Comparison of 2019 vs. 2024 Pac-Man | Basic Fun Arcade Classics AGAIN in 2024!
Basic Fun’s line of Arcade Classics tabletop video game toys were all the rage in the late teens, but new released evaporated around 2020 – or so we thought! Just in the past week, sightings of a new Pac-Man with a 2024 copyright and updated box art started to appear in Walmart retail stores. Could…
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Michael Thomasson
Interview from July 7th, 2017. Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Michael Thomasson who is displayed on card number 531, from the Twin Galaxies Superstars Collection of 2013. Michael is also featured on card number 670. Michael is one of the most widely respected videogame historians in the field today. He has written books, published…
Tetra Zone – A modern take on a classic WIP for the Commodore Amiga
If you’ve played the 1980’s hit game of Tetris then you’ll be pleased to know that as of this morning, we have been informed that you can now download Wei-ju Wu’s WIP Commodore Amiga game of Tetra Zone. As in the words of the creator “a modern take on the best known arcade puzzle game of…
Getting into the Holiday Spirit with Two Classic Games
As we all frantically get ready to celebrate, it’s difficult to avoid the seasonal bombardment of the usual yuletide media: Christmas music, Christmas films, Christmas-themed episodes of TV shows, and Christmas books to a much lesser extent. But what about Christmas-themed video games? They do exist, believe it or not. There are quite a few…
A Very Hairy Christmas – A modern HD debut of Mr Hair for the PC by Langford Productions
We’ve just received word from our good friend Richard of Langford Productions, of a new PC game that has been released called ‘A Very Hairy Christmas’. A game which doesn’t just have nods to other classic games from the 80’s such as Pac-Man and PSSST, but it’s a rather lovely game for the upcoming festive…
Jersey Jack Pinball Reveals New “Pinball XP” Redemption System at IAAPA – UPDATED
This afternoon at its booth at this week’s IAAPA amusement industry show in Orlando, Jersey Jack Pinball revealed its new “Pinball XP” ticket system for redemption arcades. According to the Company’s founder Jack Guarnieri, “Redemption pinball was a dream of mine when I first started the company and now with Pinball XP it’s come…
New Stranger Things Table from Zen Studios; Stern Improves Insider Connected App; New Spooky Logo
I have a couple of pinball odds and ends for everyone this afternoon. Let’s start in the world of digital pinball. First off, I had no idea that Netflix includes 112 free phone apps with subscriptions to its video service. Apparently, one of these subscriptions is an app by Zen Studios called “Pinball Masters.”…
Open Fridge EP: 14 Legion Go gains Steam, Infinite & Beyond and Sonic is Happy
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