Five Game Boy Games You Shouldn’t Sleep On

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Apr 10, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, Lists

Nintendo’s Game Boy is one of the most influential consoles ever and easily the reason why Nintendo still exists to this day. Losing several wars in the home console wars over the past 20 years, it’s been the Game Boy family of consoles that allowed the brand to fight...

Pac-Man 99: The Fever Is Back (Pac-Man Fever That Is)

by Ben Magnet | Apr 9, 2021 | 1980s, 2020s, Gaming, Reviews

Pac-Man 99 is the latest classic game to get the 99 Battle Royale treatment.  Nintendo and Bandai Namco literally surprised everyone when they dropped the trailer on us this past Tuesday and a released it the next day!  Pac-Man 99 is a free to play download game for...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Eric Olofson

by Todd Friedman | Apr 4, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Eric Olofson who currently is displayed on card number 2472, from the Superstars of 2016 Collection.  Eric has been playing video game since the late 1970’s. He has been trying to break records ever since. His first world...

Welcome to Walter Day’s Fantasy Land – by Walter Day

by Walter Day | Mar 28, 2021 | 1980s, 2010s, Columns, Magazine Preview, Press Release

Everybody has their innermost desires. Everybody has secret aspirations and goals they hope to achieve in the course of their lives. Some people wish for a new car, some for a better home, and some for a wonderful romantic relationship. Unbelievably, one of my most...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Birthday Mania?

by Derek Slaton | Mar 27, 2021 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1984 Publisher: Personal Games Controller: Paddles Players: 1 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model #: N/A Rarity: 10 Programmer: Robert Anthony Tokar The ROM for this long lost Holy Grail has finally surfaced It’s your birthday and it’s time to...

To Mod Or Not To Mod? That Is The Question.

by Ben Magnet | Mar 24, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Opinions

Being able to customize your things is really cool.  Putting your own personal stamp or improving something you love can be a good thing, however it can also devalue the item if you want to sell it later down the line.  What may seem priceless and worth hundreds of...