Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – John Newcomer
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features John Newcomer, who currently is displayed on card number 626 from the Superstars of 2014 Collection. John is the creator of the ever-popular game “Joust”. Joust is considered one of the golden age games from the original...
Video Game of the Day – May 29th – Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan
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Nuclear Green: The TRS-80 Color Computer
"So, do I turn this "Winger" tape into MP3's or do I just plop it to the bottom of the stack, never again to see the light of day?" This was the first question I posed to myself as I was sifting through the collection of audio cassettes my wife and I have accumulated...
The Atari XE Game System: A Closer Look
For Atari in the late 70s, the phrase, ―10 Years Ahead of Its Time‖ best describes the Atari 800 computer. To help bring the arcade home in the early ̳80‘s, Atari used the technology of their Atari 400 computer for the new Atari 5200 Game system, the best phrase to...
Video Game of the Day – May 25th – Evolution: The World of Sacred Device
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The TMNT Arcade Machine Vs. TMNT II The Arcade Game
Enough green already, sheesh! I don‘t know about you, but when I see or hear those words...Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...I can‘t help but sing the whole song whether it‘s in my head or out loud! In fact, I‘ve sang it so much that my...
Video Game of the Day – May 24th – Mass Effect
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Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Karl Kuhlenschmidt
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Karl Kuhlenschmidt who currently is displayed on card number 2161, from the Superstars of 2015 Collection. Karl is an avid arcade preservationist, who loves to fix and restore old classic arcade machines to keep the nostalgia...
The Many Faces of: Oil’s Well
Let me first tell you that this series of reviews was originally published in the Retrogaming Times, and then continued into the Retrogaming Times Monthly magazines. [Editor’s note: Retrogaming Times Monthly is a GREAT magazine, check out Alan’s Bio on the contents...
Video Game of the Day – May 22nd – Wild Guns
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Video Game of the Day – May 21st – NBA Jam
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Sega’s Virtual Un-Reality
The early-to-mid 1990's were an amazing time if you were a video gamer. For starters, there were a LOT of options for your gaming dollar. At the turn of the decade, the market was bombarded by a flood of companies, all eager to take a slice of the freshly baked and...
The Great Virtual Flop! How Gunpei Yokoi Got Screwed
There‘s a saying on the Internet that goes something like this: If you laugh, no one sees. If you cry, no one cares. But fart just one time.... The editor wanted an article on the history of Nintendo‘s Virtual Boy game system, and the request landed on my desk with a...
RETROSPECTIVE: The Licensed Fighters
Two Great Trends That Trend Great Together As the popularity of the versus fighting grew in the early to mid 90s, it didn't take long for developers and publishers to see the appeal in coupling the genre with licensed properties to capitalize on two trends...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Leyla Hasso
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Leyla Hasso who is displayed on card number 933, from the Superstars of 2014 Collection. Leyla is also on error card 933 which says Superstars of 2013 collection. Leyla lives in South London, UK and is a top competitor in...
Video Game of the Day – May 15th – Final Fantasy Tactics
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Game Over… Continue? By Michael Rosamilia
When Roger Ebert said that he doesn’t believe video games can be art, the Internet went into an uproar. Bloggers flipped. Message boards howled. And choice three, four, and five letter words were tossed at Mr. Ebert, who probably never received said messages. And here...
Video Game of the Day – May 14th – Murdered: Soul Suspect
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Video Game of the Day – May 13th – Crimson Dragon
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Do Sex and Video Games Mix?
Anyone who keeps ear toward the industry knows that sex is a hot topic for video games. Brenda Brathwaite, for example, has in the past vocalized her desire to see more sex in games. But despite the allegations that games should be considered on equal footing as film,...
Video Game of the Day – March 12th – Borderlands
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Video Game of the Day – May 11th – Disco Elysium
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Full Circle By Dan M
Ever read the saying on a T-Shirt that happened to get your mind turning, pondering its meaning? I'm not talking about something quite profound like the secret of the universe or something as important like asking if I saved a seal today or if I'm aware of [insert...
Video Game of the Day – May 10th – Mega Man Battle Network
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Video Game of the Day – May 9th – InuYasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask
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I Have a Confession To Make: I Hate SMUPS!
Hello all, if my inbox is going to be filled with hate mail, here it comes. I hate shoot em ups (smups) games. I mean I can’t stand planning them at all. I see them in an arcade, plunk in a quarter or two, and then get bored with them. For some reason whenever I bring...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Rusty Key
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Rusty Key who is displayed on card number 2111, from the Superstars of 2015 Collection. Rusty is a huge arcade preservationist, with an enormous collection of rare and arcade games. By 2014, his arcade collection hit 30...
RETROSPECTIVE: The Best of the Rest
After Street Fighter II came Mortal Kombat. After Mortal Kombat came a tsunami. As the Street Fighter II phenomena grew in arcades and then again when ports of the popular games came to home consoles, nearly every company in the industry suddenly found themselves in a...
Video Game of the Day – May 8th – Utopia
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Missile Command: Recharged Review
With its signature trackball controller, tense gameplay, and gut-punching sound effects, the original Missile Command that graced arcades is an absolute classic. Throughout the years, we've seen many different ports and takes on the original Missile Command formula. I...
Video Game of the Day – May 6th – Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune
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Old school video games vs their modern remakes
Playing Video games is fun and improves health. However, playing some awesome classic games today can prove to be a tough task. Modern machines can't support the original systems and graphics. If you missed out on the old games or you want to experience the nostalgic...
VECTOR 21 (GCE Vectrex) Designed by George Pelonis
Available for $21 from Fury Unlimited (www.furyunlimited.com) Take it from someone who knows – when you start out learning to program on a new platform, you try to pick a project that is not overly complex. Making your first project a homebrewed 3D shooter like Quake...
A Final Fantasy Retrospective.
Final Fantasy has been around for over 30 years, and the franchise is still going strong today. There was a joke back in the 90's I remember about there never being a real FINAL Final Fantasy. Look how far the series has gone since it premiered back in 1987. 15...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Andrew Breyer
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Andrew Breyer, who is displayed on card number 14, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Andrew was the 1981 Atari 2600 Asteroids Champion, which earned him a $5,000 prize. As one of the most completive Atari 2600 console...
Why Online Slots Are the Original Retro Games
When we think of retro games, a select number of classic titles often come immediately to mind. Pac Man, Zelda, Taxi Driver, Super Mario, and Doom are classics of the genre, games that instantly evoke that strong feeling of nostalgia that draws us to retro games in...
System Profile: Atari 2600
I have a question. “Have you played Atari today?” When the Fairchild Channel F came along, Atari realized that the market for home video game consoles that could only play one game, like Pong, was fading fast. So, in 1976, Atari frantically started working on project...
Tales of the Turbo: The Exotic Import to Sheboygan
I can tell some of you have read the title of the topic and are wondering how, by Alcorn's beard, is the TurboGrax-16 considered "exotic"? And what the hell's a "Sheboygan" anyway? Fear not, noble reader, all will be explained. Note: please, don't hurt yourself trying...
RETROSPECTIVE: A Fight of the Heavyweights
Capcom & SNK: Best Frienemies It is almost impossible to overstate Street Fighter II’s influence over the gaming world, arcades in particular, in the early 1990s. In just about every arcade the world over, gamers flocked around the cabinet - some to try their...
Ulimate Guide to the NES Library 1985-1995 – Review By Ryan Burger
Knowing of Pat Contri since I started up Old School Gamer Magazine, I knew I wanted to check out one of his books. Recently, at the Retro Game Con in Syracuse, NY, I asked him what book I should start out with. He said while he has the SNES book released more...