Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Wes Copeland

by Todd Friedman | Mar 3, 2026 | 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Wes Copeland, who is displayed on card number 769, from the Superstars of 2014.   Wes is also features on card numbers 1838 and 2245.  Wes is the current world record holder, on what some people call the holy grail of arcade...

Galaga: The Race to 10,000,000 (REWIND)

by Todd Friedman | Feb 15, 2026 | 1980s, Arcade, Columns, Events

With multiple Galaga records falling recently and many new players and competitions being introduced, there has also been a drive to something no one thought imaginable as recently as 3 years ago – 10,000,000 (that’s TEN MILLION) points on Tournament Settings. Armando...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Don Hodges

by Todd Friedman | Jan 31, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Don Hodges, who currently is displayed on card number 753, from the Superstars of 2014 Collection.  Don is a classic arcade gamer who has analyzed program code for games such as Pac-Man, Dig-Dug, Defender, and Galaga. He may be...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Dan Yamnitz

by Todd Friedman | Jan 18, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Dan Yamnitz who currently is displayed on card number 3319, from the Superstars of 2020 Collection. Dan is a multi-world record holder on the arcade version of Pole Position II. He holds the record on all four tracks of the...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Jeff Lee

by Todd Friedman | Jan 3, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jeff Lee, who is displayed on card number 2119, from the Superstars of 2015 Collection.   Jeff is also featured on trading card 2374.  Jeff is an extraordinary talented artist in the video game community, most known of course,...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Paige Burger

by Todd Friedman | Dec 20, 2025 | 2010s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Paige Burger, who is displayed on card number 3105, from the Superstars of 2019 Collection.   Paige is part of the Old School Gamer Magazine crew.   Daughter of the creator and publisher, Paige has made a huge impact on...