

Retromags is an online database and community that preserves retro magazines and makes them available to the public. This project is a non-for profit and is funded by the gamers. Retromags is a 100% community supported site and project, what means they rely on their...

Classified Information – Nintendo Power – by Mike Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Mar 23, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview

On January 31st, The Video Game History Foundation hosted a charity event with four power players straight from the pages of Nintendo Power. Hosted by Frank Cifaldi, Howard Phillps, Gail Tilden, Leslie Swan, and Jeff Bafus reminisced about many behind-the-scenes...

Electronic Gaming Monthly – by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Mar 21, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview

When I was young in the late 1980s, the console wars were just beginning between Nintendo and Sega. For whatever reason, I was always on team Sega back then. I was the only one of my friends and took pride in the Sega products and played the games almost daily. I...

DieHard Gamer – by Kevin Butler

by Kevin Butler | Mar 19, 2022 | 1990s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Diehard Gamefan (the name later was changed to just Gamefan with the November 1995 issue) was a magazine started by = Tim Lindquist, Greg Off, George Weising. and Dave Halverson in September 1992. Their goal was to create a gaming magazine that was unlike any other...

Game Players – by Bill Donohue

by Old School Gamer | Mar 17, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, Columns, Magazine Preview

You know, I’ve had a lot of different jobs in my life. I’ve been a construction worker, a dishwasher, a CFD retardant loader, a municipal maintenance worker, a computer programmer, and an inventory clerk at a Metal Shop. At one time though, I had the best job in the...

Celebrating 5 years of The Video Game History Foundation!

by Todd Friedman | Mar 7, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Since February 27, 2017, The Video Game History Foundation has been working hard to preserve, celebrate, and teach video game history. We want to thank you so much for believing in what we do! It’s our mission to make video game history better. Over these past...