SEGA Genesis Hidden Game!
Let’s take a look at Pitfall Mayan Adventure for the Sega Genesis. This game came out in 1994 on the Genesis and Super Nintendo. This is a well made game that appeared during the peak of these system’s popularity. It’s a great game and clearly has its roots in the original Pitfall by David Crane […]
Home Consoles Will Never Replace the Arcade
Somebody has been declaring the arcade dead since 1985. It was the NES that was going to kill us. Then the Genesis. Then the PlayStation, the Xbox, online multiplayer, smartphones, and now VR. Every few years, a confident guy on the internet writes the same obituary, and every few years he’s wrong. Arcades are still […]
Trivia Night Recap (Apr 8th, 2026)
Trivia Night is back, and this one had something for every kind of nerd in the room. Four sections, eighty questions, and a whole lot of pop culture knowledge put to the test — covering Game of Thrones, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and a finale round of pure 1980s nostalgia. Some […]
Free-Play Arcades vs Pay-Per-Play Arcades
Most arcade cabinets, even dating back to the early ’80s, have a simple operator setting called “free play.” Flip that option on, and the machine stops waiting for coins or credits, and it just boots straight into the game and lets players start instantly. Originally, operators used this mode for testing or for special events, […]
