Welcome once again to my next installment of vintage horror video ads from Fangoria. I know what some of you readers might be thinking “It’s past Halloween! Shouldn’t you be doing a piece on video ads for Christmas movies and TV specials?” A great idea (I’ll leave that to someone […]
SecondHandNostalgist
4 posts
Ah, the video rental store. Who doesn’t miss the glory days of combing the shelves of your neighborhood mom and pop (or Blockbuster or other chain store) rental store for a new film to watch on a Friday night after a long week at school? Truly an experience that current […]
Even with the crash looming around the corner, the golden age of arcade games was still booming in 1982. A quick survey of the releases for that year shows many major and medium-level classics that are still played and fondly remembered today. Q*Bert, Donkey Kong Junior, Moon Patrol, Dig Dug, […]
Whether Gary Vincent (President of the American Classic Arcade Museum at Funspot, in Laconia, New Hampshire) knew it at the time or not, the establishment of the ACAM in 1999 would eventually lead to a wave of retro arcades within the following 16 years. Other major retro-arcades that have opened […]