Super Smash Bros/Super Mario Kart Tournaments

by Todd Friedman | Oct 9, 2022 | 1990s, 2000s, ESports

BHOP Esports Presents: Replay! Oct 20th — 23rd, 2022 1551 Thoreau Dr N, Schaumburg, IL 60173, USA Welcome to REPLAY, a Mario-themed tournament event happening at Pinball Expo 2022! Limited number of entrants! Sign up TODAY! Featured Games Super Smash Bros. Ultimate...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel

by Todd Friedman | Sep 8, 2022 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, ESports, Interviews

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel, who currently is displayed on card number 3480, from the Superstars of 2020 Collection.  Johnathan is a former professional Esports player of games like Quake and PainKiller. At one time Johnathan...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – John Riggs

by Todd Friedman | Apr 29, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, ESports, Interviews

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features John Riggs who currently is displayed on card number 4098, from the Superstars of 2022 Collection. John Riggs has been playing video games for as long as he can remember. From his earliest gaming memory of playing Donkey Kong...

Top 6 Custom-Made Gifts For Your Precious Gamer

by Old School Gamer | Jun 14, 2021 | 2020s, ESports

Wanting to gift that special gamer someone with a unique gift you know they’ll love isn’t always easy. But no fear, we’re here with some custom-made gifts that the gamer in your life will love. If you know the games they enjoy, you’re in the right direction....

Craig Broadbrooks: NHL Faceoff ’98 – by Patrick Hickey Jr.

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Mar 24, 2021 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, ESports, Magazine Preview

After the monumental successes of the original NHLFaceOff and its successor, NHL FaceOff 97, Craig Broadbooks and his team at Killer Game proved, at least for the time being, that its hockey franchise could hold its own with the likes of EA Sports NHL series on the...

A Classic Tetris Community Report

by Old School Gamer | Jan 21, 2021 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, ESports, Magazine Preview

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CLASSIC TETRIS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (CTWC) In 2010, three visionaries, Vince Clemente, Adam Cornelius, and Robin Mihara (NWC 1990 Finalist), crossed paths on their separate journeys to find the “Best NES Tetris Player on the Planet”. After holding...