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A review of The Echoes of Worlds

by William Schwartz | September 15, 2026 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Reviews | 0 Comments

Earlier this year, Broke Studio provided a physical release of The Echoes of Worlds, based on the Game Boy Studio project of the same name by TC Studio. It's perhaps the most fiendish Game Boy release in recent memory, and I'm not just saying that because one...

What to Expect When You Join a Minecraft Server

by Old School Gamer | September 14, 2026 | 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming | 0 Comments

Joining a Minecraft server means entering a version of the game shaped by its owners and players. The controls may feel familiar, but the spawn area, gamemodes, and ways to progress can be quite different from your single-player world. Knowing what to expect makes the...

Supply Chain Issues Delay NEOGEO AES+ Console Release

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | September 14, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, News | 0 Comments

Those who wanted to get their hands on the upcoming NEOGEO AES+ replica of the original console will have to wait a little longer. According on a release on Plaion UK’s X account, the console won’t be available until September 27, 2027. That ten-month delay comes due...

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Video Game of the Day – May 11th – Disco Elysium

by Video Game of the Day | May 11, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade | 0 Comments

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...

Full Circle By Dan M

by Magazine Writer | May 11, 2020 | 2000s, Other Magazines Preview | 0 Comments

Ever read the saying on a T-Shirt that happened to get your mind turning, pondering its meaning? I'm not talking about something quite profound like the secret of the universe or something as important like asking if I saved a seal today or if I'm aware of [insert...

Video Game of the Day – May 10th – Mega Man Battle Network

by Video Game of the Day | May 10, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade | 0 Comments

Video Game of the Day – May 9th – InuYasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask

by Video Game of the Day | May 9, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade | 0 Comments

I Have a Confession To Make: I Hate SMUPS!

by Magazine Writer | May 9, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview | 0 Comments

Hello all, if my inbox is going to be filled with hate mail, here it comes. I hate shoot em ups (smups) games. I mean I can’t stand planning them at all. I see them in an arcade, plunk in a quarter or two, and then get bored with them. For some reason whenever I bring...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Rusty Key

by Todd Friedman | May 9, 2020 | 2000s, 2010s, Columns, Pinball | 0 Comments

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Rusty Key who is displayed on card number 2111, from the Superstars of 2015 Collection. Rusty is a huge arcade preservationist, with an enormous collection of rare and arcade games. By 2014, his arcade collection hit 30...

RETROSPECTIVE: The Best of the Rest

by Jason Russell | May 9, 2020 | 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, Columns, Console/Handheld, Lists, Magazine Preview | 0 Comments

After Street Fighter II came Mortal Kombat. After Mortal Kombat came a tsunami. As the Street Fighter II phenomena grew in arcades and then again when ports of the popular games came to home consoles, nearly every company in the industry suddenly found themselves in a...