Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Alan Pinion

by Todd Friedman | Nov 15, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Columns, iiRcade

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Alan Pinion who currently is displayed on card number 976, from the Superstars of 2014 Collection.  Alan is a lifelong fan of the laser disc arcade games. Dragon’s Lair series as well as Cliffhanger and Firefox. He collected so...

Boom Shakka Lakka! Insert Coin, the Ultimate Midway Games Documentary, Releases November 25 as Part of Alamo Drafthouse On Demand

by Old School Gamer | Nov 6, 2020 | 2020s, Arcade, Press Release, The Story Of...

      NEW YORK, NY Today, Cargo Film & Releasing — a global film sales and distribution agency — is pleased to announce the upcoming digital release of Insert Coin, a documentary focused on the history of Midway Games, a ragtag team of game...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Dave Dean

by Todd Friedman | Nov 1, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Dave Dean, who currently is displayed on card number 614, from the Superstars of 2014 Collection.  Dave was a top contender in major arcade tournaments in the 1980’s which was called the golden age of gaming.  Dave took 1st...

Pac-Man Quarter Arcade Review – By Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | Oct 22, 2020 | 1980s, Arcade, Reviews

Back in the fall of 1980, I was in junior high school, and I liked four things: girls, basketball, rock music, and, of course, video games. At the Quick Way convenience store near my school, they had three arcade games set up in a small corner at the back: Asteroids,...

Polycade to Launch 6 New Products on Indiegogo

by Old School Gamer | Oct 18, 2020 | 2020s, Arcade, Press Release

              Join us on Indiegogo on October 27 to be first in line to these awesome new products & to get special discounts that won’t be available long. If you’ve been waiting for a discount to get your Polycade...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Tony Barnes

by Todd Friedman | Oct 18, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Tony Barnes who currently is displayed on card number 3366, from the Superstars of 2020 Collection.  Tony has been producing games since 1984, doing everything from art, design, programing and music. He has been instrumental in...