Game Gear – By Brad Feingold

by Brad Feingold | Jun 13, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

Whether you’re fighting, driving, running through a maze or jumping over barrels, the name of the game is control. Of course, every game will have its own type of controller, but if you are using computers and emulators, sometimes that can be a tricky concept to...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Joe Dearman

by Todd Friedman | Jun 13, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Joe Dearman who is displayed on card number 3954, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection.  Joe has been playing video games since the 1970’s. He has seen the industry from the beginning to now. Defender is the game that really...

Astroids Replicade – by Michael Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Jun 11, 2021 | 1980s, 2020s, Columns, Magazine Preview

The Asteroids Replicade cabinet will feel like a step back to those that have invested and played previous Replicade cabinets in the lineup. From an emulation perspective, Asteroids lacks the full speed frame pre­sentation of the arcade original. Perhaps it’s...

Glen’s Retro Show – by Brad Feingold

by Brad Feingold | Jun 8, 2021 | 1980s, 2020s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Glen Planamento is the chief cook and bottle washer at Glen’s Retro Show, which really means he is the Concept Designer, Product Test Engineer and the Retail Guru at GRS, where he believes that every game, no matter if it’s an original arcade machine, an Arcade1Up, a...

Mario Kart : The History – by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Jun 1, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

There have been many racing games before and after Mario Kart, but none of them compare to the popularity of Nintendo’s series of racing games that have been created for multiple consoles. Every console and handheld that proceeded after Super Nintendo had a new...

Sega Turbo – by Kevin Butler

by Kevin Butler | May 28, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, Columns, Magazine Preview

At the start of the 1980’s, games such as Galaga, Tempest, and the big one, Pac-Man, consumed my quarters in droves. That’s when I noticed a new driving game… Turbo! Unlike the previous games, Turbo was different in every way. Not only did it have the usual...