Hold That Tiger! Tiger Electronic LCD
Despite Tiger Handheld games being considered video games, they often did not sit in the electronics section where one would expect to find a Game Boy and its games. Instead, Tiger's LCD games would sit in the toy aisles at stores. Having Tiger games next to Teenage...
Welcome to the Video Game Capital of the World
I started making plans to have the Scoreboard grow into becoming the “crossroads” of gaming. It was perfectly fine that the scoreboard had existed so far as a free service to help all the arcades, but I thought of all the fun we would all have if the players came...
Edutainment Games: The Good, The Bad, and The Yikes.
I grew up in the 90's and for video games the 90's were great. SEGA and Nintendo were going at it with Sony waiting in the wings while PC gaming started to show off how cool it could be with the internet. Things were looking to be great for gamers in the 90's,...
Turrican Flashback Review (PS4/Nintendo Switch)
Fans of run and gun action platformers like Contra that don't know what "Turrican" is are about to have their worlds blown apart thanks to the upcoming release of Turrican Flashback. Available on the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on January 29th, 2021, Turrican...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Battlezone?
Release Date: 1983 Publisher: Atari Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Shoot’em Up - 3D Alternate Title: N/A Model #: CX2681 Rarity: 3 Programmer: Michael Feinstein This is one of the more technically impressive games in the 2600 catalog. The year is 1999 and the...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Jesse Porter
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jesse Porter, who is displayed on card number 2644, from the Superstars of 2017. Jesse is a huge classic console fan. Jesse holds over 300 Twin Galaxies world records, which one of them, Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi...
A Classic Tetris Community Report
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CLASSIC TETRIS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (CTWC) In 2010, three visionaries, Vince Clemente, Adam Cornelius, and Robin Mihara (NWC 1990 Finalist), crossed paths on their separate journeys to find the “Best NES Tetris Player on the Planet”. After holding...
Burning Force – A Hidden Gem
You know, it’s hard to remember a time when video games weren’t ubiquitous. Today, we experience video games everywhere, from Twitter to Twitch. Even if you could afford every video game magazine that was published in the 80’s and 90’s, what you really learned...
Pinball: From Arcade to Home TV
During the early 1930’s, Pinball was a staple in drugstores and taverns. It was a rather simple game of luck based on the French game Bagatelle, using spring launchers to score points. Electrification and active bumpers added more excitement, but the game didn’t...
End of Days – Sonic and the Sega Master System
What if you took Sonic the Hedgehog and toned down every gimmick that brought him to the public eye? No, I’m not talking about his love for chili dogs. I’m talking about tweaking his super-sonic speed that SEGA’s marketing department touted was only possible due to...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – George Spanos
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features George Spanos, who currently is displayed on card number 3333, from the Superstars of 2020 Collection. George is one of the great arcade mechanics in the Chicagoland area. He has serviced machines at all the top arcade...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Double Dragon?
Release Date: 1989 Publisher: Activision Controller: Joystick Players: 1 - 2 Genre: Arcade Alternate Title: N/A Model #: AK-050 Rarity: 5 Programmer: Dan Kitchen This port of the arcade classic came along very late in the 2600 lifespan and stands apart from every...
Music is the Weapon – How Aerosmith Rocked the Arcade
Aerosmith’s signature video game almost didn’t include Aerosmith. In 1993, Midway Games was working on a new coin-op to be titled ‘Generation X’, and if one listens carefully to the opening sequence, Revolution X is referred to by its original title. However, that...
Once a NES Kid, Always a NES Kid
Those were the EXACT words I screamed when I laid my eyes on the Nintendo Entertainment System for the very first time. The moment has been vividly burned into my brain. It was January, 1986. I was sleeping over at my friend John Gaines’ house. I assumed we’d...
Coins Detected in Pocket – Recent World Records
In 1999 and his 2005 Donkey Kong record score. In a video released by Guinness World Records, Editor-in Chief Craig Glenday stated, “reviewing both: existing evidence and newly sourced eyewitness testimony, plus some new expert gameplay analyses and hardware...
Coins Detected in Pocket – Robbie Lakeman vs. Donkey Kong
THE GAME Like sand at the beach, an ARCADE has zero legitimacy without one, if not two, Donkey Kong cabinets. Nintendo’s 1981 explosive launch put them at the top of the North American ARCADE scene. Stubborn Gorilla versus fearless Jump Man… can this helpless damsel...
Tiger Electronics: The Handheld on a BUDGET.
In the late 80's and early 90's gaming on the go wasn't a distant dream anymore. We had the Game Boy, SEGA Game Gear and the Atari Lynx. These systems were great in their own right and of course the Game Boy would be the one to take the crown and become the most...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Vinny DelRusso
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Vinny DelRusso who currently is displayed on card number 3531 from the Walter Day Superstars of 2021. Vinny is the founder of Video Game 911. This company specializes in repairing gaming items ranging from consoles to arcade...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Gas Hog?
Release Date: 1983 Publisher: Spectravision Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model #: SA-217 Rarity: 8 Programmer: Mark Turmel This shooter simply runs out of gas before getting entertaining. Hop behind the wheel of an...
Mark Flitman: Virtual Bart
From their debut on the Nintendo Entertainment System to their classic arcade game and plethora of other games on seemingly every console ever created, The Simpsons have always had a stake in gaming history. Connected with publishers the likes of Konami, Electronic...
The Halley Project or Walking the Dog
Space… deep Space… infinite in all its dimensions.. as black as Satan’s heart… punctured by the occasional star, bleeding light in a half-hearted attempt to push back the cold, black depths… to no avail… and deep in the darkness below, a small silver dot crawls...
An Interview with Jeff Peters
If you have been around the gaming scene for the past 35 years, you’ve probably heard of Jeff Peters. You may have even met him. Jeff is one of the co founders of the Utah Digital Entertainment Network (UDEN), whose mission is to connect, inform and grow the local...
Final Fight!
Double Dragon’s plotline and kidnapped Jessica Haggar, the daughter of the new Metro City Mayor. Too bad the Mad Gears never called the Black Shadow Warriors, because had they done so, they would have found out that kidnapping someone’s daughter or girl friend...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Lori Mangione
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Lori Mangione who currently is displayed on card number 3301, from the Superstars of 2020 Collection. She is also on card number 3264 with her husband Michael. Lori is the artist behind “Silly Rabbit Crafts”. Her pixelated...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Astroblast?
Release Date: 1982 Publisher: M Network Controller: Joystick/Paddles Players: 1 Genre: Shoot’em Up - Space Invaders Alternate Title: N/A Model #: MT5666 Rarity: 2 Programmer: Hal Finney This may be one of the fastest paced games in history. The Earth is under attack...
NHLPA 93: Fighting For Fun
“If it’s in the game, it’s in the game,” the mega publisher’s sports titles were about much more than realism. While they were always about providing a realistic experience, there was always an effort to simultaneously maintain a massively fun environment. While...
A Great Christmas Surprise.
Last year I talked about how my parents made a mix-up about which console I wanted for Christmas one year. This year I want to talk about one of the most memorable Christmas mornings I have ever had in my entire life. However, instead of video games, this one...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Frostbite?
Release Date: 1983 Publisher: Activision Controller: Joystick Players: 1 - 2 Genre: Arcade Alternate Title: N/A Model #: AX-031 Rarity: 4 Programmer: Steve Cartwright This game just missed out on being an all-time classic on the 2600. You are Frostbite Bailey, an...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Gustavo “Gus” Rodrigueztr
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Gustavo "Gus" Rodriguez, who currently is displayed on card number 3494, from the Superstars of 2020 Collection. Considered an ICON of game culture in Mexico and Latin America, Gus is the founder of the prestigious Club...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Chopper Command?
Release Date: 1982 Publisher: Activision Controller: Joystick Players: 1 - 2 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model #: AZ-015 Rarity: 2 Programmer: Bob Whitehead This is one of the finest shooters in the 2600 catalog. Take control of a heavily armed...
Surprising retro games that raised eyebrows
We often take the 21st century’s technological advancements for granted. These days, thanks to the invention of smartphones, everybody carries round a tiny device capable of providing a seamless gaming experience. Whether you prefer to play poker on your phone on the...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Pete “NukeAloiD” Corpeny
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Pete “NukeAloiD” Corpeny, who currently is displayed on card number 3489, from the Superstars of 2020 Collection. Pete is an exceptionally good arcade marathon player. In the 1980’s, Pete could be seen playing such games as...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Gremlins?
Publisher: Atari Release: 1984 Controller: Joystick Players: 1-2 Genre: Arcade Alternate Title: N/A Model: # CX26127 Rarity: 6 Programmer: Scott Smith In this take on the hit movie, you are in control of the hapless teenager Billy who must protect his town from being...
Five Reasons Why NHL 94 Rewind Needs To Hit the Switch
The NHL series is one of the most important sports franchises ever. So why has it yet to appear on the Nintendo Switch? While that trend won’t change with the main series this season in NHL 21, or most likely ever, there’s virtually no reason why the game’s new...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Pablo “Paul Jagger” Lezama
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Pablo “Paul Jagger” Lezama who currently is displayed on card number 3490, from the Superstars of 2020 Collection. Pablo was recently presented his trading card and award with a virtual trading card ceremony. Pablo is a...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Atlantis?
This is one of the finest shooters in the 2600 library. Release Date: 1982 Publisher: Imagic Controller: Joystick Players: 1 - 2 Genre: Shoot’em Up - Misc Alternate Title: N/A Model #: IA3203 Rarity: 2 Programmer: Dennis Koble Behold the legendary city of Atlantis!...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Brooke Mitchell-Wurr
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Brooke Mitchell-Wurr, who is displayed on card number 57, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. In 2010 Brooke was breaking all sorts of records on the game Just Dance. She would play as often as she could to break her own...
Why The Classics Never Die.
When reading the title of this you may think you know the answer. "Because they're GOOD!" Well you aren't wrong. When it comes to classic games the classics are known as "The Classics" for a reason. Either because they shaped the way we play games as we know it,...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Eggomania?
Release Date: 1982 Publisher: US Games Controller: Paddles Players: 1 - 4 Genre: Arcade Alternate Title: N/A Model #: VC2003 Rarity: 4 Programmer: Todd Marshall / Wes Trager / Henrey Will IV Eggomania is a solid Kaboom! inspired game that provides a nice little twist....
New Leveling System Introduced in WoW Shadowlands
One of the most popular online games worldwide - World of Warcraft - is finally releasing a new realm called The Shadowlands. It offers players around the globe to enter a nightmarish realm that exists between Life and Death. Alongside new exquisite challenges and...