Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Sami Cetin

by Todd Friedman | Apr 11, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Columns, Gaming

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Sami Cetin (UK) who currently is displayed on card number 482, from the Superstars of 2013 Collection.  Sami is one of the World Record Holders at Super Mario Kart SNES.  In 2012 he won the World Title that was held in...

Five Game Boy Games You Shouldn’t Sleep On

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Apr 10, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, Lists

Nintendo’s Game Boy is one of the most influential consoles ever and easily the reason why Nintendo still exists to this day. Losing several wars in the home console wars over the past 20 years, it’s been the Game Boy family of consoles that allowed the brand to fight...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Eric Olofson

by Todd Friedman | Apr 4, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Eric Olofson who currently is displayed on card number 2472, from the Superstars of 2016 Collection.  Eric has been playing video game since the late 1970’s. He has been trying to break records ever since. His first world...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Ed Fries

by Todd Friedman | Mar 27, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns, Console/Handheld

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Ed Fries, who is displayed on card number 365, from the   Superstars of 2012 Collection.  Ed has been in the gaming scene since the early 1980’s. He ahs been part of some historic gaming revolutions and games. After working on...

Time Splitters – by Bill Donohue

by Old School Gamer | Mar 26, 2021 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Magazine Preview

By now, many people know that down on the 40 Deuce, Super Bomberman 2 was the game of choice. I’ve written about how the game took over our spare time like a vampire does young, good looking women. It was the only game we knew, the only game we needed to know…...

Craig Broadbrooks: NHL Faceoff ’98 – by Patrick Hickey Jr.

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Mar 24, 2021 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, ESports, Magazine Preview

After the monumental successes of the original NHLFaceOff and its successor, NHL FaceOff 97, Craig Broadbooks and his team at Killer Game proved, at least for the time being, that its hockey franchise could hold its own with the likes of EA Sports NHL series on the...