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SNK VS. CAPCOM: THE MATCH OF THE MILLENNIUM Review
While many say that Marvel VS Capcom is the ultimate experience in fighting game crossovers, I have to disagree. As someone who frequented the arcades regularly, I spent plenty of time split between my favorite Capcom fighters like Street Fighter Alpha 2 and SNK...
End of Days – Virtual Boy and 3D Tetris – by Michael Mertes
Released in March of 1996, 3DTetris was the last North American title to be released for the Virtual Boy. True to its title, 3DTetris attempts to take the 2D premise of falling Tetris blocks and place them into a three-dimensional square well. Both the well and Tetris...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Bachelor Party / Gigolo?
Release Date: 1982 Publisher: Playaround Controller: Joystick/Paddles Players: 1 Genre: Adult Alternate Title: N/A Model #: 205 Rarity: 5 Programmer: Joel H Martin This adult title brings lots of laughs, and a surprising amount of gameplay. Bachelor Party is a simple...
The Future is now! Amico Special Review – by Michael Mertes
On Wednesday, August 5th, 2020, Tommy Tallarico and many other vital members of the newly reformed Intellivision company held a special web event to give the world the latest news on their brand new Amico console. The broadcast kicked off with a well-produced video...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Death Trap?
Release Date: 1983 Publisher: Avalon Hill Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model #: 50010 Rarity: 8 Programmer: Jim Jacob This is one of the more infuriating shooters on the 2600. You are a cadet fresh out of the academy who is...
Diary of an Arcade Employee – by Ryan Burger
Vic Sage has produced podcasts since 2013. His signature podcast (that I enjoy), “Diary of an Arcade Employee”, began in 2015. Since then, he has changed from the Retroist, to his own Pop Culture RetroRama site, and has since brought the podcast out of the mothballs...
iiRcade to Add Five New Titles from Data East – Including Karnov
iiRcade Inc., the ultimate connected arcade machine that allows gamers of all ages to play their favorite retro and modern games in arcade style at home, is pleased to announce the addition of 5 popular Data East titles that are officially licensed by Paon DP Inc.,...
Shoot 1UP DX Coming to PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on February 11
Charlestown, IN –Shoot 1UP DX releases next week, February 11th on PS5 and PS4. Mommy's Best Games has successfully released Shoot 1UP DX to both Nintendo Switch and Xbox One last year. Shoot 1UP DX is an award-winning twist on the...
This Day In Video Game History
