by Old School Gamer | Mar 2, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, Arcade
In any discussion about the influence and history of fighting games in entertainment at large, it is impossible to ignore the contribution that arcades made to the genre. Naturally, everyone first thinks of Street Fighter II when such games are brought up, and this...
by Shaun Jex | Mar 1, 2019 | 1980s, Pinball, Reviews, The Story Of...
Pinball has a long and varied history, with roots that stretch back hundreds of years. In the 18th century, the game Billard japonais (Japanese billiards) introduced the spring launcher that is a staple of all modern pinball machines. A little under 200 years later,...
by David Oxford | Feb 28, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s
Following the initial batch of announced members of the Nintendo Ultra 64 Dream Team, Nintendo would add to their ranks by continuing to sign other talent. One such later addition was that of Ocean Software, often referred to as simply “Ocean” for short....
by BillLange | Feb 26, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, Columns
Stuart Smith is the legendary game designer and programmer of a number of influential, early to mid 1980s, computer role playing games, including: FRACAS, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, The Return Of Heracles, Adventure Construction Set and Rivers of Light...
by Todd Friedman | Feb 24, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns, Magazine Preview
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Eddie Adlum, who currently is displayed on card number 2050, from the Superstars of 2015 Collection. Eddie is the founder and publisher of RePlay Magazine. He has been writing or publishing since 1964, where he worked for...
by Ric Pryor | Feb 24, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld
When I started collecting Atari 2600 games in the nineties, Chase the Chuck Wagon was the Holy Grail. There were entire Geocities pages dedicated to its rarity complete with lists of the privileged few who owned a copy, those either lucky enough to find it in the wild...