Boy, Oh Game Boy: Getting Color

by David Oxford | Sep 12, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s

In professional wrestling, the act of blading (deliberately cutting one’s self open) is also known as “getting color,” which is used to help generate more interest from the audience towards a match. So in a way, as the Game Boy approached a full...

SNK Announces the Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro

by Brendan Meharry | Sep 8, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade

SNK has really been making the rounds recently, haven’t they? Not only have they released new games such King of Fighters XIV and SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy, their take on the mini-throwback console craze, the Neo Geo Mini, has been a resounding success. SNK is...

Pre-Orders for the Evercade Drop on the 6th

by Brendan Meharry | Sep 2, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

It was all the way back in April that I first reported on a GIF of a mysteriously silhouetted shape that resembled a SNES controller, including cartridge and all – and since then, the Evercade has been revealed along with a host of big-name publishers. The game...

The Game Console: A Book I Didn’t Know I Needed

by Ben Magnet | Sep 1, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Console/Handheld

I would call myself an amateur video game historian.  I love watching videos on YouTube about the subject as well as going to Retro Video Game conventions and playing older systems.  It was this past Retro City Festival in Pomona CA where I played a Coleco Vision for...

Antstream Arcade Receive Investment From Gaming Giant Tencent

by Old School Gamer | Aug 27, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming

Retro gaming start-up, Antstream Arcade, has become the next promising company to receive funding from publishing giant, Tencent. While details of the investment are currently still under wraps, Antstream Arcade embarked on their very first Series A funding round to...

Missing Manuals (and Strategy Guides)

by Ben Magnet | Aug 25, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld

Video game manuals were such a staple when it came to console gaming.  Not only did you learn HOW to play a game, but you also got story bits, character bios, and sometimes even hints on how to get an advantage early on.  I remember instantly opening up the game just...