Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Greg Freres

by Todd Friedman | Oct 28, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Greg Freres, who currently is displayed on card number 787, from the Superstars of 2014 Collection.  Greg is a skilled artist of the pinball world and you have probably seen his work if you have ever played pinball.  Some of...

Remembering the Nintendo Ultra 64 Dream Team: Sierra On-Line

by David Oxford | Oct 25, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s

Among all the companies who formed the Nintendo Ultra 64 Dream Team, Sierra is a most peculiar case. Nintendo has seemingly had an eye on the home computer market in some form or another for years by this point, from the Nintendo Entertainment System being branded the...

16-year-old Joseph Saelee is the New Tetris World Champion

by Brendan Meharry | Oct 25, 2018 | 1980s, 2010s

Have you ever had a killer session of Tetris – wiping out 4-lines of cubes consecutively – and thought to yourself, “damn, maybe I could be a world champion at this?” Well, prepare to have your hopes dashed. The world championship just received its new king, and...

Alfonzo’s Arctic Adventure for the NES is On Kickstarter

by Old School Gamer | Oct 24, 2018 | 1980s, Audio, Console/Handheld

Alfonzo’s Arctic Adventure, a brand-new platformer game for the NES by Spoony Bard Productions, is currently up on Kickstarter and already funded! Bigger and better, but with everything that made the original so much fun, Alfonzo’s Arctic Adventure is...

Remembering the Arcade Industry Trade Shows – By Q*Bert’s Dad Warren Davis

by Old School Gamer | Oct 22, 2018 | 1980s, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

One of the most enjoyable aspects of a career in the video arcade industry in the 1980s was attending the industry’s trade shows. These events (not open to the general public) were like video arcades on steroids. Game manufacturers brought dozens of their newest...

Analogue Announces FPGA-Based Third & Fourth Gen Sega Console

by Brendan Meharry | Oct 19, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s

Sega fans, prepare to be delighted. Analogue, known for such hits as the Super NT and Nt Mini, is following up on its Nintendo based success with a complete Sega solution. The Mega Sg is no one-trick pony; not only will it support games from the venerable Mega Drive...