Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Keith Swanson

by Todd Friedman | Apr 1, 2019 | 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Keith Swanson, who is displayed on card number 60, from the Superstars of 2011. Keith is also featured on cards 972 and 1825.  Keith is the world record holder of the arcade game Gorf (3 ships).  His score of 1,129,660 was set...

The Last Official Release: Neo Geo CD – The King of Fighters ’99: Millennium Battle (1999)

by Brendan Meharry | Mar 29, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s

Why, hello there, retro gaming friends. Welcome back to The Last Official Release – Old School Gamer Magazines incomparable source of what the final games released on your favourite consoles were. I’ve covered quite a few systems previously (linked below) if...

Polymega Barrages Twitter with New Updates

by Brendan Meharry | Mar 22, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

It’s been nearly a year since the Polymega remerged into the retro gaming zeitgeist, and about nine months since any other tangible updates have surfaced. But for those of you who have been patiently awaiting news of the industries hottest new converged emulation...

Konami’s Classics Collections and the Curse of Being a Nintendo Fan

by David Oxford | Mar 21, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

This week, Konami has announced that they are releasing a series of three (possibly more) classic collections of games from their archives in order to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Coming to all four key modern platforms (Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4,...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Alan Radue

by Todd Friedman | Mar 11, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Alan Radue, who is displayed on card number 383, from the Superstars of 2012.  He is also featured on card 2210 from the Superstars of 2015.   Alan is the current world record holder on the arcade games Sea Wolf & Sprint 2....

The Last Official Release: Neo Geo AES – Samurai Shodown V Special (2004)

by Brendan Meharry | Mar 10, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s

Welcome again, retro-playing friends, to another instalment of The Last Official Release. So far, I’ve chronicled the last games released for 25 different consoles and handhelds (all linked below). To say I’m running out of content wouldn’t be a lie – the list of what...