by Todd Friedman | Mar 22, 2024 | 2000s, 2010s, Arcade
On March 19th, 2024. with a sad and heavy heart, Mike Begum, a competive Street Fighter player, has passed. Mike, better known as BrolyLegs, was an American professional fighting game player primarily known for competing in Street Fighter. Begum’s accolades as...
by Todd Friedman | Mar 17, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Interviews
This week we look back an interview I did with Patrick Hickey, Jr. on October 17th, 2019. Since 2019, Patrick has done so many incredible things with his retro gaming books and his newest adventure, the comic book genre. All of his published books can be seen...
by Todd Friedman | Dec 19, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, ESports
WALTER DAY’S GAMING SUPERSTARS: VOLUME TWO On Sale! For a limited time, Volume two of the Walter Day Gaming Superstars book will be $23.44. To Order Book ($23.44) This book will only be available on Amazon and I will not have access to extra books to ship to you...
by Todd Friedman | Aug 15, 2023 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Interviews
THIS IS MY 300TH TRADING CARD SPOTLIGHT! Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Paul Monaghan, displayed on card number 4277, from the Superstars of 2023. Co-founder of the Maximum Power Up podcast, which was started in 2015, Paul has had a passion for video game...
by Todd Friedman | Jul 22, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, 2010s, 2020s, Interviews, Pinball
Out this weekend on HULU is the movie “Pinball – The Man Who Saved the Game”. This movie tells the tale of pinball legend, Roger Sharpe. I highly recommend watching this to get a great history of the early pinball days. On July 19th, 2019, I had the...