by Mike Mertes | Mar 22, 2021 | 1990s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/PC/Handheld, Gaming, Magazine
It’s not uncommon in today’s world to walk down the toy aisle of any big box store and see action figures from games like Halo, Super Mario Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog, Pokemon, Street Fighter, and Mindcraft. Before the late 1990s, any action figures related...
by Todd Friedman | Mar 21, 2021 | 1980s, 2010s, 2020s, Columns
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Justin Pursell, who is displayed on card number 3530, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection. Justin is one of the most talented artists I have seen in a long time. His artistic precision makes all his artwork look realistic...
by Todd Friedman | Mar 13, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Columns
This week we look back at an interview I did June 16th, 2017 with Van Burham. Van has gaming in her blood and decided to write a book about the histroy of gaming from 1971-1984. The book called Supercade” was a smash hit. She is now in the process of publishing...
by Todd Friedman | Mar 6, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns, Events, Magazine
E3, short for the “Electronic Entertainment Expo”, is the largest computer and video game show in the United States. Almost every name in the industry is present during this convention. There are leading pub-lishers, developers and manufacturers represented at this...
by Todd Friedman | Mar 6, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Columns, Console/PC/Handheld
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Sam Tuff who currently is displayed on card number 3538, from the Superstars of 2021. Sam, from the North East of England, is a World Record Tetris player. He holds over 60 world records on the Twin Galaxies Scoreboard for...
by Todd Friedman | Feb 27, 2021 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Columns, Pinball
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jaden Berk, who is displayed on card number 1324, from the Superstars of 2014 Collection. Jaden has been around pinball in some sort of fashion his whole life. His father, Robert Berk, would create and start a pinball expo...