Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Estel Goffinet

by Todd Friedman | Jun 16, 2019 | 1980s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Estel Goffinet, who is displayed on card number 553,  from the Superstars of 2013 Collection.  Estel is also featured on cards 1049, 1240 and 2496. Estel is one of a very small group of gamers who has a recorded and approved...

Thanks to Everyone that Pledged

by Todd Friedman | Jun 11, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns, The Story Of...

This Kickstarter has been backed!  This book will be published and shipped out to gamers. Thanks so much  This 100+ page full color book covers the entire first year of Walter Day’s Twin Galaxies Superstars trading cards, with stories! Pre-Order Book A...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – David Perry

by Todd Friedman | Jun 9, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features card number 200, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection.  His name is David Perry.  David is a Northern Irish video game developer who brought to us dozens of video games such as Earthworm Jim, Wild 9 and Enter the Matrix....

Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin: Warlords and Mega Bomberman – By Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | May 28, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, Columns, Magazine Preview

I like a good, epic solo adventure like H.E.R.O. for the ColecoVision, or God of War for the PlayStation 2, as much as anyone, and I also enjoy playing (and replaying) any number of quickie twitch games, all by my lonesome. However, there’s nothing quite like facing...

Just 4 Qix: Warlords – By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | May 23, 2019 | 1980s, Arcade, Columns

Atari’s Warlords is considered one of the best competitive video game titles of all time. Warlords is a simple game that took Atari’s early games Quadrapong and Breakout and greatly improved upon them. By taking the multi-player paddle premise and spinning the concept...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Bobby “Q43” Wilson

by Todd Friedman | May 20, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Bobby (Q43) Wilson, who conveniently displayed on card number 43, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection.  Bobby is also on other “43” trading cards such as 1043, 1143, 1243, 1343, 1943.   Bobby can also be seen on card number...