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Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Steven Lucas
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Steven Lucas, who is displayed on card number 178, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Steven is the 1991 Nintendo Campus Challenge National Champion, in which players contested over Super Mario Bros. 3, Pin-bot and Dr....
The Legend of Zelda on the C64
Emerging from the 80s, two of Nintendo's biggest franchises on its game systems were Super Mario Bros. and Zelda. While neither officially migrated the classic titles from their Nintendo console homes, that has changed in recent years. In 2012, the OG platformer...
Twinkle Tale confirmed for official English language release on Sega Genesis
Earlier today, Limited Run Games confirmed that it will be releasing the classic Sega Genesis shooter Twinkle Tale on its original platform, with pre-orders for the game opening up on midnight November 10th and continuing onward through December 20th. The...
The Zelda Clock – The Untold Story
The Legend of Zelda Clock This is a cool but sad story of a classic game and how it became a permanent keepsake in my collection as well as my life long memory. One of my favorite games of all time is original The Legend of Zelda for the NES. I remember when it...
Retro Review: NASCAR 14
Things get real-real, real fast in “NASCAR 14” NASCAR racing may seem like just a bunch of right turns to the casual sports fan, but the precise driving exhibited in every race is no joke. NASCAR drivers have a plethora of poise and stamina-it takes a ton of patience...
Fighting Solo, not Franchise – by Marcus Albers
In the 90s, Capcom, SNK, and Midway dominated the 1-on- 1 fighting space, with massive franchises around Street Fighter, Fatal Fury, Samurai Showdown, Mortal Kombat, and others. If you were looking to play a fighting game, you were likely to be faced with a massive...
A review of the Tetris My Play Watch
I have to be honest. When I first heard of the concept of the My Play Watch, I was skeptical. Wristwatches aren't exactly the best fit for gaming. They're certainly not a great fit for Tetris, a game famous for requiring often precise movements, something which...
Growing Up Gaming: What Life Was Like for a Gamer Kid in the ’80s and ’90s Part 1
When you walked through the doors of a store in 1988, video games did not live in a big, uniform storefront advertising the latest releases, and there were no midnight releases. They were physical, chaotic, and awesome. If you wanted a new release, you went to the...
This Day In Video Game History
