Spike: Alive and Well in the Land of Vectors

by Magazine Writer | Jul 15, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

It‘s pretty obvious that the Vectrex is different. It‘s the only games console that‘s ever used vector scan graphics. While competing consoles used raster drawn pixels for the imaging, vector scanned graphics are sharp lines drawn dot to dot, making Vectrex games very...

Video Game of the Day – July 15th – Sonic Shuffle

by Video Game of the Day | Jul 15, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade

Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...

Bubsy: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

by Magazine Writer | Jul 13, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Those were the very first words I ever heard uttered by Bubsy Bobcat. Being a huge Sega Genesis fan, I was there when a blue blur called Sonic The Hedgehog was unleashed on an unsuspecting video game world. Many had tried games with...

Mario: The Granddad of Video Game Success

by Old School Gamer | Jul 13, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, Gaming

Every gamer who spent their time in the arcade in their younger years, and still holds a console or PC to date, is familiar with the small, stout Italian plumber with a thick moustache, affectionately named Mario. You might’ve seen him inside a SNES system, jumping...

$114,000 Bid for Super Mario Bros. Video Game Sets World Record

by Old School Gamer | Jul 11, 2020 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Press Release

A 1985 video game cartridge of Super Mario Bros. has sold for $114,000, Friday, July 10, setting the world record as the most expensive video game ever sold at public auction. Sealed for 35 years, the game was sold during a public auction of vintage comics and...

Video Game of the Day – July 9th – Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark

by Video Game of the Day | Jul 9, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade

Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...