by Todd Friedman | Nov 16, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Roger Blair “Rogerpoco” who is displayed on card number 3183, from the Superstars of 2019 Collection. Roger is a multi-platform world record holder. He is top of this list on such consoles as Super Nintendo, Sega Master...
by Todd Friedman | Nov 9, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Dan Tearle who is displayed on card number 671, from the Superstars of 2014 Collection. Michael is also featured on card 1153, 1326, and 1352. To say Dan is an artist is an understatement. Dan is very talented and has...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Nov 1, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, Lists
The 16-bit versions of Aladdin and Lion King have gotten a ton of love from fans as of late, but here are five other Disney games you’ll fall in love with if you give them a chance. Mickey’s Speedway USA: This 2000 racer for the Nintendo 64 sporting solid visuals and...
by Ben Magnet | Oct 31, 2019 | 2000s, Console/Handheld
Metroid Fusion is a great game. It’s fantastic and a staple for the GBA. Every time I talk to someone about Fusion they have nothing but good things to say about it. So why is it a game that haunts me? Well I’ll tell you why, it’s because, like...
by Old School Gamer | Oct 23, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming
The history of online gaming is very long and storied, and we could take it all the way back to packet-based LAN games on the earliest versions of personal computers. And while there’s something to be said about how local network games came before online games, we...
by Old School Gamer | Oct 19, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, Columns
In Parts 1 and 2, I talked about the development of WTARG, the software I developed at Williams/Bally/ Midway to allow artists to incorporate digitized video of live actors in our games. My exploration into digitizing began in 1986, and the first version of WTARG came...