Arcade Memories in Korea and the USA – By Jong-Wook Shin – CEO of iiRcade

by Old School Gamer | Aug 25, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Magazine Preview

My family moved to US in August 1984 and one and half  year later was when I experienced Showbiz Pizza Place  for the first time. It had a collection of arcade machines  that filled up the entire room that seemed to be as big  as a mall. There was Galaga, a game that...

iiRcade Adding Five More Popular Arcade Titles From TAITO

by Old School Gamer | Aug 24, 2021 | 1980s, Arcade, Press Release

    iiRcade Inc., a premium home arcade cabinet that allows gamers of all ages to play their favorite retro and modern games in arcade style at home, is pleased to announce that five more arcade titles officially licensed by TAITO are coming soon to the...

Space Invaders Invincible Collection Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Mike Mertes | Aug 24, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Reviews

Space Invaders Invincible Collection In the year 1978, Japan’s citizens fell prey to the never-ending onslaught of Space Invaders. Of course, these were not actual alien invaders from space that struck the island country, but rather digital creatures from a...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Alpha Beam with Ernie?

by Derek Slaton | Aug 7, 2021 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1983 Publisher: Activision Controller: Kid’s Controller Players: 1 – 2 Genre: Education Alternate Title: N/A Model #: CX26103 Rarity: 4 Programmer: Michael Callahan This cute kids game will appeal to the younger gamers. This is a kids game that...

iiRcade Review – Looping by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Aug 6, 2021 | 1980s, 2020s, Reviews

Looping is another free game provided for the iiRcade. It is a 1982 arcade game that at the time was another flying game that peaked interest in video gamers, except unlike asteroids and zaxxon this game was different in every way. This side-scrolling action game has...

Blaster Master Zero 3 Impressions

by Mike Mertes | Jul 29, 2021 | 1980s, Opinions, Reviews

Blaster Master Zero 3 has officially been released today to digital game e-shops, and I’m already eagerly tearing into my copy on the Nintendo Switch. Since it first launched on the Nintendo Entertainment System, I’ve been a big fan of the Blaster Master...