Missing Secret Characters in Fighting Games

by Ben Magnet | Aug 16, 2020 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Opinions

As awesome as fighting games are, there has always been one aspect that made me want to get good at certain fighting games.  It wasn’t because there was a tournament that I was going to participate in or because I wanted to school my brother in a game.  I wanted...

Protecting your retro video game boxes

by Todd Friedman | Aug 7, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Columns, Opinions

I was organizing my video games the other day and came across an unopened Pokemon SoulSilver with Pokewalker Accessory in box. I looked up what an unopened box would be and to my surprise saw a range between 250 -350 dollars on Ebay.  I wanted to make sure this game...

Missing Older Sports Games.

by Ben Magnet | Jul 26, 2020 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Opinions

With the world being in the shape it is it was nice to have one of my favorite things come back.  Baseball.  I love baseball, ever since I was little I’ve loved the game.  Watching it, playing it, going to Dodger games on the weekends with my family.  Even...

RETROSPECTIVE: A Tale of Street Fighters

by Jason Russell | Apr 19, 2020 | 1990s, Arcade, Magazine Preview, Opinions

Days of Future’s Past My nephew is 11 years old.  He has just about every modern console known to man, a gaming PC, a powerhouse iPad and iPhone and the other day, in casual video gaming conversation, he happens to mention Street Fighter II. I paused...

The Age of Remakes, Remasters, and Reboots (And Why That’s Not A Bad Thing).

by Ben Magnet | Apr 11, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Opinions

The past few years we have seen so many games get the 21st Century upgrade.  Games that we loved back in the day getting facelifts and being introduced to the younger generation makes me smile.  It’s also a change of pace because unlike another industry I know...

The Generational Gaming Gap.

by Ben Magnet | Mar 25, 2020 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Opinions

It is bound to happen at some point in our lives.  The time when the younger generation starts playing a game and us older/retro gamers start our sentences with, “Back in my day…”  It always happens, we just don’t realize it is until it does...