My iiRcade Review – by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Sep 23, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Reviews

Are you an arcade owner? Do you find yourself playing your new arcade game every day the first few weeks you get it and then it pretty much just sits there? Unless you have a huge space to store different games, it is unlikely you can store or collect hundreds of...

RetroMania Wrestling – by Michael Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Sep 14, 2021 | 1990s, Arcade, Magazine Preview

Just when no one thought it could happen, a sequel  to the fantastic WWF WrestleFest arcade game has  appeared in the form of RetroMania Wrestling. The  Road Warriors make their return to this pixelated  smash fest along with a mix of 14 other superstars.  Legendary...

iiRcade Review – Shadow Dancer by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Sep 7, 2021 | 1990s, 2020s, Arcade, Reviews

Shadow Dancer for the iiRcade is a really cool throw back to the classic Shinobi arcade games. This arcade port really brings back the fun and enjoyment of side scrolling, ninja star throwing action. One of my favorite Sega Genesis games is Revenge of Shinobi. The...

A Blast from the Past – by Craig Cooper

by Old School Gamer | Sep 6, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Have you ever had a moment of nostalgia thinking  about just how much you would love to go play  a few of your favorite old games again? With much  excitement, you dust off the old system and start  hooking it up only to find that the connectors on your  wires do not...

Sega’s Early Adventure Games – by Michael Coorlim

by Old School Gamer | Sep 4, 2021 | 1990s, Columns, Magazine Preview

When you think of Sega and Adventure games, what comes to mind are probably games  released for the Saturn. Less well remembered,  perhaps, are the games released for its 8 and 16-bit  systems – the Master System, the Genesis, the Sega  CD. Sega’s marketing...

Click Bait – By Michael Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Sep 2, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview

Computer purists during the late 1980s and 1990s were blessed with many excellent  adventure video games and would often scoff at the  thought of playing a functional adventure game with  depth on an 8- or 16-bit console. Contrary to those  beliefs, though, both the...