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...

Video Game of the Day – April 22nd – Castlevania 2: Simon’s Quest

by Video Game of the Day | Apr 22, 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...

Sinistar: Noah Falstein: More Than Words – By Patrick Hickey

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Apr 22, 2020 | 1980s, Arcade, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

All developers want their games to be remembered, but they don’t get to choose how. With super solid gameplay that had everything to do with a fantastic custom joystick, Williams’ Sinistar set the bar high for every shooter that followed. For that reason alone, it’s a...

NSERT COIN: The advance screening at the Museum of Play in Rochester, NY – by Warren Davis

by Old School Gamer | Apr 21, 2020 | 2020s, Arcade, Columns, Events, Magazine Preview

It was a brisk 30 degrees in Rochester, NY on Friday November 8, 2019. Coming from Los Angeles, the cold was a shock to my system, but well worth it. I made thejourney east to a end a screening of Josh Tsui’s new documentary about Williams/Bally/Midway… Insert...

Video Game of the Day – April 21st – DemiKids: Light and Dark Versions

by Video Game of the Day | Apr 21, 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...

Stamp Out the Terrorists! – By Michael Thomason

by Michael Thomasson | Apr 21, 2020 | 1990s, Arcade, Reviews

Move over James Bond, there is a new secret agent to save the day! Be warned that the CIA agent in question, Roy Heart, throws stealth and espionage out the door. He is capable of sliding past security cameras to avoid detection, but primarily he is just a bad ass...