End of Days: Famicom Disk System – by Michael Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Sep 8, 2021 | 1980s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Those who stepped in front of a Famicom Disk, Writer Kiosk in April of 1992 may have scratched  their heads when they saw the latest and last title  available via the disk writer service with Clu Clu Land:  Welcome to New Clu Clu Land. New Clu Clu Land is an  updated...

A Blast from the Past – by Craig Cooper

by Old School Gamer | Sep 6, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Have you ever had a moment of nostalgia thinking  about just how much you would love to go play  a few of your favorite old games again? With much  excitement, you dust off the old system and start  hooking it up only to find that the connectors on your  wires do not...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Glib?

by Derek Slaton | Sep 5, 2021 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1983 Publisher: Seichow & Righter Controller: Joystick Players: 1 – 2 Genre: Word Game Alternate Title: N/A Model #: 87 Rarity: 9 Programmer: N/A This is a relatively fun word game, provided you are into that sort of thing. From the creators of...

Sega’s Early Adventure Games – by Michael Coorlim

by Old School Gamer | Sep 4, 2021 | 1990s, Columns, Magazine Preview

When you think of Sega and Adventure games, what comes to mind are probably games  released for the Saturn. Less well remembered,  perhaps, are the games released for its 8 and 16-bit  systems – the Master System, the Genesis, the Sega  CD. Sega’s marketing...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Adrian Rodriguez

by Todd Friedman | Sep 3, 2021 | 2010s, 2020s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Adrian Rodriguez who currently is displayed on card number 3972, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection.  Adrian got into video games at a young age. Adrian really got into video games when Mario Forever was on the PC. In the...

King’s Quest – by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Aug 31, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Sierra Entertainment can be associated with dozens of classic adventure games. Some of the  most memorable games I have played are Police  Quest, Space Quest, Leisure Suit Larry and, of course,  King’s Quest. King’s Quest was my first experience  at an “RPG” game on...