Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Paul Hornitzky

by Todd Friedman | Nov 25, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Paul Hornitzky who is displayed on card number 91, from the Twin Galaxies Superstars Collection of 2011.  Paul grew up in the Golden Age of Video Games.  When Arcades and Pinball were all the rage back in the 1970s and 1980s. ...

Rescue on Fractalus!: David Fox and the Beginning of LucasFilm Games

by Shaun Jex | Nov 24, 2018 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...

If I were to create a Mount Rushmore of my favorite video game designers and programmers, David Fox would have to be included. His name is connected to some of the greatest games in the LucasArts catalog: Zak McKraken and the Alien Mindbenders, Maniac Mansion, Indiana...

Remembering the Nintendo Ultra 64 Dream Team: Software Creations

by David Oxford | Nov 22, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

Among all the members of Nintendo’s Ultra 64 Dream Team, Software Creations is perhaps among the lowest-key, having only developed a handful of titles for the system over its lifespan. However, that doesn’t make them any less important; in fact, they...

Masters of the Universe: The Power of He-Man

by Shaun Jex | Nov 21, 2018 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...

Sometimes it’s impossible to be objective about an issue. For instance, I was young enough when I saw the Ewok movies, that they are ingrained in my mind as a beloved part of my childhood. It doesn’t matter that the writing and acting are sketchy, or that the ewoks...

Diff’rent Strokes and the Shoot-Out at the O.K. Arcade! – By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Nov 19, 2018 | 1980s, Magazine Preview

The world don’t move to the beat of just one drum. At least that is what we learned growing up watchin’ the weekly antics of Arnold, played by Gary Coleman, when the sitcom Diff’rent Strokes was beamed across the airwaves. Of particular interest is the fifth episode...

Lost In the Maze: Intellivision’s Night Stalker

by Shaun Jex | Nov 17, 2018 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...

Last month, Intellivision Entertainment introduced the world to the Intellivision Amico, a new console which aims to revive the family and community aspects of gaming. While Tommy Tallarico, President of Intellivision, says that the system will not be built around...