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When A Boy Met A Hedgehog.
Looking back on over 30 years of Sonic the Hedgehog is quite a story. You start with this new mascot from a company that wanted to take down their rival who just revitalized the home video game industry in North America and show that they too a force to be reckoned...
Coming Soon – WALTER DAY’S GAMING SUPERSTARS: VOLUME TWO
100+ Full Color Pages All 200 cards listed, including variants (Cards 201-400) Historical Stories about the card holders Beautiful imagery throughout the book This book is all about the second set of trading cards from The Walter Day Collection 2012. Not only will the...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Kaboom!
Release Date: 1981 Publisher: Activision Controller: Paddles Players: 1 - 2 Genre: Arcade Alternate Title: N/A Model #: AX-010 Rarity: 2 Programmer: Larry Kaplan This is one of the very few must own games if you had the paddle controllers. Grab your water buckets...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – George Riley
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features George Riley, who is displayed on card number 206, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection. George is a widely know Donkey Kong 3 Champion. His scores on M.A.M.E. and the arcade are number one on the Twin Galaxies...
Five Great Retro Games to Make Your Kids Gamers For Life
Being a kid is tougher than ever now, even with the pandemic coming to an end. Although it’s never been a better time to go outside and spend quality time with them, nothing beats time bonding with them with some video games. Here are five great retro experiences...
Alien Storm on iiRcade Review
It just seemed like another day selling hot dogs and burgers to hungry folks at the Alien Burgers Food truck, but one quick phone call prompts a change in plans. Aliens are attacking the city, and the Alien Burgers crew must change jobs and become the Alien Busters to...
Reminiscing About The N64.
The Nintendo 64 is an enigma of a console. Compared to the PlayStation it barely sold, but ask any retro gamer who held a controller in the late 90's and they'll tell you how much they loved the N64. Throughout its lifespan the system sold almost 33 million systems...
Switch It Up – Match Of the Mellennium SNK vs. Capcom Review
Fighting games are a dime a dozen on home systems. If it’s not a Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat or a Fatal Fury, it’s always going to be something new and different. The series of port over games from the NeoGeo Pocket to the Nintendo Switch started with the Gals...
E3 2021 Arcade1Up (Coming Soon) – X-Men 4 Player Arcade Machine
With character designs straight out of the legendary Pryde of the X-Men animated pilot, the X-Men 4 Player arcade game was an instant smash hit in 1992, allowing players to control Cyclops, Wolverine, Colossus, Storm, Nightcrawler, or Dazzler, in taking on the...
Why Fans Of Old Nintendo Franchises Shouldn’t Lose Hope.
Nintendo has a love-hate relationship with retro gamers. Sometimes Nintendo puts out games from series that are tried and true and almost every new entry is cause for celebration. Other times they let a series run its course and never speak of it again. Even with...
Maniac Square on iiRcade Review
Starting about 15 years or so since I've had arcade games in my home and really dove into retro gaming, I found out my wife loves Tetris and games that are similar to the classic arcade, NES or other forms of the game. She used to play it in our home when I had the...
E3 2021 Arcade1Up (Coming Soon) – Ms. PAC-MAN/Galaga Class of 81’ Arcade Machine
Power up that nostalgia with the iconic Ms. PAC-MAN™, as you guide her through those infamous mazes while evading BLINKY, PINKY, INKY and SUE. Then, fend off endless descending swarms of alien enemies with GALAGA™. Oh, and that’s just the start of the phenomenal game...
The Cliffhanger: Edward Randy on iiRcade Review
It's Rolling Thunder meets Indiana Jones! Released in 1990 by Data East, this multi-stage action platformer unfortunately never saw the light of day in the United States due to the regional release suddenly being canceled. Each level is highly action-packed as one or...
E3 2021 Arcade1Up (Coming Soon) – Street Fighter™ll Big Blue Arcade Machine
To celebrate the 30th year anniversary since its release, this Arcade1Up cabinet features a phenomenally iconic game list of 12 classic Capcom titles: Street Fighter™ II: Championship Edition, Street Fighter™ II’ Hyper Fighting, Super Street Fighter™ II Turbo, Super...
Once Upon Atari – by Howard Scott Warshaw
Airborne grains of sand and flying bits of old trash are pelting me without mercy. Honestly, I never imagined I’d find myself here... I’m standing in the middle of a garbage dump in the New Mexico desert. It’s hot. It’s LOUD. A huge sandstorm rages all around us. I’m...
R-Type on iiRcade Quick Review
Now this is the reason to have a iiRcade unit in your home. This is one of dozens of arcade games I'm excited about seeing come to the platform and as of earlier this summer it appeared. The developer Irem and Publisher Nintendo released this to arcades in 1987 and...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – James Carter
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features James Carter who currently is displayed on card number 3959, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection. James is a world champion Dig-Dug Player. Dig-Dug has been a part of James life since he was 11 years old. On May 20th,2021,...
What was once Old is New Again – By Bill Lange
At long last, after years of development, testing, and fine tuning, Nox Archaist has finally been released! This highly anticipated game from 6502 Workshop devotedly recreates the CRPG gaming experience from the 1980s, from the game box to the cloth map to the...
E3 2021 Arcade1Up (Coming Soon) – Turtles in Time™ Home Arcade Machine
Cowabunga!” this new Arcade1Up machine allows you to take control of Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, or Raphael with up to four simultaneous players, making for endless animation inspired fun. Preorders to begin July 1 Originally released by Konami in 1991, this...
Short Shifting the Competition – by Michael Thomasson
Before autumn of ’86, prior racing games focused on the serious side of car racing. Entries in the genre usually consisted of professional Formula One-style competitions with simple, flat, uninspired black asphalt tracks. Out Run, in comparison, had motorists...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Casino?
Release Date: 1978 Publisher: Atari Controller: Paddles Players: 1 Genre: Cards Alternate Title: Poker Plus Model #: CX2652 Rarity: 1 Programmer: Bob Whitehead Casino gives you three different card based games to satisfy your gambling desires. Blackjack, or...
Save the Cade 2021 – by Gunther Vinson
The first time I walked into the Arkadia, I couldn't believe what I was seeing. It was packed… there had to be at least 100 people in the place. Now, usually in this sort of situation, I'm not very comfortable. I’m not usually a fan of large crowds, but this time, it...
E3 2021 Arcade1Up (Coming Soon) – The Simpsons Home Arcade Machine
Tastemaker’s Arcade1Up unveils a series of exciting new products at E3 2021 coming to consumers this year. Arcade1Up is modernizing the retro arcade experience from the 80s and 90s and growing the home entertainment industry with first-time fan favorite classic titles...
Video Game Summit 2021 Today! “7/17/2021”
Come drop by the Video Game Summit today in Villa Park, IL http://videogamesummit.net/ The Video Game Summit is back on in 2021! We are excited to announce that the VGS in Villa Park, IL will be bigger and better than before. Our new layout at the Odeum give room for...
This Day In Video Game History
