Five Point and Click Games You Must Play

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Nov 11, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Lists

Point and Click games are at the heart of the Retro game experience. They are smart, they often have great tunes and most of all, they make you think. For that reason alone, they have a cult fanbase among older gamers and are appreciated heavily by those who...

The Console Wars 1990-1999 by Kevin Butler

by Kevin Butler | Nov 7, 2021 | 1990s, Columns, Magazine Preview

As the decade of the 1980s faded into memory for the video game and console industry, many changes were about to occur to hearken in the decade of the 1990s. Atari, the main player in both the arcades and home video games/consoles, found its star starting to descend...

An Interview with Zach Sharpe – by Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Nov 5, 2021 | 1990s, Interviews, Magazine Preview, Pinball

Zach is the son of industry legend Roger Sharpe, aka “the man who saved pinball.” While his pedigree may have initially defined him, Zach has made a name for himself by becoming the “World’s Greatest Pinball Player”, finishing number one on the World Pinball Player...

Get the Led Out ! Led Zeppelin Pinball by Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | Nov 3, 2021 | 1990s, Magazine Preview, Pinball

Gary Stern, the Chairman and CEO of Stern Pinball Inc., summed it up best when he proclaimed, “There is nothing more energizing and fun than bringing pinball and music together.” After releasing nearly a dozen pins based on iconic rock bands, Stern’s latest launch...

Preparing for Dread

by Ben Magnet | Oct 30, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Opinions

Playing through all the 2D Metroid games was something I’ve been wanting to do for a while.  While Metroid Fusion always haunted me as a game I never got to beat (until recently) the series always piqued my interest.  Who doesn’t want to be a badass bounty...

An Interview with Tommy Tallarico by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Oct 29, 2021 | 1990s, 2020s, Columns, Interviews, Magazine Preview

There are few industry leaders that immediately come to mind when you talk about the gaming industry and the console wars in the 1990s. One of those leaders is Tommy Tallarico. Tommy has been involved in almost every aspect of the gaming industry: development,...