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Modern Fighting Game Collections – by Brian Lesyk

Most of us would generally agree that the 1990s represented the golden age of fighting games. The quality and quantity of fighting game titles that emerged during that decade was unprecedented, to say the very least. Of course, there were some notable duds, but in a...

Mario Comes to the Sega Master System

When the Nintendo Entertainment System arrived in North America in the early 80s, it brought a mascot that would become as closely tied to the company as any other. Mario started in the original Donkey Kong arcade game and slowly evolved into the lovable plumber we...

Mortal Kombat – by Patrick Hickey, Jr.

The road of Mortal Kombat, from arcade juggernaut to iconic home console title, is a long one. The brainchild of John Tobias and Ed Boon was developed before Capcom’s Street Fighter II hit the arcade scene, so Tobias and Boon were working with a tabula rasa. Although...
Gary Stern – by Kevin Butler

Gary Stern – by Kevin Butler

Stern is an interesting company. Although it is actually one of the relatively newer companies in  the world of arcade and pinball, Stern has a rich and very colorful history dating back over nine decades before it became Stern. Other companies, such as Atari, Bally...

“More Than A Game”

“More Than A Game”

Chris Williams Games aren’t just games. Sure, they can bring about great pride in gaming achievements, but more importantly, we’ve all had times that games massively affected our lives, whether they connected us with new friends, helped mend old relationships, or...

Made of Stern Stuff – by John Michonski

Made of Stern Stuff – by John Michonski

As you read in our January 2018 issue as addressed by Roger Sharpe, the Stern Family has been part of pinball and thus arcade history through SamStern being president of Williams Electronic Manufacturing Corporation. The Stern Family (Sam and Gary) purchased Chicago...

This Day In Video Game History

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