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- Classic Video Games Holiday Gift Guide 2009 – Retro Console Ga…Created: 2009-10-19 @ 05:28:40 EDT Updated: 2009-10-19 @ 06:18:46 EDT
If you’re looking to get that perfect gift for the old-school console gamer in your life, but don’t have the time to search for used console systems that may, or may not work, t… - Frankenstein's Monster - Atari 2600 Game ReviewCreated: 2009-10-12 @ 04:17:44 EDT Updated: 2009-10-12 @ 04:53:51 EDT
Dr. Victor von Frankenstein is up to his corpse reanimating tricks again, and it's up to you to strop his creation from coming to life by building the monster's only weakness, a brick wall. Franken… - Killer Shark - The Undersea Horror Arcade Game from JAWSCreated: 2009-10-09 @ 21:57:47 EDT
Just a year after video games made their debut in arcades, SEGA unveiled the first coin-op cabinet to star the most terrifying aquatic terror, the Killer Shark. While this light gun arcade shooter … - History of Wolfenstein Part 1 - Castle Wolfenstein and Beyond Castle…Created: 2009-10-01 @ 02:36:50 EDT
Few game franchises have as groundbreaking and oddball of a past as the Wolfenstein series. What started as the very first stealth game, filled with single screen 2D missions, was "borrowed&qu… - Realms of Arkania: Shadows Over Riva - Part III in the Realms of Ark…Created: 2009-09-27 @ 21:04:00 EDT Updated: 2009-09-27 @ 21:04:45 EDT
Back in the '90s, developers Attic Entertainment Software crafted a trilogy of games based on Germany's most popular pen-and-paper roll playing game, Das Schwarze Auge (Translation: The Dark Eye). … - Realms of Arkania: Star Trail - Part II in the Realms of Arkania Ser…Created: 2009-09-27 @ 20:55:45 EDT
Back in the '90s, developers Attic Entertainment Software crafted a trilogy of games based on Germany's most popular pen-and-paper roll playing game, Das Schwarze Auge (Translation: The Dark Eye). … - Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny - Part I in the Realms of Arkani…Created: 2009-09-27 @ 20:52:34 EDT
Back in the '90s, developers Attic Entertainment Software crafted a trilogy of games based on Germany's most popular pen-and-paper roll playing game, Das Schwarze Auge (Translation: The Dark Eye). … - The Realms of Arkania Series - Classic German PRG Trilogy…Created: 2009-09-27 @ 20:07:01 EDT Updated: 2009-09-27 @ 20:07:01 EDT
Back in the '90s, developers Attic Entertainment Software crafted a trilogy of games based on Germany's most popular pen-and-paper roll playing game, Das Schwarze Auge (Translation: The Dark Eye). … - The SEGA Dreamcast - Profile of the First Online Gaming ConsoleCreated: 2009-09-21 @ 03:52:18 EDT
After the SEGA Saturn failed to match the competition of the PlayStation One, the once-juggernaut of console systems reputation and relationships with third party publishers began to crack. To try … - Coin-OpCreated: 2009-09-18 @ 01:56:28 EDT
[P]An abbreviation of coin operated.[/P] [P]1. A machine that runs when a coin or coins of a determined amount are inserted into it, typically via a coin-slot.[/P] [P]2. Term used to d… - Galaga - The Ultimate Space Shooter - Arcade GameCreated: 2009-08-24 @ 05:03:04 EDT Updated: 2009-08-24 @ 05:11:00 EDT
What began as a sequel to a [I]Space Invaders[/I] rip-off became one of the most popular arcade game of all time though it's addictive, unique, and fun gameplay that never gets old… - The Oregon Trail - Edutainment's First Video Game Hit - Apple IICreated: 2009-08-17 @ 02:58:20 EDT Updated: 2009-08-17 @ 13:51:07 EDT
Trail blazing across the archives of video game history is an elaborate and innovative game conceived by student teachers and established as one of the first edutainment game to be a commercial hit… - Mega Man 2 for the Nintendo Entertainment System - The Sequel that L…Created: 2009-08-10 @ 03:15:23 EDT Updated: 2009-08-10 @ 03:32:26 EDT
While the first Mega Man NES title established the platforming, power snatching retro style that the series still maintains today, it was its sequel, Mega Man 2, which made the franchise a hit… - Arcade ClassicsCreated: 2009-08-05 @ 19:06:49 EDT
In the 70s and 80s the video arcade was the place for gamers to be! Imagine a hang out where you’re surrounded by some of the greatest video games ever made, other fanatics who share your… - The 3rd Annual Mario Invades the San Diego Comic-Con - 2009Created: 2009-07-27 @ 12:49:38 EDT Updated: 2009-07-27 @ 13:14:39 EDT
Welcome to the third annual Mario Bros. photo scavenger hunt at the San Diego Comic-Con! This year at the 2009 Comic-Con International, the classic video game pickings were a bit slim, and the Mari… - The 3rd Annual Mario Invades the San Diego Comic-Con - 2009Created: 2009-07-27 @ 12:44:50 EDT Updated: 2009-07-27 @ 13:15:30 EDT
Welcome to the third annual Mario Bros. photo scavenger hunt at the San Diego Comic-Con! This year at the 2009 Comic-Con International, the classic video game pickings were a bit slim, and the Mari… - The 3rd Annual Mario Invades the San Diego Comic-Con - 2009Created: 2009-07-27 @ 12:32:13 EDT Updated: 2009-07-27 @ 13:16:21 EDT
Welcome to the third annual Mario Bros. photo scavenger hunt at the San Diego Comic-Con! This year at the 2009 Comic-Con International, the classic video game pickings were a bit slim, and the Mari… - The 3rd Annual Mario Invades the San Diego Comic-Con - 2009Created: 2009-07-27 @ 12:12:56 EDT Updated: 2009-07-27 @ 13:40:43 EDT
Welcome to the third annual Mario Bros. photo scavenger hunt at the San Diego Comic-Con! This year at the 2009 Comic-Con International, the classic video game pickings were a bit slim, and the Mari… - The 3rd Annual Mario Invades the San Diego Comic-Con - 2009Created: 2009-07-27 @ 11:50:22 EDT Updated: 2009-07-27 @ 13:45:22 EDT
Welcome to the third annual Mario Bros. photo scavenger hunt at the San Diego Comic-Con! This year at the 2009 Comic-Con International, the classic video game pickings were a bit slim, and the Mari… - Making History with Tetris - An Interview With Alexey Pajitnov and H…Created: 2009-07-21 @ 04:55:49 EDT
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Tetris we had the chance to sit down with the minds behind the games success, creator Alexey Pajitnov, and the man responsible for getting Tetris out to the mas… - E3 '09 - The Electronic Entertainment Expo in 2009…Updated: 2009-11-02 @ 04:01:16 EST
Check out all of the classic video game related news and previews here, straight from the floor of the 2009 E3 Expo… - Best Classic and Retro Games at the 2009 E3 Expo…Updated: 2009-11-02 @ 03:34:48 EST
While the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 Expo) is known for the glitz and glamor of the newest, Next-Gen, high tech games, there are always lots of retro game offerings at the show. From rerelea… - Horror Games - Top Classic Horror Computer Games…Updated: 2009-10-27 @ 14:15:37 EDT
Horror might be a mainstay for console games today, there was a time when a home consoles didn't have enough power to run the graphics needed to create a rich and frightening universe. So the place… - Classic Video Games Holiday Gift Guide 2009 – Classics on the …Updated: 2009-10-19 @ 06:17:29 EDT
It doesn’t matter how new or high-tech handheld systems get, Classic Video Games never get old. Even the innovative controls of the DS don’t let these retro revivals gather dust… - MAGFest 8 - The Gaming Expo Party in 2010Updated: 2009-09-07 @ 00:59:57 EDT
January 1st - January 4th, 2010[br]Alexandria, VA[br]A game festival run "by fans, for fans". With a strong focus on socializing and game inspired music. At the 2010 MAGFest the voice of … - CGE - The Classic Gaming ExpoUpdated: 2009-08-17 @ 13:10:46 EDT
August 2010(exact dates TBD)<BR>Las Vegas, Nevada (exact location TBD)<BR>The largest and most recognized expo dedicated exclusively to classic video games. Run by classic video game fa…