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The Cabinet of Curiosities: Revenge of the Beefsteak Tomatoes
One of my most distinctive childhood memories: I woke up before sunrise on a Saturday morning. It was raining. To be more specific, there was freezing rain pelting the windows. I turned on the television. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes was playing. Not the crappy...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – “Dr. Scott” Sheridan
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Scott Sheridan, who is displayed on card number 2259 from the Superstars of 2015 Collection. Scott is also featured on card number 2605. Scott’s love for pinball started in college. He gradually ended up collecting pinball...
RDI Halcyon: Wonders of the Retro Gaming World
A new Wonders of the Retro Gaming World is up! This time, based around the Halcyon by RDI. Created by Rick Dyer, this Laserdisc playing machine incorporated elements of AI and voice recognition in 1985! Sadly, however, never saw release thanks to the high costs...
The MegaSD is a FPGA Flashcart for Playing Sega CD Backup ROM’s
FPGA reproduction consoles are awesome. I doubt anyone would argue that fact (although, this is the internet) and certainly blow crappy emulation systems out of the water (like anything that involves a NOAC - Nintendo on a Chip). While most of that crap is Nintendo...
Nintendo Switch: Boxing Champs Now Available – Put Up Your Dukes!!!!!
Raz Games’ top-down boxing game Boxing Champs is now on Nintendo Switch! Originally released on Steam, the game deftly mixes arcade gameplay with more traditional boxing mechanics – delivering some solid Punch-Out!!-inspired boxing action to Switch owners playing on...
Mario Mania: Game Cameos for the Fan’s Complete Collection – Super Game Boy
Now you’re playing with power… PORTABLE power… only now it’s SUPER portable power… except that it’s not super portable. Or very portable at all, really. But POWER, though…
Pac-Man Comes to the Casino
With millions of followers who still vividly remember the thrill and excitement of the first arcade games, Pac-Man has gained a truly legendary status nearly forty years after its release. Now, thanks to the collaboration between its original designer and an...
The Game Scholar: What’s in a Name? – By Leonard Herman
Since the dawn of time, or at least since 1975 when every Tom, Dick and Harry began releasing their own forms of videogame console that used General Instruments’ AY- 3-8500 chip, people have been referring to all video tennis consoles as Pong consoles. This is quite...
This Day In Video Game History
