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NEOGEO MVSX Trailer!
As summer comes to a close, things are starting to heat up with several console releases being announced. With the upcoming release from Sony and Microsoft, there are also new releases coming in the form of arcade machines. After the announcement of the iiRcade...
Made In Japan: Super Mario Bros. 2
It seems gaming knowledge can spark some of the most ferocious battles amongst gamers. Why calling Jumpman “Mario” in an arcade is likely to send a hardcore Donkey Kong gamer into a fit of rage. The back story to Super Mario Bros. 2 is no exception. So sit back, grab...
The Hype, and Reservations, of the Mario 35th Anniversary Direct.
On Thursday September 3rd, Nintendo released their Mario 35th Anniversary Nintendo Direct. The direct had some neat things to show off such as upcoming releases of a Game and Watch console, R/C Mario Kart, and the release of Super Mario All-Stars for the SNES Online...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Jacob Ashley
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Jacob Ashley, who currently is displayed on card number 3314 from the Superstars of 2020 Collection. Jacob is an arcade collector, video game developer and artist. He is co-creator of the ‘Kong Klub’. Since 2016, it is the...
Hidden Gems: Clockwork Knight
Intro: In the video game world there is always those zany games that come along that sweep us away with their charm. Clockwork Knight is one of those games. Developed and published by Sega, Clockwork Knight was released on May 11,1995 for the Sega Saturn, making it...
Mushihime-Sama Futari
You know the term “Hardcore Gamer” gets thrown around so much these days. You can walk into your local retail video game chain store and listen to some dork say he’s hardcore because of all the systems he owns, what his gamer score is or whatever epic drop of loot he...
Root Beer Tapper
While many coin-op machines graced the bar scene in the early eighties, only Tapper resembled the actual bar in which it dwelled in 1983. This hulking box of electronic joy not only played a great game but dressed for the occasion! Decked out with an ashtray, a place...
Best Video Games Of The 90s
Video gaming has taken a whole new form in today’s world. But back in the 90s’ when the internet connection was dead slow and one had to use dial-up and Disk Operating System in their computers, the memories of playing games are still vivid. These days, one can’t just...
Some Retro Video Games that Featured Gambling
Gambling has always served as an amazing source of fun and entertainment. The games have evolved over time, and the industry has seen an exponential rise over the years. The gambling industry crunches millions by the hour, and unapologetically so! The amalgamation of...
Strong: National Museum of Play
Chances are that you may have never heard of Margaret Strong, but as a collector, I have the utmost respect for her endeavors that led to the creation of The Strong’s National Museum of Play. Born at the end of the nineteenth century, she traveled the world and...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Tim Landis
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Tim Landis who currently is displayed on card number 3322, from the Superstars of 2020 Collection. Tim is a diehard arcade enthusiast. Tim does everything from talking, playing, reviewing games, going to arcades and covering...
High Score: A Really Neat Netflix Documentary.
Netflix had some good video game documentaries for a while. It was where I first watched Game Over: The Story of Atari and for fun they also have the original anime Hi Score Girl (which I would definitely recommend if you like anime) and recently Netflix released...
LaserActive
The LaserActive was an incredibly expensive console, which, while being a great modern-day collectible, was late to the party when released in 1993 by Pioneer. It was a laserdisc-based gaming platform that had the ability to overlay 16-bit graphics over high-quality...
The Polybius Quarter Scale Arcade Cab Campaign Through Kickstarter
Unearth the mystery, own a piece of history by funding the Polybius Quarter Arcade Kickstarter. View our Kickstarter campaign: bit.ly/PolybiusNumskull The team at Numskull Designs have eagerly been awaiting this day, by bringing the myth and urban legend of...
Top Video Games (1980s-1990s) That Feature Gambling
The need for entertainment has been an accompanying phenomenon of humankind since the dawn of ages. This way or other people have always needed to unwind, to have a hobby, or to have some fun. However, one of the quite recent inventions has changed the entertainment...
The Rise of the Female Gamer
When it comes to gaming, many have preconceptions about the average gamer. If movies and TV shows were anything to go by, online gaming is dominated by nerdy teenage boys in bedsits. However, that couldn’t be further from the truth, and today, gaming is multicultural,...
Double Dragon
This issue’s arcade game of choice is none other than the immensely popular side-scrolling beat-em up Double Dragon. The initial game was released in 1987 by Technos in Japan, and licensed to Taito for manufacture and distribution in the United States and Europe. The...
Hidden Gems: Amidar
Intro: Ah yes, the maze chase genre, filled with incredible classics such as Pac-Man, Lady Bug, Chu Chu Rocket and of course-Amidar. Released in North American Arcades in 1981, Amidar was developed by Konami and published by Stern. Stern also published other Konami...
Tron
In Disney’s 1982 classic film Tron, programs and humans did battle against one another inside a computer through multiple gaming competitions and events. Under the watchful eye of the Master Control Program, our heroes Flynn and Tron fought head-to-head against the...
Made In Japan: Radiant SilverGun
Released in 1998 in Arcades on the SEGA ST-V Titan hardware, followed by a SEGA Saturn release later that year, Radiant Silvergun is a shmup (shoot’em up) that almost didn’t come to be. According to the diary of Hiroshi Iuchi, the director & producer of Radiant...
What is behind the retro gaming craze?
Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be, as the old joke goes. People get nostalgic about all sorts of things, and psychologists have written tomes that attempt to explain some of the reasons. There’s always been a market for retro, whether it is in the clothes we wear,...
Hidden Gems: Bloody Wolf
Bloody Wolf, developed by Data East and designed by Yoshiaki Honda, does for the TurboGrafx 16 what Contra does for the NES. It rocks the machine! Originally released in the Arcades (1988), Bloody Wolf, also known as Battle Rangers (Europe), made its US console debut...
Video Game of the Day – August 17th – Chrono Trigger
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...
Made In Japan: Elevator Action
Elevator Action was one of my favorite games as a kid. I used to remember going to a diner with my folks and playing the game after we ate. I loved being a secret agent trying to go around to find documents in a building swarming with bad guys. While there have been a...
This Day In Video Game History
Wanderlust's Board of Directors proposes to change the company name to Adrenalin Interactive, Inc.
Company acquires Sofsource, Inc.
