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A review of the Tetris My Play Watch

by William Schwartz | November 7, 2026 | 1980s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Reviews | 0 Comments

I have to be honest. When I first heard of the concept of the My Play Watch, I was skeptical. Wristwatches aren't exactly the best fit for gaming. They're certainly not a great fit for Tetris, a game famous for requiring often precise movements, something which...

Growing Up Gaming: What Life Was Like for a Gamer Kid in the ’80s and ’90s Part 1

by Chris Martin | November 6, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Gaming, GenX Grownup | 0 Comments

When you walked through the doors of a store in 1988, video games did not live in a big, uniform storefront advertising the latest releases, and there were no midnight releases. They were physical, chaotic, and awesome. If you wanted a new release, you went to the...

Trapped on Doomed Hardware: The Strange, Brilliant Legacy of Lucienne’s Quest

by Chris Martin | November 3, 2026 | 1990s, Console/Handheld | 0 Comments

When you walked into a game store in the mid-90s looking for a legitimate, awesome Japanese RPG to play on whatever console you had, your options were surprisingly slim. The SNES was winding down its legendary run, the Sony PlayStation was still finding its footing...

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War Games – By Leonard Herman The Father of Video Game History

by Leonard Herman | Apr 28, 2020 | 1980s, Columns, Magazine Preview | 0 Comments

A strit Begolli, commonly known as Polaki, is just an average video game collector like the rest of us. His niche is rare consoles and he boasts a collection of over 181 systems including some of the rarest and mostexpensive consoles, such as a Japanese Atari2800, a...

Video Game of the Day – April 27th – StarCraft

by Video Game of the Day | Apr 27, 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...

Is the World Ready for an Arcades Comeback?

by Old School Gamer | Apr 27, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Gaming | 0 Comments

It’s an obvious truth that there are many millions of players out there who are hooked on the old-style gaming. They either get their fix playing on the original consoles rescued from the cellar, cleaned up and made ready for action or by using more modern tech to...

Video Game of the Day – April 26th – Animal Crossing

by Video Game of the Day | Apr 26, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade | 0 Comments

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Andrew Seklir

by Todd Friedman | Apr 25, 2020 | 2000s, 2010s, Arcade | 0 Comments

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Andrew Seklir, who is displayed on card number 2421, from the Superstars of 2016. His documentary film trading card is featured on card number 2495. Andrew is one half of the team that directed, produced and edited the...

NEC, The Hudson Bee and TURBOGRAFX-16

by Magazine Writer | Apr 25, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview | 0 Comments

The late 80's and early 90's where breakthrough years for classic gamers, the Sega Genesis had hit the market in 1989, SNK released the mind-blowing arcade perfect home console, Neo-Geo in 1990, the Nintendo Entertainment System was still going strong and in late...

ADVENTURE VISION: A History of Entex

by Magazine Writer | Apr 23, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview | 0 Comments

Handheld games, some referred to as Tabletop games for their bigger size, date as far back as the early 70's. One that stood out was the first cartridge based tabletop gaming system, The Adventure Vision, released in 1982. Now, let’s play the Song of Time on our...