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Trading Card Spotlight - Tony Hawk

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By Todd Friedman
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Tony Hawk who currently is displayed on card number 3522, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection.  There is no talk about skateboarding without mentioning the name Tony Hawk. His popularity in skateboarding was as big as any other top names in professional sports. He was the first person ever to land a “900”, a maneuver he was trying for almost 10 years. This feat was accomplished right at the time that Tony stepped into the video game industry with the franchise of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. The Tony Hawk video game series became one of the most p...

Trading Card Spotlight - Owen Rubin

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By Todd Friedman
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Owen Rubin, who currently is displayed on card number 315, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection.  Owen was one of the first programmers hired by Atari in 1976. He designed games for Atari for almost ...

Video Game Summit 2021

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By Todd Friedman
The Video Game Summit is back on in 2021! We are excited to announce that the VGS in Villa Park, IL will be bigger and better than before.  Our new layout at the Odeum give room for more vendors, games, and tournaments. We will have arades, c...

Trading Card Spotlight - Josh Tsui

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By Todd Friedman
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Josh Tsui who currently is displayed on card number 3447, from the Superstars of 2020 Collection.  Josh spent over two decades working in video game development on key franchises such as Mortal Kombat,...

Trading Card Spotlight - Mike Mertes

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By Todd Friedman
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Mike Mertes who is displayed on card number 3482, from the Superstars of 2020 Collection.  From the moment he touched an Intellivision controller in 1985, Mike knew that he had experienced something in...

Walter Day at Pinball Expo 2021

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By Todd Friedman
Walter will be a special guest at the Pinball Expo in Schaumburg, IL on October 27-30th, 2021. Come join us to meet and greet Walter as well as many other special guests. Along with the speical guests at the show, there will be retro gaming consol...
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