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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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Video Game of the Day – January 14th – Final Fantasy

by Video Game of the Day | Jan 14, 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...

1990 NWC vs. Dave “DLo” Lopez (Nintendo World Championship) Coins Detected in Pocket – By Steve DeLuca

by Old School Gamer | Jan 13, 2020 | 1980s, The Story Of... | 0 Comments

W elcome to another installment of a column dedicated exclusively to Old School Gamers and Old School Games from the Golden Age of gaming. These gamers, back in the day, had to physically use a coin or token to start a video game. The earning of these coins was mostly...

January 13th – Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

by Video Game of the Day | Jan 13, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade | 0 Comments

Dear Santa By Earl Green

by Magazine Writer | Jan 13, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview | 0 Comments

Dear Santa, I’m about to work on my classic gaming Christmas list, and I’m hoping your elves can bust some heads at the major game publishers and make this stuff happen, because it’s long overdue. some heads at the major game publishers and make this stuff happen,...

January 11th – Bully

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

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Brian Allen

by Todd Friedman | Jan 11, 2020 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns | 0 Comments

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Brian Allen, who currently is displayed on card number 329, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection. Brian is also featured on cards 2130 and 2466. Brian is considered one of the best Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Junior players...

ATARI Arcade Hits 1 Review by Shaun Conlin

by Magazine Writer | Jan 11, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview, Reviews | 0 Comments

In the modern world of the hyper-accelerated push of plenty-o-polygons, it’s nice to sit back with these six old gems like long lost friends. Flawed and frivolous as they may be, they’re warmly welcome. Those looking for an authentic blast- from-the-past need look no...

Bob “Rosha” Harris: Behind the Odyssey

by Magazine Writer | Jan 11, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview | 0 Comments

Fort Wayne, Indiana may not strike a familiar chord within the video game industry, but in the late 1970s, it was an unlikely hotbed of activity supporting what was then considered the most serious competition faced by the Atari VCS. Fort Wayne was home to the...

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