RETROSPECTIVE: The Best of the Rest

by Jason Russell | May 9, 2020 | 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, Columns, Console/Handheld, Lists, Magazine Preview

After Street Fighter II came Mortal Kombat. After Mortal Kombat came a tsunami. As the Street Fighter II phenomena grew in arcades and then again when ports of the popular games came to home consoles, nearly every company in the industry suddenly found themselves in a...

Video Game of the Day – May 8th – Utopia

by Video Game of the Day | May 8, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade

Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...

Video Game of the Day – May 6th – Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune

by Video Game of the Day | May 6, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade

Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...

Old school video games vs their modern remakes

by Old School Gamer | May 5, 2020 | 1990s, 2000s, Gaming

Playing Video games is fun and improves health. However, playing some awesome classic games today can prove to be a tough task. Modern machines can’t support the original systems and graphics. If you missed out on the old games or you want to experience the...

A Final Fantasy Retrospective.

by Ben Magnet | May 4, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s

Final Fantasy has been around for over 30 years, and the franchise is still going strong today.  There was a joke back in the 90’s I remember about there never being a real FINAL Final Fantasy.  Look how far the series has gone since it premiered back in 1987....

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Andrew Breyer

by Todd Friedman | May 2, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Andrew Breyer, who is displayed on card number 14, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection.  Andrew was the 1981 Atari 2600 Asteroids Champion, which earned him a $5,000 prize.   As one of the most completive Atari 2600 console...