by Todd Friedman | Mar 20, 2018 | 1980s, Arcade, Events, Magazine Preview
On October 8, 1983, Walter Day of Twin Galaxies had a vision. He dreamt of having a Video Game Hall ofFameinOttumwa,Iowa. Heknew this would be the perfect place to host the event being that Ottumwa, Iowa was crowned the Video Game Capital of the world one year before....
by Brad Feingold | Mar 16, 2018 | 1980s, Magazine Preview, Reviews
A long time ago, in a…. wait, wrong movie. Documentaries are normally a weakness for me. I sometimes have difficulties connecting with the people and the topics involved such as war, gold mining, criminals and claims of alien abductions.. But lately, I have...
by Walter Day | Mar 13, 2018 | Arcade, Events, Magazine Preview
Twin Galaxies is the world authority on player rankings, gaming statistics, and championship tournaments, with pinball statistics dating from the 1930s and video game statistics from the early 1980s. As the electronic gaming indus- try’s premiere statistician, Twin...
by Michael Thomasson | Mar 11, 2018 | Arcade, Columns, Magazine Preview
When Donkey Kong’s cut-scene animation inquires, “HOW HIGH CAN YOU GET?,” it isn’t referring to recreational drug use, but to how many meters you can climb in the construction site that is the setting of the game. However, if you thought that a green leafy plant...
by Jason Russell | Mar 8, 2018 | Columns, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...
Making Sense of the Pieces and Bits Have you ever wondered why the numbers in the names of today’s consoles have more to do with the generation of the hardware family than they do processing power? Let’s cut to the chase on this one – technology has surpassed...
by Old School Gamer | Mar 6, 2018 | Arcade, Columns, Magazine Preview
Old School Baby. That’s what Tim called me when he walked into A Gamers Paradise and saw the magazine and my embroidered shirt that I was wearing for the magazine. My potential interview with Tim Arnold the operator of The Pinball Hall of Fame was off to an...