Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Phil Campbell

by Todd Friedman | Dec 21, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Phil Campbell who currently is displayed on card number 364, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection.  There is no one better in the world at the arcade game Space Harrier.  Phil is the current world record holder on the Space...

The Walter Day Report: The Birth of An Arcade – By Walter Day

by Walter Day | Dec 16, 2019 | Arcade, Columns, The Story Of...

“Hey!” shouted a cheerful voice from a truck stopped in the middle of Ottumwa, Iowa’s bustling East Main Street…“Where can I finda video game arcade around here?” Two men, precariously perched on two tall ladders in front of a modest storefront, swung around and...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Si Janna

by Todd Friedman | Dec 14, 2019 | 1980s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Si Janna who is displayed on card number 354, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection.   A huge fan of Street Fighter 2, Si has played and mastered multiple arcade games in his gaming career.  He has maxed out the scores for...

Puzzle De Pon Platform: By Mike Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Dec 10, 2019 | 1990s, Arcade, The Story Of...

Many people would look at a screenshot of Puzzle De Pon! and automatically assume that its a Puzzle Bobble/Bust-A-Move game. In actuality, it is not. Don’t feel bad though, despite having played Puzzle De Pon! for years; I thought the differences in the games were...

Breakout(R) exclusively for Intellivision Amico – Gameplay Demo Trailer!

by Old School Gamer | Dec 10, 2019 | 2010s, Arcade, Press Release

  Intellivision® is proud to show off its exclusive version of Atari®’s Breakout®, only available on the Intellivision Amico™ console launching 10.10 2020. Although the game will start off in original “vertical mode”, it won’t take long to...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Dennis Bartlett

by Todd Friedman | Dec 7, 2019 | 1980s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Dennis Bartlett, who is displayed on card number 285, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection.  Dennis was fortunate enough to have grown up Ottumwa, Iowa where the Twin Galaxies arcade was first opened.  He was in attendance...