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NES: Star Wars
Star Wars just seems like it would be the perfect series to make video games for yet for some reason there have been many failures along the way. While this game is far from a failure, I still can‟t help but be a little disappointed by it. One of the problems that the...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Jon Stoodley
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jon Stoodley who currently is displayed on card number 56, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. He is also featured on cards 1782 and 2209. There are only a handful of people who have achieved the perfect Pac-Man score of...
Video Game of the Day – July 3rd – Pyre
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
Games In Other Media: Sonic The Hedgehog
It's bound to happen sooner or later. A game has become a sensation, copies of it are flying off the shelves and the next thing a 1980's/90's parent knows is that their kid LOVES that game/franchise. Being a child of the 90's I can tell you exactly what it was like...
Video Game of the Day – July 2nd – Hunt the Wumpus
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
FC Mobile
When I was given the opportunity to review Hyperkin’s FC Mobile portable Nintendo (NES) system, I was excited. I had never even heard of it before. Over the years, I have bought and sold the original portable Nintendo system, called the Game Axe, which came out in the...
iiRcade Launched on Kickstarter
We have only been dreaming about owning an arcade machine in our home… But now everyone has the opportunity! This week iiRcade launched their new premium connected home arcade cabinet/platform that allows gamers, for the first time on a home arcade system, to add new,...
Switch Fighter and Switch Fighter Light Available on Indiegogo
Control your street fighter in Switch Fighter. Switch Fighter is a portable arcade cabinet accessory for your Switch. It includes a joystick and buttons, just like on a retro game controller, allowing it to be used as...
Feature Interview: Rob Fulop
Rob Fulop is a writer and game programmer who was chiefly responsible for some of the Atari 2600's biggest hits, such as 1982's enormously successful Demon Attack. He also worked on Night Driver (1978) and Missile Command (1981). Rob Fulop is the co-founder of Imagic...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Pat Larocque
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Pat Larocque, who is displayed on card number 3335, from the Superstars of 2020 Collection. Patrick is an accomplished musician who has used his talent to do music for top video game and media companies. He also is a superior...
Video Game of the Day – June 26th – Double Dragon
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
Video Game of the Day – June 25th – House of the Dead
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
River City Ransom
In 1986 Technos released a landmark game in Japan called Renegade. This was the first real beat ̳em up game on the NES. It introduced us to being able to walk in any direction, dueling it out with bad guys that take multiple hits to kill and the idea that only two bad...
Duke Nukem 3D
When you think of Duke Nukem, you might think of actors like Arnold "Terminator" Schwarzenegger or Dolph "Ivan Drago" Lundgren. The truth is these guys don‘t have any thing on Duke. Sporting a red tank top, blue jeans, a blonde crew cut, black shades, a cigar clutched...
Why We Still Enjoy Retro Games Today
Most gamers have a special place in their hearts for retro games. At the moment, most avid adult gamers will have grown up in the 80s and 90s and so they can remember certain stylistic choices about these games. Choosing to play more modern iterations can be great...
2020 World Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
Bejeweled, Centipede, King’s Quest, and Minecraft ROCHESTER, New York—The games in the 2020 class of The Strong’s World Video Game Hall of Fame won their place in the esteemed hall by challenging players to solve puzzles, battle giant insects, complete epic quests,...
Space Invaders Invincible Collection Heading West
The most complete collection of Space Invaders Stuttgart, Germany - June 22nd 2020 - TAITO and Strictly Limited Games are very excited to announce the most complete Space Invaders collection on cartridge ever coming to Nintendo Switch. Three limited,...
Launching a New Gameboy game on 2020? What the heck!
It seems that there are still people who are as enthusiastic as we are! Passionate about consoles and old gaming technology. A very small studio specialized in developing Game Boy games are creating a new game for this 2020 - Where is my body?. After visiting their...
Video Game of the Day – June 21st – Assassin’s Creed: Origins
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
What is Hardocre?
E3 2008 has come and gone and there is one lingering issue I still cannot wrap my head around. No, I am not talking about Final Fantasy XIII finding its way to the Xbox 360. Nor am I talking about the lack of interest for E3 as of late. I am talking about the terms...
Video Game of the Day – June 20th – Skate.
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Joe Kaminkow
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Joe Kaminkow who is displayed on card number 273, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection. He is also featured on trading card number 793. Joe has had an amazing career in the pinball industry. He has worked with such companies...
Video Game of the Day – June 19th – Assassin’s Creed: Freedom Cry
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
North and South
Have you ever wanted to relive the Civil War and lead the South to victory? Neither have I, but North and South is the only NES game that allows you to perform this very unpatriotic act as well many cooler things. North and South was originally released by Infogrames...
This Day In Video Game History
