by Todd Friedman | Sep 3, 2021 | 2010s, 2020s, Columns, Magazine Preview
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Adrian Rodriguez who currently is displayed on card number 3972, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection. Adrian got into video games at a young age. Adrian really got into video games when Mario Forever was on the PC. In the...
by Mike Mertes | Sep 2, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview
Computer purists during the late 1980s and 1990s were blessed with many excellent adventure video games and would often scoff at the thought of playing a functional adventure game with depth on an 8- or 16-bit console. Contrary to those beliefs, though, both the...
by Todd Friedman | Aug 31, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Columns, Magazine Preview
Sierra Entertainment can be associated with dozens of classic adventure games. Some of the most memorable games I have played are Police Quest, Space Quest, Leisure Suit Larry and, of course, King’s Quest. King’s Quest was my first experience at an “RPG” game on...
by Old School Gamer | Aug 29, 2021 | 1990s, 2020s, Columns, Magazine Preview
Tis I, Sir Guyye of ManDood, who doth inscribe this tale of courage, horror and the ultimate sacrifice in the face of ungodly monstrosities. When his Royal Majesty, King Avarice of Cupidity, dis covered that his crown had been purloined by the evil dragon Regurgitus...
by Brett Weiss | Aug 27, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Columns, Magazine Preview
At Christmas in 1987, I got an NES for Christmas and have been playing it on and off (mostly on) ever since. I’ve always had a console hooked up in my living room, bedroom, or game room, depending on where I was living at the time. It’s one of the greatest...
by Old School Gamer | Aug 25, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, iiRcade, Magazine Preview
My family moved to US in August 1984 and one and half year later was when I experienced Showbiz Pizza Place for the first time. It had a collection of arcade machines that filled up the entire room that seemed to be as big as a mall. There was Galaga, a game that...