Game and Market Watch – By Dan Loosen

by Dan Loosen | May 8, 2018 | Columns, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

In the last article that I wrote, I discussed the importance that the role of story can have when collecting games – good stories make interesting items more desirable, thus raising their prices, while rare items that are relatively unknown tend to be forgotten...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Mike Gedeon

by Todd Friedman | May 5, 2018 | 2000s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Mike Gedeon, who’s Cleveland’s Classic Console and Arcade Gaming Show (CCAG) is displayed on card number 233, from the Superstars of 2012. Mike and his partner Matt Teske are the organizers of the Cleveland Classic Gaming...

RETROSPECTIVE: Meet the Neo Geo Mini

by Jason Russell | May 4, 2018 | 1990s, Arcade, Columns, Console/Handheld

  Two More Retro Minis Announced Retro gaming and the plug & play hardware model sort of go hand in hand and with good reason.  Consumers are willing to put up with complexity to have the latest and greatest (virtual reality systems like the Oculus Rift are a...

The Walter Day Report: Back in the 80s, was there a “Greatest-of-All-Time?” – By Walter Day

by Walter Day | May 1, 2018 | Columns, Magazine Preview

With all the talk about the Patriot’s Tom Brady being the NFL’s greatest quarterback of all time, one begins to wonder if there was ever a gamer back in the Golden Age of arcade gaming who was undeniably the Greatest of All Time (aka G.O.A.T)? As a sport reaches an...

Relating on a Personal Level with Atari’s Paperboy

by JasonBreininger | May 1, 2018 | 1980s, Arcade, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews, The Story Of...

Spring of 1985 was a dark time for video games. The Nintendo Entertainment System was still 6 months from seeing the light of day in the United States. Atari mania and Pac-Man fever felt like ages ago thanks to the shift away from home console gaming towards computer...

Just 4 Qix: Wizard of Wor – By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Apr 27, 2018 | Columns, Magazine Preview

This magical game has you taking on the role of a brave space Worrior in a quest to slay the mighty Wizard of Wor. Armed with a unified-field- disturbance rifle, you’ll descend into a series of dangerous dungeon mazes. With tactical strategy, bravery, and bit of good...