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End of Days: Famicom Disk System – by Michael Mertes
Those who stepped in front of a Famicom Disk, Writer Kiosk in April of 1992 may have scratched their heads when they saw the latest and last title available via the disk writer service with Clu Clu Land: Welcome to New Clu Clu Land. New Clu Clu Land is an updated...
iiRcade Review – Shadow Dancer by Todd Friedman
Shadow Dancer for the iiRcade is a really cool throw back to the classic Shinobi arcade games. This arcade port really brings back the fun and enjoyment of side scrolling, ninja star throwing action. One of my favorite Sega Genesis games is Revenge of Shinobi. The...
A Blast from the Past – by Craig Cooper
Have you ever had a moment of nostalgia thinking about just how much you would love to go play a few of your favorite old games again? With much excitement, you dust off the old system and start hooking it up only to find that the connectors on your wires do not...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Glib?
Release Date: 1983 Publisher: Seichow & Righter Controller: Joystick Players: 1 - 2 Genre: Word Game Alternate Title: N/A Model #: 87 Rarity: 9 Programmer: N/A This is a relatively fun word game, provided you are into that sort of thing. From the creators of...
Sega’s Early Adventure Games – by Michael Coorlim
When you think of Sega and Adventure games, what comes to mind are probably games released for the Saturn. Less well remembered, perhaps, are the games released for its 8 and 16-bit systems - the Master System, the Genesis, the Sega CD. Sega’s marketing targeted...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Adrian Rodriguez
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Adrian Rodriguez who currently is displayed on card number 3972, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection. Adrian got into video games at a young age. Adrian really got into video games when Mario Forever was on the PC. In the...
Click Bait – By Michael Mertes
Computer purists during the late 1980s and 1990s were blessed with many excellent adventure video games and would often scoff at the thought of playing a functional adventure game with depth on an 8- or 16-bit console. Contrary to those beliefs, though, both the...
Why The Wata Games News Frightens Me.
In recent months news stories have circulated all over the internet on old retro games being sold for millions upon millions of dollars. I first found out about this when news broke that a sealed Super Mario 64 game sold for over 1.5 million. The news struck me as...
Centipede: Recharged Fuses Neon, Nostalgia September 29
Atari’s Upgraded Arcade Classic Celebrates 40th Anniversary on Modern Consoles, VCS NEW YORK — Aug. 31, 2021 — Centipede: Recharged, the neon-fueled re-imagining of the arcade classic from publisher Atari in collaboration with developers Adamvision...
Time Killers and Blood Storm, Two Fighting Games from BASH Gaming Studio, Coming Soon to iiRcade
The two 90s arcade fighting games will soon be available in the iiRcade Game Store. TIME KILLERS IS AVAILABLE NOW! Chicago - iiRcade Inc., a premium home arcade cabinet that allows gamers of all ages to play their favorite retro and modern games in...
King’s Quest – by Todd Friedman
Sierra Entertainment can be associated with dozens of classic adventure games. Some of the most memorable games I have played are Police Quest, Space Quest, Leisure Suit Larry and, of course, King’s Quest. King’s Quest was my first experience at an “RPG” game on...
Blaster Master Zero 3 Review – Nintendo Switch
Mike Mertes reviews the third and final entry of the Blaster Master Zero series: Blaster Master Zero 3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxuxCdzxJgU Blaster Master Zero 3 is a direct sequel to Blaster Master Zero 2 that will release on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4,...
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons by Bill Donohue
Tis I, Sir Guyye of ManDood, who doth inscribe this tale of courage, horror and the ultimate sacrifice in the face of ungodly monstrosities. When his Royal Majesty, King Avarice of Cupidity, dis covered that his crown had been purloined by the evil dragon Regurgitus...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Michael Massaro
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Michael Massaro, "DKMikey77", who is displayed on card number 3362, from the Superstars of 2020 Collection. Michael is a true fan of the game Super Punch Out. With a high score of 303,330, it makes him one of the highest...
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...
This Day In Video Game History
