Root Beer Tapper

by Michael Thomasson | Sep 1, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

While many coin-op machines graced the bar scene in the early eighties, only Tapper resembled the actual bar in which it dwelled in 1983. This hulking box of electronic joy not only played a great game but dressed for the occasion! Decked out with an ashtray, a place...

Strong: National Museum of Play

by Michael Thomasson | Aug 31, 2020 | Other Magazines Preview, The Story Of...

Chances are that you may have never heard of Margaret Strong, but as a collector, I have the utmost respect for her endeavors that led to the creation of The Strong’s National Museum of Play. Born at the end of the nineteenth century, she traveled the world and...

LaserActive

by Michael Thomasson | Aug 29, 2020 | 1990s, Other Magazines Preview

The LaserActive was an incredibly expensive console, which, while being a great modern-day collectible, was late to the party when released in 1993 by Pioneer. It was a laserdisc-based gaming platform that had the ability to overlay 16-bit graphics over high-quality...

Double Dragon

by Michael Thomasson | Aug 27, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

This issue’s arcade game of choice is none other than the immensely popular side-scrolling beat-em up Double Dragon. The initial game was released in 1987 by Technos in Japan, and licensed to Taito for manufacture and distribution in the United States and Europe. The...

Hidden Gems: Amidar

by Magazine Writer | Aug 25, 2020 | Arcade, Other Magazines Preview

Intro: Ah yes, the maze chase genre, filled with incredible classics such as Pac-Man, Lady Bug, Chu Chu Rocket and of course-Amidar. Released in North American Arcades in 1981, Amidar was developed by Konami and published by Stern. Stern also published other Konami...

Tron

by Rob OHara | Aug 23, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

In Disney’s 1982 classic film Tron, programs and humans did battle against one another inside a computer through multiple gaming competitions and events. Under the watchful eye of the Master Control Program, our heroes Flynn and Tron fought head-to-head against the...