Brett Weiss

Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin: 40th Anniversary of the Intellivision – By Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | Feb 10, 2020 | 1980s, Columns, Home Consoles

Late in 1981, I discovered a trio of exclusive shooters for the Intellivision: Astrosmash, Space Armada, and Star Strike. Each is easy to find today, making them a great bargain for fans of the system. Complete boxed copies are worth only a few dollars each. Before I...

Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin: So You Want to Be a YouTuber – By Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | Oct 13, 2019 | 2010s, Arcade, Columns

If you know me well, you know I love a good bargain, and YouTube is about as good as it gets. If you’ve got a device to play it on, such as a modern game console or computer, a Roku device, a Blu-ray player, or a smartphone, YouTube gives you countless hours of free...

People and Places – Kelsey Lewin – By Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | Aug 5, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Columns, Magazine

Entrepreneur and video game historian Kelsey Lewin is only in her mid-twenties, but she already has well over 100,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel. She’s also the co-owner of Pink Gorilla Games in Seattle, and she spends her free time volunteering for the Video...

Let’s Play Gaming Expo Coming Soon – By Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | Jul 31, 2019 | 2010s, Arcade, Events

The Let’s Play Gaming Expo, one of the most interactive video game conventions in the country, is returning to Dallas/Fort Worth for an action-packed weekend of alien invading, dot munching, and pixel blasting. The annual, all-ages event will be held August 9-11 at...

Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin: Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel’s Castle and Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure – By Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | Jul 22, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Columns, Magazine

Platformers were ubiquitous during the ’80s and ’90s, so I could have picked from any of hundreds of titles for this installment of Old School Bargain Bin. I decided to focus on an early platformer based on a cartoon I didn’t care about and a sequel to one of the most...

Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin: 40th Anniversary of the Intellivision – By Brett Weiss

Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin: So You Want to Be a YouTuber – By Brett Weiss

People and Places – Kelsey Lewin – By Brett Weiss

Let’s Play Gaming Expo Coming Soon – By Brett Weiss

Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin: Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel’s Castle and Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure – By Brett Weiss

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