Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Dan Wolfe

by Todd Friedman | Dec 15, 2018 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Dan Wolfe, who is displayed on card number 738, from the Superstars of 2014.  Dan is currently second on the NES game Bubble Bobble with a score of 1,747,020.   Dan is a super fan of the classic console systems such as Nintendo...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Jim Schelberg

by Todd Friedman | Dec 9, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jim Schelberg, who is displayed on card number 284, from the Superstars of 2012.  Jim is also featured on cards 739 and 1714.  Jim is the editor and publisher of “PinGame Journal”.  He has a passion to spread the news and...

RIP Joel West

by Todd Friedman | Dec 5, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Columns

Bezerk Champion, Star of Chasing Ghosts, and a dear friend of mine passed away today.   I will miss his kindness and love for the gaming industry.  He was a huge help in the Walter Day Trading card project as well as helping sell merchandise for charity and other...

Soundtrack Review: Dungeon Explorer (TurboGrafx-16, 1989)

by Adam Johnson | Dec 4, 2018 | 1980s, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews

Dungeon Explorer, released in 1989 for the TurboGrafx-16, is a multiplayer-capable action RPG (one of the first, in fact) with an excellent soundtrack. It garnered generally positive reviews, which cited its clever puzzles and fun gameplay mechanics (borrowing heavily...

Crazy Controllers – The Super Pad 64

by Conor McBrien | Nov 28, 2018 | 1990s, Columns

Games have to be controlled with something, whether it’s a mouse and keyboard, a good old joystick, or a modern, two-stick gamepad. In the first of a new series, we’ll look at some of the weird, unwieldy, or just plain bad controllers used by gamers both young and...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Paul Hornitzky

by Todd Friedman | Nov 25, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Paul Hornitzky who is displayed on card number 91, from the Twin Galaxies Superstars Collection of 2011.  Paul grew up in the Golden Age of Video Games.  When Arcades and Pinball were all the rage back in the 1970s and 1980s. ...