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Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Van Burnham
This week we look back at an interview I did June 16th, 2017 with Van Burham. Van has gaming in her blood and decided to write a book about the histroy of gaming from 1971-1984. The book called Supercade" was a smash hit. She is now in the process of publishing the...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Congo Bongo?
Release Date: 1983 Publisher: Sega Controller: Joystick Players: 1 - 2 Genre: Arcade - Platformer Alternate Title: N/A Model #: 006-01 Rarity: 4 Programmer: Steve Beck / Phat Ho What causes a normal everyday hunter on a jungle safari to be pushed over the edge? Two...
Atari Jaguar: Food for the Worms – by Michael Mertes
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is acquiring one of the last games released for the Atari Jaguar... Worms. Worms was released in 1998, just two years after Atari pulled the litter box out from under its black cat console and discontinued further...
The Super Mario Bros. Game & Watch: A Neat Little Nostalgia Trap
The Super Mario Bros. Game & Watch system is really neat. As someone who grew up mostly playing the Tiger electronic handhelds this new device pays a great homage to the Game & Watch titles from decades ago. So why am I talking about it now than way back in...
Just 4 Qix – Quake – by Michael Thomasson
Back in 1998, a small California cabinet making company called LAZER-TRON partnered with computer software developer id Software to bring high-end PC gaming into the arcade. Teaming up with Opus Entertainment and LBE Systems, the troop attempted to stir up the arcade...
E3: 25 Years of Gaming – by Todd Friedman
E3, short for the “Electronic Entertainment Expo”, is the largest computer and video game show in the United States. Almost every name in the industry is present during this convention. There are leading pub-lishers, developers and manufacturers represented at this...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Centipede?
Release Date: 1982 Publisher: Atari Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model #: CX2676 Rarity: 2 Programmer: N/A This is a surprisingly solid port of the arcade classic. You take control of a magic wand wielding elf who must...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Sam Tuff
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Sam Tuff who currently is displayed on card number 3538, from the Superstars of 2021. Sam, from the North East of England, is a World Record Tetris player. He holds over 60 world records on the Twin Galaxies Scoreboard for...
This Day In Video Game History
