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Classic Home Video Games: Scrapyard Dog – By Brett Weiss
The closest thing the Atari 7800 has to Super Mario Bros., Scrapyard Dog is the type of side-scrolling platform game that was popular during the late '80s and early '90s. Players guide an ugly, big-nosed guy names Louie through six rounds (17 levels in all) of...
Road Rash for the Game Boy Review
It's the most reviewed series on my channel - it's Road Rash! Involving bike racing but with the added feature of being able to beat the opponents with a steel pipe, Road Rash was very successful on both the Mega Drive and PSone. Does a port to the original Game Boy...
Just 4 Qix: Wizard of Wor – By Michael Thomasson
This magical game has you taking on the role of a brave space Worrior in a quest to slay the mighty Wizard of Wor. Armed with a unified-field- disturbance rifle, you’ll descend into a series of dangerous dungeon mazes. With tactical strategy, bravery, and bit of good...
Mario Mania: Game Cameos for the Fan’s Complete Collection – SimCity
While Mario lived up to his role as the mascot for Nintendo by appearing across several titles in varying capacities for the launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy, his presence was downplayed somewhat when the company entered the 16-bit era with the...
Polymega Rears its Head, Proves it’s not Deceased
Prepare to hear non-stop about the Polymega, as it’s no doubt going to start clogging up your retro gaming airwaves very soon. If the name Polymega doesn’t sound familiar, however, then maybe “Retroblox” will ring a bell. Originally announced early 2017, the then...
Pac-Man Merchandising: The King of Merchandising in the Early 80s – By David Oxford
It may be difficult to imagine for someone who wasn’t there at the time – or heck, even someone who was – but following its North American arcade release by Midway Games on October 26th, 1980, Pac- Man became huge. Like, stupidly huge. One could draw comparisons to...
It’s Godzilla vs. Ultraman in Battle Baseball for the Famicom
If I were to make a Venn diagram of the relationship between American fans of shows like Mobile Suit Gundam and baseball fans, it would be two circles with the edges barely touching. That tiny, almost imperceivable area of overlap is my friend Steve. Steve owns a...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin: SYSTEM OVERLOAD
So two weeks ago, I was honored to be able to go top the Midwest Gaming Classic in Wisconsin. This was my very first and definitely not my last video game convention. This was unlike any other type of convention that I have been to. This was actually one...
This Day In Video Game History
