by Shaun Jex | Aug 11, 2019 | 1980s, Reviews
The 1980s were a glorious era for pop culture: the films of John Hughes, Aqua Net, Flock of Seagulls, the list is virtually endless. Of course, no list of 1980s icons would be complete without ALF. That’s right: the Alien Life Form from the planet Melmac. He is an...
by Brad Feingold | Aug 7, 2019 | 2000s, Magazine Preview, Reviews
Sit down with a bunch of retro video game enthusiasts and you might have an argument about the best platform game of the 80’s and 90’s. Some will say the Mario series, some will say Kirby, and some will even say Sonic the Hedgehog. But one series that I loved to...
by Shaun Jex | Aug 4, 2019 | 1980s, Reviews
Duck Hunt was the only Nintendo game I ever played which required the Zapper. I spent more time shooting at the dog then I did the ducks. It was fun, and I wasted hours of my life playing it. That said, it wasn’t the only system to utilize the light gun, and it was...
by Shaun Jex | Jul 28, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Reviews
Everyone knows that pumpkins are evil. It’s a well established fact. Put a pumpkin in a position of authority and it will definitely, 100% guaranteed, abuse its power. This is such a well known truth, that it’s baffling that the produce of the Salad Kingdom ever...
by Shaun Jex | Jul 25, 2019 | 1990s, Reviews
I have an inexplicable soft spot for entertainment that is often defined as…how should I put this? Terrible. I have, of my own volition, watched Manos: The Hands of Fate and Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. I have searched out entire episodes of the cartoon...
by Old School Gamer | Jul 24, 2019 | 1980s, Columns, Magazine Preview, Reviews
“Talent borrows, genius steals.” -Oscar Wilde When Oscar said this in the late 1800’s, his medium was the written word. He said many new things, but his medium was firmly established and didn’t change much during his lifetime. He stood on the shoulders (and picked the...