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...

Just for Qix: Hopping Zombie Vampires And the Last Apostle Puppet Show – By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Feb 12, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Columns

Many video game fans believe that 1992’s Mortal Kombat was the first fighting game to use digitized sprite graphics. Others recognize Atari’s 1990 hit Pit-Fighter as the premiere beat ‘em up boasting the technology. The truth is that a rather obscure title, released...

Video Game Trading Cards Spotlight – Jeff Waldron

by Todd Friedman | Feb 3, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jeff Waldron, who is displayed on card number 2499, from the Superstars of 2016 Collection.  Jeff is a long time collector and restorer of classic arcade games.   Some of Jeff’s collection includes Donkey Kong, Pac-Man and...

Horowitz’s History Feature: Preserving History – By Ken Horowitz

by Ken Horowitz | Jan 24, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, Arcade, Columns

A few years ago, I accompanied my oldest daughter on a field trip. I live in the Caribbean, and it’s almost always warm and sunny here, so I decided that day to wear a Minecraft t-shirt. During the bus ride, I chatted with some of her classmates, who asked me about...