A Final Fantasy Retrospective.

by Ben Magnet | May 4, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s

Final Fantasy has been around for over 30 years, and the franchise is still going strong today.  There was a joke back in the 90’s I remember about there never being a real FINAL Final Fantasy.  Look how far the series has gone since it premiered back in 1987....

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Andrew Breyer

by Todd Friedman | May 2, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Andrew Breyer, who is displayed on card number 14, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection.  Andrew was the 1981 Atari 2600 Asteroids Champion, which earned him a $5,000 prize.   As one of the most completive Atari 2600 console...

Why Online Slots Are the Original Retro Games

by Old School Gamer | Apr 30, 2020 | 2000s, 2010s, Gaming

When we think of retro games, a select number of classic titles often come immediately to mind. Pac Man, Zelda, Taxi Driver, Super Mario, and Doom are classics of the genre, games that instantly evoke that strong feeling of nostalgia that draws us to retro games in...

Video Game of the Day – April 27th – StarCraft

by Video Game of the Day | Apr 27, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade

Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...

Video Game of the Day – April 26th – Animal Crossing

by Video Game of the Day | Apr 26, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade

Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Andrew Seklir

by Todd Friedman | Apr 25, 2020 | 2000s, 2010s, Arcade

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Andrew Seklir, who is displayed on card number 2421, from the Superstars of 2016.   His documentary film trading card is featured on card number 2495.  Andrew is one half of the team that directed, produced and edited the...