40 Years of Gradius: Konami’s King of Arcade Shmup

by Matthew Owen | May 13, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

Fast and difficult shoot ’em ups, often shortened to “shmups”, were an absolute staple of the arcade era. Space Invaders was a major proponent in the explosion of arcade culture, so it’s no wonder that the genre consistently received countless combinations...

Dating Bubble Bobble in the South Korean Arcade

by William Schwartz | May 12, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Gaming

  For about as long as I can remember, the arcade has always been coded as a highly masculine experience. The games there are aggressive. Violent. If it’s not Street Fighters pounding each other to submission, you’ve still got a lone hero and maybe a...

Turkey Shoot: The Weirdest Arcade Shooter of the 80s

by Matthew Owen | Apr 7, 2025 | 1980s, Arcade

There are several game genres that are mostly exclusive to arcades, and of them, the light-gun shooter is one of the most entertaining. While the experience has been transferred to home consoles multiple times in the past, there’s nothing quite like standing in...

KHInsider adds hundreds of new soundtracks in the last week

by William Schwartz | Mar 11, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Indie, Lists, Retro Computing

    The video game music repository KHInsider has had a huge week. Visitors going to the main page at downloads.khinsider.com today were greeted by a massive list of 71 games that had been added on March 11th. But visitors scrolling down further may have...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Keisha Howard

by Todd Friedman | Feb 23, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns, ESports

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Keisha Howard who currently is displayed on card number 9, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection.  Infectiously passionate about the worlds of video games and geek culture, Keisha Howard is a leader who has created a...

New evidence unveiled in from the infamous Capcom Vs. Data East lawsuit

by William Schwartz | Nov 10, 2024 | 1990s, Arcade

  On October 21st, gaming journalist Mollie L. Patterson posted the first video for her Restart Fanzine YouTube channel, and it’s a doozy. Back in 1994, DieHard GameFan Magazine received a VHS tape from Data East designed as media outreach for their then...