Keep Calm and Insert Coin: This is Starcade!

by Brad Feingold | Feb 13, 2018 | 1980s, Arcade

There were times in my childhood where I was unable to make it to the local arcade or the local corner store just to play a game for a couple minutes.  There were even times when I couldn’t make it down the street to play pinball at one of houses of a friend of...

K.C. Munchkin (Odyssey²)

by JasonBreininger | Feb 9, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews

“How many Munchies can your Munchkin munch before your Munchkin’s all munched out????” That is the question posed on the manual & back of the box of this week’s game of the week, the controversial (at the time) Odyssey² game, K.C. Munchkin. That question also...

Great Games That Will (Probably) Never Be Released Again: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from Konami

by David Oxford | Feb 8, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade

Over the years, a lot of great games have been released which have little to no chance of ever being re-released for one reason or another — or several. In this series, we’re going to take a look at some of those titles which you’ll more often than...

Collector Willing to Pay $100K for Original NES Contra Artwork

by Brendan Meharry | Feb 7, 2018 | 1980s, 2010s

Most reading this will likely be retro game collectors to some degree – but have you ever considered collecting the original artwork that adorns your classic favourites? ‘Dan’ (surname kept private) from Vancouver is one such collector, and if you happen to be the...

RETROSPECTIVE: When it Comes to Retro, Nintendo’s Still Got It

by Jason Russell | Feb 6, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, Columns, Console/Handheld

Still Standing! The word retro has become a regular part of video gaming vernacular in recent years but it really wasn’t until Nintendo’s NES Classic Edition came on the scene November 11, 2016 that we witnessed a viable means for a modern video game hardware...

TurboGrafx-CD & CD-ROM²: Wonders of the Retro Gaming World

by Brendan Meharry | Feb 5, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s

It’s been a while since the last WotRGW video (best acronym ever, right?) so, here we are! Definitely one of my most research-intensive videos yet considering all the different variants in both the West and Japan, but for the most part, this video focuses on the...