UPlay Arcade- The iiRestrictor Set by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Jul 21, 2021 | 2020s, Arcade, Columns, Reviews

GET TO COMPETITION LEVEL NOW!! This is the slogan from the company Uplay Arcade on their website for the iiRestrictor Set. This 3D printed item helps the game on the iiRcade go from the standard 8-way joystick to a simple 4 way with a little help from the...

Coming Soon – WALTER DAY’S GAMING SUPERSTARS: VOLUME TWO

by Todd Friedman | Jul 6, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Columns

100+ Full Color Pages All 200 cards listed, including variants (Cards 201-400) Historical Stories about the card holders Beautiful imagery throughout the book This book is all about the second set of trading cards from The Walter Day Collection 2012. Not only will the...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Kaboom!

by Derek Slaton | Jul 4, 2021 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1981 Publisher: Activision Controller: Paddles Players: 1 – 2 Genre: Arcade Alternate Title: N/A Model #: AX-010 Rarity: 2 Programmer: Larry Kaplan This is one of the very few must own games if you had the paddle controllers. Grab your water...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – George Riley

by Todd Friedman | Jul 3, 2021 | 2000s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features George Riley, who is displayed on card number 206, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection.  George is a widely know Donkey Kong 3 Champion.  His scores on M.A.M.E. and the arcade are number one on the Twin Galaxies...

Once Upon Atari – by Howard Scott Warshaw

by Old School Gamer | Jun 21, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Columns, Magazine Preview, Reviews

Airborne grains of sand and flying bits of old trash are pelting me without mercy. Honestly, I never imagined I’d find myself here… I’m standing in the middle of a garbage dump in the New Mexico desert. It’s hot. It’s LOUD. A huge sandstorm rages all around us....

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – James Carter

by Todd Friedman | Jun 20, 2021 | 1980s, 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features James Carter who currently is displayed on card number 3959, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection.  James is a world champion Dig-Dug Player. Dig-Dug has been a part of James life since he was 11 years old. On May 20th,2021,...