by Todd Friedman | Dec 15, 2018 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Dan Wolfe, who is displayed on card number 738, from the Superstars of 2014. Dan is currently second on the NES game Bubble Bobble with a score of 1,747,020. Dan is a super fan of the classic console systems such as Nintendo...
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...
by Todd Friedman | Nov 25, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Columns
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Paul Hornitzky who is displayed on card number 91, from the Twin Galaxies Superstars Collection of 2011. Paul grew up in the Golden Age of Video Games. When Arcades and Pinball were all the rage back in the 1970s and 1980s. ...
by David Oxford | Nov 22, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Among all the members of Nintendo’s Ultra 64 Dream Team, Software Creations is perhaps among the lowest-key, having only developed a handful of titles for the system over its lifespan. However, that doesn’t make them any less important; in fact, they...
by Brendan Meharry | Nov 20, 2018 | 2000s, 2010s
Back in January, a company new to the aftermarket retro hardware scene, Eon, released the GCHD. This allowed native 480p video output on the GameCube via HDMI – something elusive to the console since Nintendo’s component adapter is relatively uncommon. They’re also...
by Todd Friedman | Nov 18, 2018 | 2000s, 2010s
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Steve Grunberger who is displayed on card number 906, from the Superstars of 2014 Collection. Steve, who lives in Australia, is a passionate gamer who grew up in the early 80s and lived the arcade boom as well as the fall. ...