Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Ken Horowitz

by Todd Friedman | Sep 29, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Ken Horowitz, who is currently displayed on card number 3190, from the Superstars of 2019 Collection.  Ken is a huge historian and a writer of many gaming topics.  Sega is his love and he has been writing about it for the last...

Best Retro Gaming Consoles that are Brought Back to Life in 2019

by Old School Gamer | Sep 28, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld

If you are a die-hard fan of old school gaming, you will be pretty excited to find out that there are retro consoles built today and adapted to modern technology. Most of these consoles come with some of the best classic retro games that are extremely fun to play....

Nintendo Ultra 64 Controller Prototype Discovered

by David Oxford | Sep 26, 2019 | 1990s, 2010s

A while back, I took a brief look at what made the Nintendo 64 controller unique among its contemporaries in the market. What I didn’t look at, however, was the controller we didn’t get. Recently, retrogaming “preservationist, restorer, hobby sw + hw...

R.I.P. Sean Quigley

by Todd Friedman | Sep 24, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns

  On September 18th, 2019, A dear friend and fellow gamer passed away.   He was a local gamer in my home state of Illinois.  Sean was a frequent visitor of Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield, IL.  He was a true compeitive gamer that loved hanging out with his...

Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro Details Released

by Brendan Meharry | Sep 23, 2019 | 1990s, 2010s, Arcade

A few weeks ago, you may recall our initial report on the Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro. Not a lot was known then – it’s honestly just an article of speculation – but a few days ago, SNK finally let rip a bunch of information in a press release. And hey, what do you know?...

Retro Remakes

by Ben Magnet | Sep 23, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

It seems with out fail, whenever Hollywood announces a remake/reboot of a beloved film or film franchise it’s met with so much toxicity that’ll make System of a Down blush.  However the complete polar opposite seems to happen with video games.  The yells...