Demon Attack: The Next Wave & Atlantis: A City Rebuilt

by Todd Friedman | Mar 3, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Console/Handheld

CLICK HERE FOR KICKSTARTER Story Demon Attack: The Next Wave and Atlantis: A City Rebuilt are the first entry in what we call the Classics Reimagined for the ColecoVision, Coleco Adam and CollectorVision systems. These are games that for one reason or another were...

The Atari 2600 Comic Book Character Lineup

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Feb 28, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Atari, Lists

The Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Library of TV and Film properties are everywhere nowadays, including the video game world, but contrary to popular belief, comic book characters have been a fixture in gaming since the beginning. Don’t believe us? Take a look at...

TI’s Field Guide to Collecting – by Tristan Ibarra

by Old School Gamer | Feb 26, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, Retro Computing

First and foremost, an introduction is in order before you go and read my opinions on game collecting. For this inaugural article, instead of talking to another gamer about a topic, I’ll first focus on myself so you know me and where I come from. My name is Tristan...

The Evolution of Gaming: Retro vs Modern Gaming

by Old School Gamer | Feb 24, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Opinions

  ARTICLE by CRUCIAL 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the first commercial home video game console entering the market. Needless to say, gaming technology has made significant strides since then. Gaming manufacturers have been competing ever since, developing...

Subscriber Spotlight – by Ben Magnet

by Ben Magnet | Feb 24, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld, The Story Of...

The year is 1989. A young man, really an eleven-year-old kid, is playing the NES he’s had for just over a year, but he isn’t playing the classic Super Mario Bros. Instead of saving a princess in a castle or shooting down ducks, his eyes that evening are on a much...

NBA Jam, Cheating is OK – by Brad Feingold

by Brad Feingold | Feb 21, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld

You know, I was never a fan of Basketball. I couldn’t stand the squeaking of the sneakers. You have to run back and forth the whole game long and I couldn’t do that more than twice. To top it off, I was a terrible shot. With video games it was the same thing. Also, it...