That 70’s Show, or The Pinball Wizard Breaks Out! – By Bill Donohue

by Old School Gamer | Oct 8, 2019 | 1970s, Arcade

From the Writer Formerly Known as The Jaded Gamer Editor’s note: In order to capture the entire zeitgeist of the decade in question, I had to attempt a simulation of my mindset at that time. As a result, I’ve had several “beverages,” I’ve driven the neighborhood crazy...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Donald Hayes

by Todd Friedman | Oct 3, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns

This weekend the International Video Game Hall of Fame will be inducting its new members into the Class of 2019.  One of these inductees is Donald Hayes.  Donald has been on the scene since the early 1980’s.  Today he will be part of the Class of 2019 in...

Exploring The Classic Text Adventures of Scott Adams – By Bill Lange

by BillLange | Oct 3, 2019 | 1970s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Magazine Preview, TandyTRS

Until the late 1970s, electronic gaming consisted of playing one of the hundreds of ping-pong console variants on your home television, an LED-based electronic handheld game, or possibly playing a text-based computer game … if you were lucky enough to have had...

Colossal Cave Adventure 1976 – By Ken Horowitz

by Ken Horowitz | Oct 1, 2019 | 1970s, Arcade, Magazine Preview

As gamers, we fondly remember certain titles that defined specific periods in our lives. Some of us grew up with one console or computer that became synonymous with our childhood or adolescence. That kind of impact is remarkable and likely beyond the scope of what the...

The Seventies: Space Wars – By Kevin Butler

by Kevin Butler | Sep 26, 2019 | 1970s, Arcade, Magazine Preview

Space Wars was the first vector-driven arcade game. Its success would enable Atari to create their own vector generator creating games such as Asteroids and Battlezone. Space Wars also enabled a fledgling company called Cinematronics (established in 1975) to finally...

A Conversation With Nolan Bushnell Part 1 of 2 – Arcades Through the VCS – By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Sep 24, 2019 | 1970s, Arcade, Magazine Preview

Sometimes that amazing crossing of paths happens and you just get so excited that you have to jump on it. That opportunity came for our publisher, Ryan Burger at CES this past year when he ran into Tyler Bushnell who is working to make his place in the gaming industry...