Jazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare

by Shaun Jex | Dec 12, 2018 | 1990s, Reviews, The Story Of...

The holidays are a special time, a season for family, warm fires, and (as we explored last week) lemmings. However, lemmings are not the only small, fuzzy animal to be featured in a holiday video game. Far from from it! The jackrabbit is also a member of that elite...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Jim Schelberg

by Todd Friedman | Dec 9, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jim Schelberg, who is displayed on card number 284, from the Superstars of 2012.  Jim is also featured on cards 739 and 1714.  Jim is the editor and publisher of “PinGame Journal”.  He has a passion to spread the news and...

Christmas Lemmings!

by Shaun Jex | Dec 8, 2018 | 1990s, Reviews, The Story Of...

It’s the holiday season and I haven’t written about a Commodore game in a bit, so let’s mash the two things together, shall we? When you think of beloved holiday traditions, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Directing a herd of lemmings to safety through a...

RIP Joel West

by Todd Friedman | Dec 5, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Columns

Bezerk Champion, Star of Chasing Ghosts, and a dear friend of mine passed away today.   I will miss his kindness and love for the gaming industry.  He was a huge help in the Walter Day Trading card project as well as helping sell merchandise for charity and other...

An Overview of Special-Colored Game Cartridges

by Conor McBrien | Dec 5, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

Video game cartridges have a long and interesting history. It’s hard to say how long that history will ultimately be, given that Nintendo will likely make cartridges for the Switch over the next several years. Today, I would like to examine one of my favorite aspects...

Limited Edition Ghostly Super Nt Announced & Available Effective Immediately

by Brendan Meharry | Dec 5, 2018 | 1990s, 2010s

Yes, that title is deliberately alarmist. This is not a drill – if you’ve been thinking of purchasing Analogues excellent Super Nt and are also a fan of the record label, Ghostly, then you better line up $249.99US pretty darn quick. They’ve just collaborated to create...