Use your Game Boy as a Gamepad with this Modified Cartridge

by Brendan Meharry | Jan 4, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

Everyone loves playing Game Boy games through the Wii’s Virtual Console or the GameCube’s Game Boy Player, but the controls are just never exactly right. Sure, the Game Boy didn’t exactly rep the most complex control system ever that was needing replication, but the...

Mario Mania: Game Cameos for the Fan’s Complete Collection – Pinball

by David Oxford | Jan 3, 2019 | 1980s, Arcade

Among the releases for the Nintendo Entertainment System to feature guest appearances by Mario, it’s hard to get much earlier than Pinball, one of the 18 launch titles for the platform’s North American debut. Alongside Wrecking Crew, Tennis, Golf, and...

Remembering the Nintendo Ultra 64 Dream Team: Spectrum HoloByte

by David Oxford | Dec 27, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld, Events

As we’ve seen previously, despite being selected specifically by Nintendo in order to provide exclusive content for their then upcoming new home console, not every member of the Ultra 64 Dream Team was able to deliver. Much like Sierra On-Line, however, they...

Perseus and Andromeda

by Shaun Jex | Dec 27, 2018 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...

For as long as people have been gathering together, they have been telling stories. From the folktales told around the fireplace to the multi-million dollar blockbusters seen at the movies today, stories have always been a part of the human experience. Stories are...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Jack Gale

by Todd Friedman | Dec 22, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Columns

 Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jack Gale, displayed on card number 103, from the Superstars of 2011.  Jack is also on card numbers 929 and 2155.   Jack was one of 22 gamers of the 1985 Twin Galaxies Coronation Day tournament held in Los Angeles, CA.   Jack...

Sneak’n Peek: Quaker Oats Foray into Video Games

by Shaun Jex | Dec 22, 2018 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...

The Atari 2600 produced many classic titles: Joust, Yars Revenge, Adventure, Super Breakout, and more. They were brilliant games that have become part of the pop culture lexicon. They played an integral part in countless childhoods. While I’m sure you could find...