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Once upon a time… there was the Sega Master System (SMS), an 8-bit video game console manufactured by Sega in the years 1985 – 1992. The Master System has its place in history, and since only 13 million units were sold, if you own one, it can still give you some satisfaction. Like playing the […]
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Casino Games, a 1989 compilation for the Sega Master System
January 26th, 2021 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Master System, News, Sega 
Tags: baccarat, blackjack, Casino Games, pinball, poker, Slot Machine 
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Sonic Spinball Takes Sega Mascot into Popular Arcade Machine – November 23rd, 1993 – Today in Video Game History
November 22nd, 2020 Carl Williams Sonic Spinball is one of those few times a company got it right. Well, at least as far as what the character was suited for. Sonic the Hedgehog can turn into a ball to speed through levels. Taking that idea and going the pinball route makes sense. Another time Sega got it right was Sonic […]
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Posted in Genesis, News, Sega Tags: arcade, pinball, Sonic Spinball, sonic the hedgehog No Comments »
The Game Preserve Provides Texas Gamers with Fun and History
August 19th, 2015 Colby Primeaux If you find yourself in The Woodlands, TX driving north on I-45 from Houston, and you exit and turn left onto Sawdust Rd., and you see a Walgreens on the left about half a mile down, do yourself a favor and turn in. Go past the Walgreens, past the Radio Shack and past the FedEx […]
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Posted in Reviews Tags: arcade, classic, Colby Primeaux, Game Preserve, Houston, pinball, retro, Rusty Key, texas, Woodlands No Comments »
New Game: Alien Pinball Coming to the Atari 2600
February 24th, 2015 Carl Williams Pinball. A staple in most arcades and a genre that is quite misunderstood by most of the, dying, arcade going public. There is more to pinball than what players see as they pass by on their quest to put quarters into the latest one on one fighting game. There is finesse, strategy and technique mixed […]
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Posted in Console, News Tags: arcade, atari, Atari Age, bump, forums, homebrew, independent, PDRoms.de, pinball, retro, retro game, retrogaming, second sense, tilt, Winkdot No Comments »
Review: Flip Off Fun With Midnight Magic on Atari 2600
January 28th, 2015 CPC4EVA Playboy had one, KISS had one and even the Six Million Dollar Man had one…..no it’s not what you’re thinking, they all had their names in big flashing bright lights and cool colours on the back boards of thousands and thousands of pinball machines all over the world. The entertainment craze of the 1970s, pinball […]
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Posted in Console, News Tags: 2600, 7800, Ala Halabi, atari, cartridge, Midnight Magic, pinball, retro, retro game, retrogaming, review No Comments »
Alien Crush Unleashes Extra Terrestrials into Pinball – August 19th, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
August 18th, 2014 Carl Williams The launch of the TurboGrafx-16 was the first, and only, foray into the North American gaming market for NEC (for more information on this see our historical look back here). NEC were pulling out all of the stops, at least as many as they could with their library of launch titles. To say NEC were […]
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Posted in NEC, News Tags: Alien Crush, Alien Crush Returns, Alien's Crush, Devil's Crush, pinball, playstation portable, portable, Sigourney Weaver, TurboChip, virtual console, Wiiware 1 Comment »
