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Amameusements By Scott Alan Marriott
There is a deep-rooted fascination with penguins in Japan, which explains why there are more than a handful of video games starring the flightless bird, with Sega’s Pengo being the country’s most famous offspring here in the States. At first glance, Penguin Kun-Wars...
Super Huey By Fred Pierson
For the Commodore 64, Cosmi brought out a good number of titles during its support. Starting in the early years, they released Aztec Challenge, Caverns of Khafka, Monster Trivia, some productivity and educational packages, and one of my favorites, Forbidden Forest....
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Jerry Momoda
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jerry Momoda, who is displayed on card number 2330, from the Superstars of 2015 Collection. Jerry was the Nintendo of America’s original market research analyst and game master back in the early 1980’s. Throughout his...
Video Game of the Day – February 28th – Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
Bleeps on Wax – By Mike Mertes
Over the last few years vinyl records certainly seem to be making a large scale come back, and stores like Wal-Mart and Target have the latest music releases predominantly displayed on their shelves in the format. Along with this resurgence, several labels have been...
Game Gear – Modern Reviews By Old School Gamer Staff
As a child growing up in the 80s, my beloved video game console of choice was the Nintendo Entertainment System. Despite all the different con- troller options that came out for the system, like the NES Advantage arcade stick, I’ve always gravitated towards the stock...
Atari Kids Clubhouse By Kyle Snyder
Several months ago, I contracted strep throat for the first time in my 26 years on the planet. Don’t most folks get this out of the way when they’re five? I’ve always been the procrastinator... Anyway, I was prescribed various medications to ease the pain, and spent...
Video Game of the Day – February 26th – Soul Edge
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
The Most Important Future Gaming Trends!
If you are not yet familiar with the concepts of “cloud gaming” or “indie games”, but you are a passionate gamer interested in discovering fresh experiences, then you've reached the right spot. We are going to briefly debate the two gaming trends that are on the rise...
The Walter Day Report: THE MAKE TRAX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: A Legendary Arcade Game Finally Wins Some Respect: By Walter Day – the Man, the Myth, the Legend!
W alter Day always had a dream to organize a Make Trax World Championship. He had been the world record holder of the game during the 1982-1983 period and it was a dream that circled in his mind for nearly 40 years, looking for a place to land. Make Trax is considered...
Ben’s Fulfilling Find By Ben Valdes
From March until August of last year, I found nothing. It wasn’t for lack of trying. I pounded my thrift stores, yard sales, and flea markets with a vengeance, looking for a final found-in-the-wild rarity to cap off my collection of classic video games. “If I can bag...
Video Game of the Day – February 24th – Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
Sonic CD: A Gem That Needs to Be Featured More.
Whenever a new Sonic collection comes out, the standard Genesis games are usually included. You may get a few Game Gear titles thrown in there to spice things up but there is one game I feel that should be included with all of the other Genesis Sonic games, even...
Video Game of the Day – February 23rd – Final Fantasy II
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
Moon Patrol – by Michael Thomasson
Luna City Police Department Seeks Trigger-Happy Hero. Apply Within! WC reated by Irem and co-published with Williams Electronics, Moon Patrol was one of the premiere side-scrolling video games. It is recognized as the first arcade game with parallax scrolling, a...
Spider-Man By Patrick Wong
The sight of Spider-Man scaling a building is a familiar one. Like the classic Atari 2600 game, Spidey's opening appearance in his latest video game has our favorite Wall Crawler climbing one of New York's many tall skyscrapers. Seconds later, the familiarity would...
How I Found My Video Game Soul By Damian Quicksilver
Some say that no one is born with a soul. Some believe that one has to earn a soul. The soul is an essence deep inside, though reflected on the outside. No matter how well one draws, they are no artist until they can create images in their head that never existed...
Video Game of the Day – February 22nd – Panzer Dragoon
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
Video Game of the Day – February 21st – Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
The Game Scholar – Let’s Go to the Videotape By Leonard Herman The Father of Video Game History
Video game software can reside on many different types of media. In the early dedicated consoles of the seventies, the games were built into the consoles themselves. The introduction of cartridges in 1976 eventually gave way to CDs in 1988 and DVDs in 2000. Magnetic...
Growth of Online Gaming in the 2020s
The online gaming industry has grown rapidly since several countries began legalizing online betting. The market is expected to continue booming through the 2020s, as its popularity spreads globally. The more high speed internet improves, the most this trend will...
The Best Atari 2600 Games (That Never Existed)
Some do it to fulfill a fantasy of a game they wish had existed. Some do it just to see if they can create something that reminds them of past joys. Others just want to mess with your head. They are the creators of fake Atari labels. Surprisingly, there are several...
Video Games That Have Aged Like Fine Wine
Online games are at the height of their popularity as more and more gamers opt for them. The competitiveness is what gets the attention of the younger audience today, along with the graphics. Besides the usual top-ranking titles, people can play various browser games...
Video Game of the Day – February 19th – Shadow Bug
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
