Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Tony Barnes

by Todd Friedman | Oct 18, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Tony Barnes who currently is displayed on card number 3366, from the Superstars of 2020 Collection.  Tony has been producing games since 1984, doing everything from art, design, programing and music. He has been instrumental in...

Console Wars: Another Fun Gaming Documentary

by Ben Magnet | Oct 17, 2020 | 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Reviews

There seems to be a trend of video game documentaries that are coming out recently and most of them are pretty good.  I already talked about Netflix’s one High Score (which you can read here) but now the documentary I’ve been waiting arrived late...

Is The Sega Dreamcast Mini Really Going Be A Thing?

by Jason Russell | Oct 15, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Magazine Preview

It Will Be One Of them – The Question Is Which The world at large is focused on the forthcoming PlayStation 5 and XBox Series X releases and amid all of the preorder frenzy, Sega quietly suggested that its next retro mini classic system is in the works. Sega...

The Dated Genius of Super Mario 64.

by Ben Magnet | Oct 12, 2020 | 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Opinions

Ever since Super Mario 3D All-Stars released for the Nintendo Switch, I have been playing it steadily and in the weeks since the games release I have unlocked all 3 cap switches and have gotten over 90 stars in total on my way to the coveted 120.  Putting as many...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – John Robertson

by Todd Friedman | Oct 11, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Columns, Pinball

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features John Robertson who is displayed on card number 3413, from the Superstars of 2020 Collection. John is an extraordinary pinball restorationist. He has been repairing pinball machines since the 1970’s. He is passionate about his...

TinTin: Prisoners of The Sun

by Magazine Writer | Oct 1, 2020 | 1990s, Other Magazines Preview

Unlike some other videogames I possessed, Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun was one of the few I played on my own. None of my classmates or my cousin, whom I used to play a lot with, liked the comics, The Adventures of Tintin. They were mostly interested in Spanish comics...