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Video Game Trading Cards Spotlight – Jeff Waldron
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jeff Waldron, who is displayed on card number 2499, from the Superstars of 2016 Collection. Jeff is a long time collector and restorer of classic arcade games. Some of Jeff’s collection includes Donkey Kong, Pac-Man and...
Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego?
Last month, Carmen Sandiego debuted on Netflix. My kids, 11 and 5 respectively, both love the show and have already watched the entire first season. It’s a fantastic reimagining of the franchise, and it sent me on something of a journey back in time. It is the early...
The Last Official Release: Atari 7800 – Sentinel (1991)
Greetings, my retro gaming pals, and welcome back to The Last Official Release. Within these web pages, I investigate the last official games released for your favourite consoles. A full list of what I’ve already covered can be found below, but today, leading on from...
Video Power and The Power Team: When Acclaim Took to the Airwaves with Johnny Arcade
Feel the Power.
Lost Arcade Classic: Danger Zone
As a general rule, when I select a game to spotlight for my "Lost Arcade Classic" articles, I focus on games of the late 70's or early 80's. Those are the games from the "golden era" of arcades that we all remember with such fondness. But when I was thinking about...
Double Dare!
If you were not fortunate enough to grow up in the 80s and 90s, you missed out on the golden age of Nickelodeon. Shows like You Can’t Do That On Television, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Hey Dude, Doug, Ren & Stimpy, Hey Arnold, and Are You Afraid of the Dark are...
The Wii Shop Channel’s Final Day – Many Retro Games Now Left in Limbo
It's January 30th, 2019--the day the Wii Shop Channel closes for good. For the last couple years, it has existed as a shell of its former self--serving more as a museum of screenshots and synopses than a digital store--because Nintendo disabled the ability to add...
10 old-school games you can play on your smartphones right now
Do you like playing online games? Have you tried out some after reading a review of resorts casinorecently? Or, were you trying to play some of those games that you did when you were growing up? The Top 10 Old School Games You Will Love If you miss playing old-school...
This Day In Video Game History
