Handheld Electronic Games of the ’70’s – by Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | Jan 22, 2025 | 1970s, 2020s, Magazine Preview

The mid-to-late ‘70s saw the dawn of handheld electronic games and the beginning of my collecting something other than comic books. Console systems like the Fairchild Channel F and Atari 2600 launched in 1976 and 1977 respectively, but their high prices – $250...

Multimorphic Pinball – By Derek Blaha

by Curry Derek Blaha | Dec 16, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview

Behind the doors of an unassuming building hidden away in an industrial complex in the heart of Texas lies one of the most creative and revolutionary pinball companies around. If you are a pinball fan and have never heard of Multimorphic, you’re missing out on a whole...

TI’s FIELD GUIDE TO COLLECTING – By Tristan Ibarra

by Old School Gamer | Dec 15, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview

I was born in 1981, the same year that Jump Man and Donkey Kong had everyone over a barrel and shortly after Pac-Man gave everyone a certain fever. Back then, video games as an entertainment medium were in their infant years and still just a curiosity to most. The...

Modern Retro Gaming – By Brian Lesyk

by Brian Lesyk | Dec 13, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview

I remember reading a quote once by famed French novelist and literary critic Marcel Proust: “Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.” In that vein, our zeal for the experiences of yesteryear as gamers often unintentionally...

THE PRE-NINTENDO 64 WEEKEND – By The Jaded Gamer – Bill Donohue

by Old School Gamer | Dec 11, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview

suppose one of the greater delights one can experience when one gets older is bringing joy to the younger members of the family, because it not only brings fun and laughter to the younger ones; it also brings a warmth that is unlike any other feeling known to man to...

MODRETRO’S GAMEBOY REINVENTED – by Ryan Burger

by Ryan Burger | Dec 9, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview

The ModRetro Chromatic, a new handheld device that plays all of the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges, will be hiding underneath many a Christmas tree this December, just like the original did back in 1989 with the OG version from Nintendo. While this...