Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Armando Gonzalez

by Todd Friedman | Jan 4, 2020 | 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Armando Gonzalez who currently is displayed on card number 2536, from the Superstars of 2016 Collection.  He is also featured on trading card number 3187.  Armando is considered the best Galaga player on the planet.  He holds...

January 2nd – Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

by Video Game of the Day | Jan 2, 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...

January 1st – Neo ATLAS

by Video Game of the Day | Jan 1, 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...

Ode To Arcade Art, Part 1: Blacklights and Mirrors

by Magazine Writer | Jan 1, 2020 | 1980s, Arcade, Other Magazines Preview

Walking into a typical mall arcade nowadays results in finding many cookie cutter games. That is, games that have very similar gameplay (the myriad of fighting games and first person shooters), and very similar, bland looking cabinets. In the early days of arcades,...

December 31st – Myst

by Video Game of the Day | Dec 31, 2019 | 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...

December 30th – Phantasy Star II

by Video Game of the Day | Dec 30, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade

https://videogameofthedayhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/12302019-phantasy-star-ii.mp3Hello and welcome! My name is Katosepe and I’ll be your host for today’s Video Game of the Day. When it comes to classic RPGs, Nintendo was always the clear winner in...