Keep Calm and Insert Coin: I’m Getting to Old For this *@#!

by Brad Feingold | Nov 17, 2017 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Arcade

Yeah, we have all played them some time or another.  And they always seem to bring back that special memory of our youth.  But sometimes there is a line that is crossed that may say, aren’t I too old for video games?  Well, I will start by saying not in my case....

Phoenix IV: Polygonal Graphics

by Leonard Herman | Nov 15, 2017 | 1980s, Arcade

Polygonal Graphics Ironically, one of the last projects that the old Atari, Inc. released to the arcades reaffirmed the fact that the company’s designers could be as innovative as ever: I, Robot was the first game that featured state-of-the-art 3D polygonal...

Other Magazine Update: Retro Gamer October 2017

by Old School Gamer | Nov 13, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Reviews

Continuing the tradition I started in September with reviewing other industry magazines, lets go after the October issue of Retro Gamer from the UK.  I personally subscribe to it via my ipad instead of picking up at a local Barnes and Noble anymore. This issue’s...

Keep Calm and Insert Coin: Pac Man Fever

by Brad Feingold | Nov 10, 2017 | 1980s, Arcade

Ok, normally I write about the video games that I played in my youth years.  But this time, I am going to do something different.  I want to talk about music for a moment.  Oh man, the 80’s.  I don’t care what you say, I think that the best music of MY...

Galaxies Of Gaming this weekend

by Todd Friedman | Nov 7, 2017 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns

Come Join us this weekend,  November 10th-12th, 2017 in Ottumwa, Iowa for a weekend of retro gaming,  tournament, trading cards,  and the International Video game Hall of Fame Ceremony. Special guests include Walter Day,  Billy Mitchell,  “Tri-Force”...

Phoenix IV: Arcade Virtuality

by Leonard Herman | Nov 1, 2017 | 1990s, Arcade

As home consoles were becoming more sophisticated, arcade manufacturers had to stay one step ahead and devise games that couldn’t be played at home. Virtuality, a British company, introduced four virtual reality games into arcades. While the games were different, the...