Catching up with Buckner and Garcia
“I’ve got a pocket full of quarters and I’m headed to the arcade.” Do those words sound familiar? If you’re a child of the ’80s, they should. They’re the opening of Jerry Buckner and Gary Garcia’s hit song, Pac-Man Fever, from the...
Cleaning Your Cartridges By Lee K. Seitz
Finally, after months of searching, you find a new and sought after cartridge for your collection. You take it home, plug it in your system, and. . .nothing! The game appears to be dead. Maybe it’s just dusty. You take it out, blow on it, and try again. Still...
Do Movies and Video games create an unholy mix? By Damien Quicksilver
Well, here’s the “movie” issue of Classic Gamer Magazine. I guess the focus is the blissful union between movies and video games. Wait a minute! BLISSFUL UNION? Generally, I’d say that movies and video games are like oil and water – they don’t quite mix. No,...
The Last Don: An Interview with Don Thomas
Classic Gamer Magazine: The birth of video games began with a couple of kids standing around in a soda place playing Pong. What would you say was the defining moment in history that transformed video games from being a casual, almost obscure, pastime to one that has...
Games From the Trenches
When George Lucas unleashed Star Wars into theatres in 1977, he created more than a great film. He forever changed how Hollywood would design and market movies, particularly on the merchandising front. After an avalanche of Star Wars action figures, T-shirts, plastic...Latest Magazine For Paid Subscribers
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