Bizzare JRPGS – by Matthew Floyd

by Matthew Floyd | Jun 24, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview

People who play Japanese role-playing games, such as myself, have become somewhat desensitized to the strangeness that these games can evoke. After all, there are very few genres where pre-teen kids are frequently flung into life-threatening circumstances, and all...

Introducing the Sonic the Hedgehog 35th Anniversary Legacy Cartridge Collection

by Todd Friedman | Jun 24, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Press Release

35 Years of Sonic the Hedgehog! The story of Sonic the Hedgehog is the story of the 1990s. Born of a brilliant union between cutting-edge console technology and of-the-era super radical attitude, Sonic’s iconic design and in-your-face personality quickly solidified...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – “ZapCristal” Cristal Laboy

by Todd Friedman | Jun 23, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Columns, Interviews

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features “ZapCristal” Cristal Laboy, who is displayed on card number 3968, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection.  Cristal is host of her own YouTube Channel with over 6,000 subscribers and counting. Her passion for video games is...

Chrono Trigger: The Dream Project – by Steve Juon

by Steve Juon | Jun 22, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview

So you’re thinking about playing Chrono Trigger. Your friends and peers have already told you it’s the greatest JRPG ever made, but you were born too late to experience it in its heyday on Super Nintendo. It only gets worse if you decide you want to live that...

A review of The History of Silent Hill

by William Schwartz | Jun 21, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Bookshelf, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Reviews

  Earlier this year, Pen & Sword Books released The History of the Pokémon Games, which I reviewed here. At the same time, they released the much less obviously marketable The History of Silent Hill by Samantha Morris. Similar titles notwithstanding, these...

“The Brickade” – Fully Functioning Lego Arcade Machine

by Todd Friedman | Jun 21, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

Holy Moly. That is all I have to say on this one of a kind Lego build.  I literally spent a half hour talking with the creators and being mesmerized by the look and feel of the arcade machine. I went to the Brick World convention in Schaumburg, IL this past weekend...