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Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Karl Kuhlenschmidt
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Karl Kuhlenschmidt who currently is displayed on card number 2161, from the Superstars of 2015 Collection. Karl is an avid arcade preservationist, who loves to fix and restore old classic arcade machines to keep the nostalgia...
The Many Faces of: Oil’s Well
Let me first tell you that this series of reviews was originally published in the Retrogaming Times, and then continued into the Retrogaming Times Monthly magazines. [Editor’s note: Retrogaming Times Monthly is a GREAT magazine, check out Alan’s Bio on the contents...
Video Game of the Day – May 22nd – Wild Guns
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 – May 21st – NBA Jam
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...
Sega’s Virtual Un-Reality
The early-to-mid 1990's were an amazing time if you were a video gamer. For starters, there were a LOT of options for your gaming dollar. At the turn of the decade, the market was bombarded by a flood of companies, all eager to take a slice of the freshly baked and...
Intellivision Entertainment Adds Renowned Game Industry Veteran J Allard As Global Managing Director
Former Microsoft® Executive and Xbox® Co-Founder Returns to the Video Game Industry to Further Bolster Leadership Team and Launch Intellivision® Amico™ Game Console IRVINE, Calif. – May 14, 2020 – Intellivision Entertainment,...
The Great Virtual Flop! How Gunpei Yokoi Got Screwed
There‘s a saying on the Internet that goes something like this: If you laugh, no one sees. If you cry, no one cares. But fart just one time.... The editor wanted an article on the history of Nintendo‘s Virtual Boy game system, and the request landed on my desk with a...
RETROSPECTIVE: The Licensed Fighters
Two Great Trends That Trend Great Together As the popularity of the versus fighting grew in the early to mid 90s, it didn't take long for developers and publishers to see the appeal in coupling the genre with licensed properties to capitalize on two trends...
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