End of Days – Virtual Boy and 3D Tetris – by Michael Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Feb 16, 2021 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Magazine Preview

Released in March of 1996, 3DTetris was the last North American title to be released for the Virtual Boy. True to its title, 3DTetris attempts to take the 2D premise of falling Tetris blocks and place them into a three-dimensional square well. Both the well and Tetris...

The Future is now! Amico Special Review – by Michael Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Feb 12, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Columns, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

On Wednesday, August 5th, 2020, Tommy Tallarico and many other vital members of the newly reformed Intellivision company held a special web event to give the world the latest news on their brand new Amico console. The broadcast kicked off with a well-produced video...

Diary of an Arcade Employee – by Ryan Burger

by Old School Gamer | Feb 10, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns, Magazine Preview

Vic Sage has produced podcasts since 2013. His signature podcast (that I enjoy), “Diary of an Arcade Employee”, began in 2015. Since then, he has changed from the Retroist, to his own Pop Culture RetroRama site, and has since brought the podcast out of the mothballs...

Hidden Gems for the Nintendo 64 – by Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | Feb 8, 2021 | 1990s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Critics of the Nintendo 64 often say that the console has nothing really good to offer outside of a few triple-A first-party titles like Mario Kart 64, Super Mario 64,Pilotwings 64, and Goldeneye 007. While the system does indeed have its share of stinkers (Superman:...

Theme VS. Design – by Howard Scott Warshaw

by Old School Gamer | Feb 6, 2021 | 1990s, Columns, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Magazine Preview

Hey there, I’d like to interrupt you for a moment, if I may. Did you know psychotherapy and game design have a lot in common? This is not to say that game developers are insane. Of course, I’m not not saying that either. What I am saying is this: since becoming The...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Ken Williams

by Todd Friedman | Feb 6, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Ken Williams, A.K.A “Sushi-X”, who currently is displayed on card number 30, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection.  Ken was on the staff of Electronic Gaming Monthly in the early 1990’s.  In 2006 Ken, along with Terry...