Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)

by JasonBreininger | Mar 8, 2018 | 1990s, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews

Blast processing. Sega had it, Nintendo didn’t. I had no idea what it was and most other kids didn’t either. Of course, we now know it was a made up term used by the Sega marketing department, but that didn’t matter to us in 1991. All we knew was that there was this...

RETROSPECTIVE: What Ever Happened to Bits?

by Jason Russell | Mar 8, 2018 | Columns, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

Making Sense of the Pieces and Bits Have you ever wondered why the numbers in the names of today’s consoles have more to do with the generation of the hardware family than they do processing power?  Let’s cut to the chase on this one – technology has surpassed...

We Stopped By The Pinball Hall of Fame

by Old School Gamer | Mar 6, 2018 | Arcade, Columns, Magazine Preview

Old School Baby. That’s what Tim called me when he walked into A Gamers Paradise and saw the magazine and my embroidered shirt that I was wearing for the magazine. My potential interview with Tim Arnold the operator of The Pinball Hall of Fame was off to an...

RETROSPECTIVE: DreamGEAR Data East Hits Gamestation Wireless Console

by Jason Russell | Mar 1, 2018 | 1980s, Arcade, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews

A Big Step in the Right Direction DreamGEAR is one of those companies that’s been steadily releasing affordable plug and play (as well as handheld and mini) hardware for years.  Well over a decade in fact.  So it’s a safe bet nearly everyone with even a modicum of...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Todd Rogers

by Todd Friedman | Feb 28, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Todd Rogers, who is displayed on card number 100, from the Superstars of 2011.  Also Todd can be found on card numbers 356, 397, 521, 551, 660, 1763, 1869, 2049, 2135 and 2516.  The Video Games first “Pro Gamer”, Todd has...

Game and Market Watch – By Dan Loosen

by Dan Loosen | Feb 27, 2018 | Columns, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

It’s undeniable in the past 20 years, the market for retro games has changed a lot. The market changes have come for a lot of different reasons, and in this new column, Game and Market Watch, I’m going to explore some of the changes we’ve seen and the factors that...