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Excerpts from the NES Omnibus – by Brett Weiss
At Christmas in 1987, I got an NES for Christmas and have been playing it on and off (mostly on) ever since. I’ve always had a console hooked up in my living room, bedroom, or game room, depending on where I was living at the time. It’s one of the greatest...
iiRcade Review – JetPin Arcade by Todd Friedman
iiRcade now has a pinball game. But not any ordinary solo screen pinball game, this is a pinball adventure. Discover new higher levels and when the flood catches up with you and you're in the water use the jet jump and rise above the water table. Get to the top level...
Arcade Memories in Korea and the USA – By Jong-Wook Shin – CEO of iiRcade
My family moved to US in August 1984 and one and half year later was when I experienced Showbiz Pizza Place for the first time. It had a collection of arcade machines that filled up the entire room that seemed to be as big as a mall. There was Galaga, a game that...
The SNES: 30 Years Later.
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, or SNES as we'll refer to it here, is quite possibly one of the most important systems ever made. Now it didn't bring the American video game market back from the brink like its predecessor did but it's impact on the gaming...
iiRcade Adding Five More Popular Arcade Titles From TAITO
iiRcade Inc., a premium home arcade cabinet that allows gamers of all ages to play their favorite retro and modern games in arcade style at home, is pleased to announce that five more arcade titles officially licensed by TAITO are coming soon to the...
Space Invaders Invincible Collection Review (Nintendo Switch)
Space Invaders Invincible Collection In the year 1978, Japan's citizens fell prey to the never-ending onslaught of Space Invaders. Of course, these were not actual alien invaders from space that struck the island country, but rather digital creatures from a video game...
A Climb to the Sierra Mountain – by Mike Mertes
The creation of Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers by Jane Jensen sparked a fire in the point-and-click adventure game genre. That fire shined a light on a less traversed path in the genre that was previously thought to be one that could never sell games: Horror. ...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Elizabeth “Kitty McScratch” Hunter
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Elizabeth “Kitty McScratch” Hunter who is displayed on card number 333, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection. Kitty is a well-known “dancing game” world record holder. She was recognized in the 2013 Guinness Book of World...
iiRcade Review – Witch Loves Bullets by Todd Friedman
The name alone grabs your attention. "Witch loves Bullets", is as basic as you can get to describe a game. This 8-bit shooter takes you on a flying adventure as a witch, shooting down ghosts, frogs and even boats. It features varied enemies, a couple of power-ups and...
To Review and Revisit Retro Video Games
When it comes to reviewing retro video games, a lot of the same things can and have been said over and over again. "The game is a masterpiece", "It was ahead of its time", "Will we ever see a game like this again?" I can go on and on but chances are that the most...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Bowling?
Release Date: 1978 Publisher: Atari Controller: Joystick Players: 1 - 2 Genre: Sports Alternate Title: N/A Model #: CX2628 Rarity: 2 Programmer: Larry Kaplan This is a simple yet effective digital version of the sport of bowling. For the one person out there who is...
iiRcade Review – Dragon Master by Todd Friedman
The fighting game you get free with your iiRcade cabinet is Dragon Fighter. The original arcade machine came out in 1994 and published by UNiCO Electronics. This game reminds me of the Street Fighter game in terms of graphics and game play. Travel around the globe and...
The Best Retro Video Games Inspired by Hollywood Movies
Hollywood is one of the most prolific film production hubs in the world. Over the years, it has been the birthplace of some of the biggest box-office hits and critically acclaimed movies. From superhero flicks to eternal classics, some special movies have expanded...
The Next Retro Mini Console Arrives – Amiga A500 Mini
Ladies and gentlemen- We Have a Winner It's becoming a little bit of a game around here trying to guess which piece of classic gaming hardware will be the next to get the modern "retro mini" treatment - which is to say a miniature size version of the original hardware...
iiRcade Review – Rangok Skies by Todd Friedman
Space Invaders, Galaga, Time Pilot. These games are what most people envision when wanting to play a retro shooting game. One ship shooting a few guys that come down to attack. This is NOT that game! This is the most action packed shooting game I have ever played and...
Breakers Revenge iiRcade Review
Breakers Revenge has hit iiRcade! Sure, the iiRcade has plenty of fighting games on it, but Breakers Revenge is a massively underappreciated fighting game that rivals even the best fighting games from Capcom or SNK. Breakers Revenge is an enhanced version of the...
iiRcade Review – Oddmar by Todd Friedman
ddmar is definitely anything but "odd". It is truly a great game and super fun as well. The graphics of this game are above and beyond a typical side scrolling platform game. I typically tell people its like a early Rayman game in terms of the play ability and...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Alpha Beam with Ernie?
Release Date: 1983 Publisher: Activision Controller: Kid’s Controller Players: 1 - 2 Genre: Education Alternate Title: N/A Model #: CX26103 Rarity: 4 Programmer: Michael Callahan This cute kids game will appeal to the younger gamers. This is a kids game that puts you...
iiRcade Review – Looping by Todd Friedman
Looping is another free game provided for the iiRcade. It is a 1982 arcade game that at the time was another flying game that peaked interest in video gamers, except unlike asteroids and zaxxon this game was different in every way. This side-scrolling action game has...
When You Stop Playing A Good Game
I finally did it, after a year of playing it I finally got all 120 stars in Super Mario 64. The sole reason I bought 3D All-Stars was to play this game. A game that I missed out on when I did have a N64 and a game that many of my friends would say is a masterpiece...
iiRcade Review – Space Harrier by Todd Friedman
Growing up, one of my most favorite games on the Sega Master System was Space Harrier, then it went to the Sega Genesis as well. Not many people I grew up with talked about the arcade game port. This is where it all started. Most say the arcade was the best version of...
Blaster Master Zero 3 Impressions
Blaster Master Zero 3 has officially been released today to digital game e-shops, and I'm already eagerly tearing into my copy on the Nintendo Switch. Since it first launched on the Nintendo Entertainment System, I've been a big fan of the Blaster Master franchise and...
NEO GEO MVSX Impressions
This weekend at Classic Game Fest, I had the chance to check out the NEO GEO MVSX at the UNICO booth. The MVSX is an officially licensed NEO GEO arcade cabinet from UNICO that features 50 classic SNK NEO GEO games that once graced the arcades or, for those who had the...
Five Underrated NES Sports Games
The dog days of Summer are here. Turn the air conditioner on with us and play some under-appreciated NES Sports games with us. While the console has plenty of masterful sports titles, there are even more out there you may have missed. Check out these five forgotten...
