by Magazine Writer | Oct 3, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview
Welcome to the first CVG 101 column. My name is Lee K. Seitz, and I’ve been actively collecting classic video games since the late 1980s. The purpose of this column is to help educate newcomers to the hobby of collecting classic video games. Each issue...
by Magazine Writer | Oct 1, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview
Back in the day when arcades and corner markets were after school hangouts, one could expect to hear the “whacka-whacka” sounds of Pac-Man, the lasers firing up in Defender and the crackling, shooting sound of Centipede. There weren’t any life-like PCM samples or 3D...
by Magazine Writer | Sep 29, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview
When you ask the average Joe or Josephine which video game they associate most with the early 80’s, you get a variety of answers…Space Invaders, Donkey Kong, Asteroids, Galaga, and of course, Pac-Man and his family. Not ONCE will you ever hear somebody...
by Magazine Writer | Sep 27, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview
It can be difficult to write a magazine article. You have to sit down, focus, etc… It’s not really FUN. Actually, it’s quite easy to put off. I’d rather just play Bomberman on my Sega Saturn. What’s that? Did I just say I was playing on...
by Magazine Writer | Sep 25, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview
Atari’s motto was “Power without the Price.” It should have read “Power at a Price.” When Atari took their low-end computer, the Atari 400, gave her a facelift, a model number twice the value of the 2600 and called her their “Super...