NEC, The Hudson Bee and TURBOGRAFX-16

by Magazine Writer | Apr 25, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

The late 80’s and early 90’s where breakthrough years for classic gamers, the Sega Genesis had hit the market in 1989, SNK released the mind-blowing arcade perfect home console, Neo-Geo in 1990, the Nintendo Entertainment System was still going strong and...

ADVENTURE VISION: A History of Entex

by Magazine Writer | Apr 23, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

Handheld games, some referred to as Tabletop games for their bigger size, date as far back as the early 70’s. One that stood out was the first cartridge based tabletop gaming system, The Adventure Vision, released in 1982. Now, let’s play the Song of Time on our...

Video Game of the Day – April 22nd – Castlevania 2: Simon’s Quest

by Video Game of the Day | Apr 22, 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...

Sinistar: Noah Falstein: More Than Words – By Patrick Hickey

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Apr 22, 2020 | 1980s, Arcade, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

All developers want their games to be remembered, but they don’t get to choose how. With super solid gameplay that had everything to do with a fantastic custom joystick, Williams’ Sinistar set the bar high for every shooter that followed. For that reason alone, it’s a...

Dual Reviews – By Michael Mertes

by Brad Feingold | Apr 22, 2020 | 1980s, Magazine Preview, Reviews

Breakout: Pilgrim in the Microworld – Book Review By Michael Mertes As a video game player, you can probably name a few different game titles that intrigued you so much that you could potentially be clinically Thoughts of the game and how to play it race through...

Video Game of the Day – April 21st – DemiKids: Light and Dark Versions

by Video Game of the Day | Apr 21, 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...