30 Years of TurboGrafx-16 – By Rob Faraldi

by Rob Faraldi | Dec 29, 2019 | 1980s, Interviews, The Story Of...

Jeff Masser of Chicago, Illinois is a proud father and honorable veteran. He’s also an incredibly enthusiastic videogame collector with a fondness for the three-decade old TurboGrafx-16, a game console that’s notoriously expensive to collect for these days. Called PC...

Lost Arcade Classic: Guzzler

by Magazine Writer | Dec 29, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

Odd. That’s the word; the word that perfectly sums up Tehkan’s Guzzler, a 1983 entry into the “cute” genre of arcade games. It’s a maze game, but one quite unlike the myriad of Pac-Man clones that populated game rooms during this era. It’s more...

Video Game Trading Spotlight – Wolff Morrow

by Todd Friedman | Dec 28, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Wolff Morrow who currently is displayed on card number 978, from the Superstars of 2014 Collection.  Wolff is a legendary console world champion.   He has posted high scores and won tournaments on many retro consoles such as...

December 28th – True Golf Classics: Wicked 18

by Video Game of the Day | Dec 28, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade

https://videogameofthedayhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/12282019-wicked-18.mp3Hello and welcome! My name is Katosepe and I’ll be your host for today’s Video Game of the Day. Golf is one of the earliest sports portrayed in gaming. The lack of opponent AI,...

December 27th – Star Wars: Obi-Wan

by Video Game of the Day | Dec 27, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade

https://videogameofthedayhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/12272019-star-wars-obi-wan.mp3Hello and welcome! My name is Katosepe and I’ll be your host for today’s Video Game of the Day. Another Star Wars trilogy has come to a close and it seems like a good...

CVG 101: The Comic Book Connection

by Magazine Writer | Dec 25, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

In the early 1980s, video games were everywhere as everyone was trying to cash in on the booming video game business. This included the comic book companies. First of all, both DC and Marvel, two of the largest publishers at the time, were licensing their characters...