Arcade Auction: One Man’s Experience

by Magazine Writer | Jan 25, 2020 | Arcade, Other Magazines Preview

The date? November 11th, 2000. The time? 5:15 am. The sound? The annoying *BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ* of my alarm clock. The reason? A gigantic arcade auction being held in Timonium, Maryland with the possibility of finding some cool piece of arcade history for really cheap....

CVG 101: What I learned Over Summer Vacation

by Magazine Writer | Jan 23, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

I learned many things and got to meet many people at Classic Gaming Expo (CGE) 2000. You probably don’t care much about who I met in person for the first time (although it included the illustrious duo of Chris Cavanaugh and Sarah Thomas), so I thought I’d...

How I Tapped Out on Tapper

by Magazine Writer | Jan 21, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

If you’re anything like me, you probably haven’t played too many of the original arcade games since your youth. Sure, there is the occasional Ms. Pac-Man or Galaga, but when was the last time you actually played the real arcade version of Tapper or Jungle Hunt...

Mr. Borf, Make It So! By Earl Green

by Magazine Writer | Jan 21, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

Now that you’ve pulled your DVD player out of the box and watched The Matrix sixteen bajillion times – both with and without the commentary – what next? Well, believe it or not, your DVD player may be a real live classic gaming machine. First, step...

SNES: The System I Love to Hate By Damien Quicksilver

by Magazine Writer | Jan 19, 2020 | 1990s, Other Magazines Preview

I often think back to how I used to look forward to the introduction of new video game systems. This changed with the introduction of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). That was when the “classic” spirit jumped up inside of me and said,...

Head ‘Em Off to the Past By Earl Green

by Magazine Writer | Jan 17, 2020 | 1980s, 2000s, Other Magazines Preview

THEN Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator (Sega, 1983) Platforms: coin-op, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Vectrex Actually, to say that Sega originated the Star Trek game would be a disservice to years worth of work by budding programmers. These programmers infringed on...