Sonic the Hedgehog 2 By Brandon Poe

by Magazine Writer | Aug 6, 2019 | 1990s, Other Magazines Preview

I remember when I first heard about Sonic the Hedgehog (in an Electronic Gaming Monthly Magazine). I thought of how cool it would be to control a blue hedgehog with incredible speed. I think what fascinated me the most was the ability to zip through a stage in...

People and Places – Kelsey Lewin – By Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | Aug 5, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Entrepreneur and video game historian Kelsey Lewin is only in her mid-twenties, but she already has well over 100,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel. She’s also the co-owner of Pink Gorilla Games in Seattle, and she spends her free time volunteering for the Video...

X-Wing and TIE Fighter By Josh LaFrance

by Magazine Writer | Aug 4, 2019 | 1990s, Other Magazines Preview

When I think of space combat simulators I think of two franchises, Star Wars X-Wing and TIE fighter games and Wing Commander. I am not sure which I like better and that changes month to month (perhaps the topic for a future showdown?), but what I do know is that Star...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Mike Iarossi

by Todd Friedman | Aug 3, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Mike Iarossi who currently is displayed on card number 175, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection.  Mike is the winner of the Powerfest 1994 Nintendo World Championships. Not only did Mike win the statue displayed on the card...

Reno Man Find $9000 Sealed Copy of Kid Icarus in Attic

by Brendan Meharry | Aug 3, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s

Have you checked your parent’s attic or basement recently? Scott Amos of Reno, Nevada is certainly glad he did. He was recently cleaning out his Mum’s attic on Mother’s Day (what a nice son) and discovered a few boxes of his childhood possessions. What he wasn’t...

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters By Amy Trinanes

by Magazine Writer | Jul 31, 2019 | 1990s, Other Magazines Preview

If you’re a 90’s kid, or just really enjoyed Nickelodeon cartoons, then you probably remember Aaahh!!! Real Monsters. Aaahh!!! Real Monsters the game was released in 1995, two years before the show went off the air. Well, the show may be gone but Ickis, Oblina, and...