by Ben Magnet | Dec 25, 2020 | 2000s, Events, Gaming, Pinball
Last year I talked about how my parents made a mix-up about which console I wanted for Christmas one year. This year I want to talk about one of the most memorable Christmas mornings I have ever had in my entire life. However, instead of video games, this one...
by Todd Friedman | Oct 9, 2020 | 2020s, Columns, ESports, Events, Interviews
MEXICO TRADING CARD AWARD CEREMONIES, Saturday, October 10th, 2020 at 7:30 PM CST. Ceremonies to be hosted by Todd Friedman, Rick Barretto, Billy Mitchell and Walter Day. Eleven recipients have been chosen who represent Mexico’s most devoted, brilliant and...
by Ben Magnet | Sep 5, 2020 | 2020s, Console/PC/Handheld, Events, Opinions
On Thursday September 3rd, Nintendo released their Mario 35th Anniversary Nintendo Direct. The direct had some neat things to show off such as upcoming releases of a Game and Watch console, R/C Mario Kart, and the release of Super Mario All-Stars for the SNES Online...
by Todd Friedman | May 30, 2020 | 1980s, Arcade, Columns, Events
With multiple Galaga records falling recently and many new players and competitions being introduced, there has also been a drive to something no one thought imaginable as recently as 3 years ago – 10,000,000 (that’s TEN MILLION) points on Tournament Settings. Armando...
by Old School Gamer | May 7, 2020 | 2020s, Events, Press Release
ROCHESTER, NY—The late Ralph Baer, known as the father of home video games and the first person to patent the idea of playing a video game on a television, spent more than four decades creating, inventing, and changing the landscape of play. The Strong museum, home to...
by Old School Gamer | Apr 21, 2020 | 2020s, Arcade, Columns, Events, Magazine
It was a brisk 30 degrees in Rochester, NY on Friday November 8, 2019. Coming from Los Angeles, the cold was a shock to my system, but well worth it. I made thejourney east to a end a screening of Josh Tsui’s new documentary about Williams/Bally/Midway… Insert...