The Super Mario Bros. Game & Watch: A Neat Little Nostalgia Trap

by Ben Magnet | Mar 12, 2021 | 1980s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Reviews

The Super Mario Bros. Game & Watch system is really neat.  As someone who grew up mostly playing the Tiger electronic handhelds this new device pays a great homage to the Game & Watch titles from decades ago.  So why am I talking about it now than way back in...

Just 4 Qix – Quake – by Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Mar 10, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Magazine Preview

Back in 1998, a small California cabinet making company called LAZER-TRON partnered with computer software developer id Software to bring high-end PC gaming into the arcade. Teaming up with Opus Entertainment and LBE Systems, the troop attempted to stir up the arcade...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Sam Tuff

by Todd Friedman | Mar 6, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Columns, Console/Handheld

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Sam Tuff who currently is displayed on card number 3538, from the Superstars of 2021. Sam, from the North East of England, is a World Record Tetris player. He holds over 60 world records on the Twin Galaxies Scoreboard for...

iiRcade Adding Cave Exploring Adventure Game, Spelunker

by Old School Gamer | Mar 3, 2021 | 2020s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, iiRcade, Press Release

        iiRcade Inc., the ultimate connected arcade machine that allows gamers of all ages to play their favorite retro and modern games in arcade style at home, is adding Spelunker (arcade version) and Spelunker II (arcade version), two officially...

The Resident Evil Trilogy – by Michael Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Mar 2, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Magazine Preview

Back in 1996 PlayStation players were introduced to the survival horror world of Resident Evil. Trapped in a mansion and armed with limited resources to defend themselves, players would fight for their lives against the biological atrocities that infested the halls of...

Strategic Simulations from Board to Console – by Bill Lange

by BillLange | Feb 24, 2021 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

Fight it out with your trusty six-shooter in the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Lead the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte’s grand armies across the European landscape. Hold the line against Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg. Sink the mighty Bismarck. Command the...