by Brad Feingold | Sep 27, 2017 | 1980s, Arcade
One thing I remember happening when Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace movie trailers came out was people were so dedicated to Star Wars went to any movie that was showing the trailer. They went into the movie, watched the trailer and left. Wait, pay...
by Brad Feingold | Sep 20, 2017 | 1980s, Arcade
Every so often, you run into a game that you look at and think to yourself, who the heck came up with this? I thought the standards of a video game are to drive a car, rescue a princess, shoot an alien or even jump into your lily pad. So how is a game like Tapper...
by Old School Gamer | Sep 19, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, Console/Handheld
Fellow Gamers, I’m extremely excited to be writing to you to inform you that we just released the Midwest Gaming Classic web site for 2018, and we have BIG news! The Midwest Gaming Classic will be moving from our long-time home of the Sheraton Milwaukee...
by Brad Feingold | Sep 6, 2017 | 1980s, Arcade
I actually had a colleague read the first three blogs I did and she asked, “How are you remembering such childish things?” I told her that they were exciting times in my life that are triggered when recently exposed to them again. She didn’t...
by Brad Feingold | Sep 2, 2017 | 1980s, Arcade
June 1985. Now that was a helluva a summer! RJ Reynolds Company proposed a merger with Nabisco. Coca Cola announces they’d bring back their 99-year-old formula. That went well. (Sarcasm). 18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G)-Discovery 5 launched. Weird Al...
by Brad Feingold | Sep 2, 2017 | 1980s, Arcade
What triggers a good memory? A smell, a taste, a sight, or even a sound. Our senses are our most important factor in our lives. If you smell ribs, you may remember the fair. If you see a logo, you remember the product. If you smell a fart, you remember that...