by Todd Friedman | Feb 29, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Columns
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jerry Momoda, who is displayed on card number 2330, from the Superstars of 2015 Collection. Jerry was the Nintendo of America’s original market research analyst and game master back in the early 1980’s. Throughout his...
by Walter Day | Feb 25, 2020 | 1980s, Arcade, Columns, Events
W alter Day always had a dream to organize a Make Trax World Championship. He had been the world record holder of the game during the 1982-1983 period and it was a dream that circled in his mind for nearly 40 years, looking for a place to land. Make Trax is considered...
by Magazine Writer | Feb 23, 2020 | Columns, Other Magazines Preview
Some say that no one is born with a soul. Some believe that one has to earn a soul. The soul is an essence deep inside, though reflected on the outside. No matter how well one draws, they are no artist until they can create images in their head that never existed...
by Leonard Herman | Feb 21, 2020 | 1980s, Columns
Video game software can reside on many different types of media. In the early dedicated consoles of the seventies, the games were built into the consoles themselves. The introduction of cartridges in 1976 eventually gave way to CDs in 1988 and DVDs in 2000. Magnetic...
by Old School Gamer | Feb 19, 2020 | 1980s, Arcade, Columns, Events
Welcome to another installment of a column dedicated exclusively to Old School Gamers and Old School Games from the Golden Age of gaming. These gamers, back in the day, had to physically use a coin or token to start a video game. The earning of these coins was mostly...
by Todd Friedman | Feb 17, 2020 | 1980s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns
There are only a few arcade games that are considered part of the golden age of video games. Some think of Pac-Man, Defender, and Donkey Kong. There are a huge number of gamers out there who think Galaga. Galaga is one of the most popular old school games ever. The...