iiRCade News/Review: Once Upon a Time on Halloween

by Todd Friedman | Oct 21, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, iiRcade, Reviews

It’s Halloween time and its only fitting to add another Halloween themed game to the iiRcade. This one is a perfect game to challenge and excite the iiRcade family. “Once Upon a Time on Halloween” is a “Cuphead” style gameplay with...

NES Top Loader – The last of the NES console.

by Todd Friedman | Oct 18, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Magazine Preview, Reviews

It was on my birthday, October 18th, 1985 where console gaming changed forever. The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) hit North America and the consoled world has never looked back.  Millions of NES consoles were purchased, and ten of million number of NES carts...

iiRcade Game Review – Toki Proves It’s Ok to Monkey Around By: Brad Feingold

by Brad Feingold | Oct 17, 2022 | 2020s, Arcade, iiRcade, Reviews

A lot of times when you go into an arcade, there would be a game or two that you put a quarter in a game, play it once and then realize you really aren’t too crazy about it. This would have been one of those games if I didn’t have a Nintendo Switch. Let me...

iiRcade Game Review – SPACE INVADERS – WORTH THE WAIT? By:Brad Feingold

by Brad Feingold | Oct 3, 2022 | 1970s, iiRcade, Reviews

Now for my next review, I’d like to return to the classics. If you go back to where it all started with video games, well you’ve gone too far. But never forget where it did start. No, I am talking about the one game that made my eyes go wide and sparkle, my hands...

The Sega Master System – A Forgotten Treasure

by Todd Friedman | Sep 29, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, Reviews

In 1986 Nintendo was at the top of their game with the Nintendo Entertainment System.  Sega released a 16-bit system that would be a strong contender for the battle of the home consoles. Back in those days you were wither team Nintendo or team Sega.   Personally, I...

Mortal Kombat Book Preview – by David Craddock

by Old School Gamer | Jul 26, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview, Reviews

Written by David L. Craddock, Long Live Mortal Kombat goes behind the scenes to reveal untold stories from the making of Mortal Kombat 1 through 4 and explores how the franchise impacted popular culture, and is due for publication this fall. In this excerpt from the...