Retro Review – Choplifter for the Sega Master System

by Marcus Albers | Mar 29, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Reviews

Set the wayback machine to the early ’80s. While we had recently gotten our first home computer, the Commodore VIC-20, my cousins had been enjoying the Apple II system that my uncle used for writing sermons and the like. One of the first home computer games that...

Video Game of the Day – Mario Tennis (GBC)

by Video Game of the Day | Mar 9, 2026 | 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...

10 Pac-Man Clones for the C64 for Pac-Man’s 45th

by Marcus Albers | Mar 8, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, C64 Vic20

In the world of video game clones, most people will point to Doom as the most cloned game of all time. But, likely that title is held, or at least challenged, by the one and only yellow dot gobbler, Pac-Man. The first time I played Pac-Man outside the arcade was on a...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Wes Copeland

by Todd Friedman | Mar 3, 2026 | 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Wes Copeland, who is displayed on card number 769, from the Superstars of 2014.   Wes is also features on card numbers 1838 and 2245.  Wes is the current world record holder, on what some people call the holy grail of arcade...

Bringing Neo Geo to the PC Engine with the Arcade Card

by Marcus Albers | Mar 1, 2026 | 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

If you were around for the 16-bit console wars, you probably remember the unspoken rule: Neo Geo fighting games were not supposed to be portable to “normal” home hardware without compromises. The Neo Geo MVS/AES was basically the arcade in a box, and it wore that...

Sega on NEC: Arcade Classics on the PC Engine and TurboGrafx-16

by Marcus Albers | Feb 18, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

During my college years, I transitioned from exclusively gaming on computers like the Commodore 64 and Amiga. In so doing, I found myself drifting toward the underdog systems of the time, like the Sega Master System and, eventually, the Atari Jaguar. Another underdog...