The Unpopular Ones – by Michael Mertes

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

While the U.S. has seen a wealth of portable game consoles released across the continent, many never had the opportunity even to make it to store shelves. Allow us to introduce you to two such portables: The Gamate and WonderSwan GAMATE: THE MAIL ORDER PORTABLEThe...

Sega’s Game Gear by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Jan 31, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, Columns, Gaming, Magazine Preview

In the latter 1980s, Sega made a big push to compete with Nintendo in the home console market. The Sega Master System brought a whole new generation of gamers to decide whether they should be team Sega or team Nintendo. Then, in the early 1990s, there was the 16-bit...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Kyle Goewert

by Todd Friedman | Jan 30, 2021 | 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns, Gaming

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Kyle Goewert, who is displayed on card number 26 from the Superstars of 2011 Collection.   Kyle is also featured on cards 327A and 554.  Kyle is one of only a few that have competed in the Kong Off, an annual Donkey Kong arcade...

Game Boy: The Early Arcade Ports

by Brett Weiss | Jan 29, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Columns, Gaming, Magazine Preview

Despite being outgunned by the Atari Lynx and Sega Game Gear in terms of color palette, lighting, screen size, and sheer processing power, the original Game Boy trounced the competition in the category that mattered most to Nintendo: unit sales. The success was driven...

Welcome to the Video Game Capital of the World

by Walter Day | Jan 27, 2021 | 1980s, 2020s, Arcade, Columns, Gaming, Magazine Preview

I started making plans to have the Scoreboard grow into  becoming the “crossroads” of gaming. It was perfectly  fine that the scoreboard had existed so far as a free  service to help all the arcades, but I thought of all the fun  we would all have if the players came...

From the one-armed bandit to online casinos, the evolution of the slot machine

by Old School Gamer | Jan 26, 2021 | Gaming

Focus on the little-known history of the slot machine, which remains the accessory that most symbolises the world of casinos. As an essential element of casinos, the traditional slot machine has survived the times and undergone many changes, while retaining a form of...