G5: The Generation Without a TMNT Game

by David Oxford | Aug 22, 2019 | 1990s

The timing was almost too perfect. As Nintendo was on the rise from effectively taking over the home console segment of the video game industry to becoming a nationwide phenomenon in the United States, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were riding a similar wave of...

Playstation: 20 years

by Magazine Writer | Aug 20, 2019 | 1990s, Other Magazines Preview

The road to Sony’s involvement in the video game industry began way back in 1986. It is a story littered with broken promises, court cases and Sony almost walking away from ever being involved in video games. Eventually redeeming themselves with the creation of a...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Josh Houslander

by Todd Friedman | Aug 19, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Josh Houslander who is displayed on card number 139, from the Twin Galaxies Superstars Collection of 2011.  Josh was one of the creators of a podcast for Twin Galaxies website that discussed all things Twin Galaxies as well as...

32X Support is Finally Coming to the Mega Sg

by Brendan Meharry | Aug 19, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s

The Mega Sg, by Analogue, is a jack-of-all-trades FPGA Sega console when it comes to the 80’s and 90’s. While it can play Genesis/Mega Drive and the Master System out of the box (as well as including an edge connector for the Sega/Mega CD), additional adapters can...

FLASHBACK Returns… to Apple Store and Google Play.

by Old School Gamer | Aug 16, 2019 | 1990s, Events

Paul Cuisset presents a new FLASHBACK adaptation for mobile users. Following the 25th anniversary of the license and its Nintendo Switch port in 2018. Already available on more than 10 platforms the anthology action-adventure game FLASHBACK is making its way to...

Wing Commander By Josh LaFrance

by Magazine Writer | Aug 16, 2019 | 1990s, Other Magazines Preview

For a Sci-Fi fan growing up in the early 90’s nothing was more exciting than watching Star Trek: TNG on TV or one of my VHS tapes from the Star Wars trilogy. Although I did play a few Sci-Fi genre games growing up, (Star Trek: 25th Anniversary by Interplay and Space...