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Convention & Event Update: September / October 2019 OTTUMWA, IA / PORTLAND, OR / CHICAGO, IL – By Old School Gamer
The Hall of Fame weekend event started on Friday, October 3rd, with “Ottumwa’s Old School Pinball and Arcade” hosting a 1980’s Vinyl night. This event would be open to the public and, based on the package you purchased, you would be able to play games, meet some of...
December 31st – Myst
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...
My Favorite Hedgehog by Henry Hutcheson
From hit video games and cartoons to toys and lunchboxes bearing his image, there's no doubt the Sonic the Hedgehog series has become one of the most popular franchises today. With the upcoming releases of Sonic Adventure 2, and Sonic Square for the Sega Dreamcast,...
Remembering the Console Wars, and SEGA’s Mini Comeback
The Console War between SEGA and Nintendo is legendary for a reason. Both companies fighting for dominance in the recently resurrected home market. SEGA wanted to prove themselves while Nintendo still wanted to keep their spot at the top. It was also a time when...
December 30th – Phantasy Star II
https://videogameofthedayhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/12302019-phantasy-star-ii.mp3Hello and welcome! My name is Katosepe and I’ll be your host for today’s Video Game of the Day. When it comes to classic RPGs, Nintendo was always the clear winner in...
30 Years of TurboGrafx-16 – By Rob Faraldi
Jeff Masser of Chicago, Illinois is a proud father and honorable veteran. He’s also an incredibly enthusiastic videogame collector with a fondness for the three-decade old TurboGrafx-16, a game console that’s notoriously expensive to collect for these days. Called PC...
Lost Arcade Classic: Guzzler
Odd. That's the word; the word that perfectly sums up Tehkan's Guzzler, a 1983 entry into the “cute” genre of arcade games. It's a maze game, but one quite unlike the myriad of Pac-Man clones that populated game rooms during this era. It's more of a Wizard of Wor...
THE FIRST QUARTER: A 25-YEAR HISTORY OF VIDEO GAMES
If you follow video game “journalism,” you’re probably familiar with Steven Kent. He has written about electronic entertainment for mainstream sources such as MSNBC and USA Today, and has been a frequent contributor to Next Generation magazine. A few years ago, I’d...
Video Game Trading Spotlight – Wolff Morrow
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Wolff Morrow who currently is displayed on card number 978, from the Superstars of 2014 Collection. Wolff is a legendary console world champion. He has posted high scores and won tournaments on many retro consoles such as...
December 28th – True Golf Classics: Wicked 18
https://videogameofthedayhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/12282019-wicked-18.mp3Hello and welcome! My name is Katosepe and I’ll be your host for today’s Video Game of the Day. Golf is one of the earliest sports portrayed in gaming. The lack of opponent AI,...
December 27th – Star Wars: Obi-Wan
https://videogameofthedayhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/12272019-star-wars-obi-wan.mp3Hello and welcome! My name is Katosepe and I’ll be your host for today’s Video Game of the Day. Another Star Wars trilogy has come to a close and it seems like a good...
CVG 101: The Comic Book Connection
In the early 1980s, video games were everywhere as everyone was trying to cash in on the booming video game business. This included the comic book companies. First of all, both DC and Marvel, two of the largest publishers at the time, were licensing their characters...
Flash Forward: AOL Anywhere By Patrick Wong
In what's being billed as the biggest corporate union of all time, the pending merger of America Online and Time-Warner proves that to be the leader in the Internet world, you must not only have the largest paying subscription base in the world, but you must also...
December 23rd – Valkyria Chronicles
https://videogameofthedayhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/12232019-valkyria-chronicles.mp3Hello and welcome! My name is Katosepe and I’ll be your host for today’s Video Game of the Day. How do you introduce a game that refuses to be bound into a category?...
Classic Games At A Premium By Tim Snyder
In the 1980’s, your morning breakfast cereal often served up more than processed enriched flour, pounds of sugar, and colors not normally found in nature. Sometimes, if you were lucky or if you were willing to do a little collecting, your morning bowl of Sugar-Frosted...
The Atari 7800: A Closer Look
Ever wondered what would happen if the Atari 2600 mated with the Atari 5200? When the video game world crashed in 1983, the gaming universe needed a savior. Atari had a system in mind: The Atari 7800 ProSystem, which featured a design that was a hybrid of previous...
The Best Video Game In The World! – By Bill Donohue
It was 1994, and I had just started my new position as Managing Editor of Game Players magazine. I’d been a computer gamer for years, but this was my first step into the world of video game consoles. I learned a lot about console games by watching the game reviewers...
December 22nd – Hollow Knight
https://videogameofthedayhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/12222019-hollow-knight.mp3Hello and welcome! My name is Katosepe and I’ll be your host for today’s Video Game of the Day. Metroidvanias are a dime a dozen these days. That doesn’t mean they...
A Parental Christmas Mix-Up
Christmas time and video games practically go hand in hand. New consoles are launched around November aiming to be the top spot on people's lists, games go on sale and a few new ones are released, it truly is a wonderful time of year for gamers. Now this can also be...
December 21st – Wiz n Liz
https://videogameofthedayhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/12212019-wiz-n-liz.mp3Hello and welcome! My name is Katosepe and I’ll be your host for today’s Video Game of the Day. During the great mascot wars of the 90’s, many companies tried to make the...
To Knock Off Or Not To Knock Off
Many of us classic gamers became entranced with arcade games back in the early 80's. Magazine articles, TV news reports, and, of course, actually seeing blockbusters like Space Invaders, Asteroids, and Pac-Man wherever we went got us curious. Video arcades, however,...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Phil Campbell
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Phil Campbell who currently is displayed on card number 364, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection. There is no one better in the world at the arcade game Space Harrier. Phil is the current world record holder on the Space...
The Game Scholar: Plug and Plays – By By Leonard Herman, the Father of Video Game History
Following the success of the NES Classic in 2016. we’ve seen the SNES Classic, the forgettable PlayStation Classic and the well- received Genesis Mini. Although these gaming machines are referred to as dedicated consoles, they are not derived from the early ‘70s...
Beefcake: By Earl Green
The Most Unexpected Retro Arcade Package Ever I have to admit, this one just completely floored me. It's been sitting on my PlayStation game shelf for nearly half a year, and I've never even popped it into the machine. (Tough year, eh?) But when I did check it out, I...
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