Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Alan Radue

by Todd Friedman | Mar 11, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Alan Radue, who is displayed on card number 383, from the Superstars of 2012.  He is also featured on card 2210 from the Superstars of 2015.   Alan is the current world record holder on the arcade games Sea Wolf & Sprint 2....

Pole Position and Michael Klug – By Joel West

by Old School Gamer | Mar 4, 2019 | 1980s, Arcade, Columns

COINS DETECTED IN POCKET   Welcome to the premier installment of a column dedicated exclusively to Old School Gamers. These gamers, back in the day, had to physically use a coin to start a video game. The earning of coinage was mostly accomplished after some form...

Brett’s Old School Bargain Bin – Street Fighter II Turbo – By Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | Mar 1, 2019 | 1990s, Columns, Magazine Preview

  My forthcoming book, The SNES Omnibus: The Super Nintendo and Its Games, Vol. 2 (N-Z), is now available for pre-order. The book won’t release until April 28, 2019, but I decided to give Old School Gamer readers an advance look at one of the entries. Since the...

The Adventures of Stuart Smith – Early Adventure Games By Bill Lange

by BillLange | Feb 26, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, Columns

  Stuart Smith is the legendary game designer and programmer of a number of influential, early to mid 1980s, computer role playing games, including: FRACAS, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, The Return Of Heracles, Adventure Construction Set and Rivers of Light...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Eddie Adlum

by Todd Friedman | Feb 24, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Eddie Adlum, who currently is displayed on card number 2050, from the Superstars of 2015 Collection.  Eddie is the founder and publisher of RePlay Magazine.  He has been writing or publishing since 1964, where he worked for...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – William ‘SnowFlake’ Rosa

by Todd Friedman | Feb 15, 2019 | 1980s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features William ‘SnowFlake’ Rosa, who is displayed on card number 2468, from the Superstars of 2016 Collection.  On February 2nd, 2019, Bill broke a new world record on “Tapper” Arcade, pending verification.  Streaming live...