Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Crash Dive?

by Derek Slaton | Dec 24, 2021 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1983 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Controller: Joystick Players: 1 – 2 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model #: 11031 Rarity: 5 Programmer: Bill Aspromonte This is a solid shooter and a nice addition to the 2600 game catalog. You are given...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Nolan Bushnell

by Todd Friedman | Dec 24, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Nolan Bushnell, who is displayed on card number 165, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection.  Nolan can also be seen on card number 821 and 1333.  Nolan is the founder of Atari and Check E’ Cheese as well as over 20 other...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Gaspar Ferreiro

by Todd Friedman | Dec 16, 2021 | 1980s, 2020s, Columns, Pinball

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Gaspar Ferreiro who currently is displayed on card number 3910, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection. Gaspar’s pinball game of choice is Slugfest. If he could design his own pinball machine, he would love to do either an 80’s...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Fire Fighters?

by Derek Slaton | Dec 11, 2021 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1982 Publisher: Imagic Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Arcade Alternate Title: N/A Model #: IA3400 Rarity: 3 Programmer: Brad Stewart We will never forget ! (9/11) You are a one man fire brigade working the overnight shift in the big city. A call...

Robert Mooney and his Custom Machine by Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Dec 4, 2021 | 1990s, 2020s, Columns, Magazine Preview, Pinball

The most memorable quote from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” In fact, most people in the know concerning pinball aren’t aware that the popular movie from 1986 received a...

Convention & Event Update: Fall 2021 by Old School Gamer

by Old School Gamer | Dec 2, 2021 | 2020s, Columns, Magazine Preview

The Corgs Expo has been around since 2009 and since then Gary Carnuche and Gary Mayer have been wonderfully welcoming Ohio and Midwestern video game aficionados to the Columbus Ohio Retro Gaming Society Convention (CORGS-Con). During that time they have welcomed...