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Trading Card Spotlight - “RetroExistential”

Posted on May 20, 2023 | Trading Card Spotlight

By Todd Friedman

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Tony “RetroExistential”, who currently is displayed on card number 4293, from the Superstars of 2023 Collection. One part gameshow host, two parts video game fanatic. Learn, Love and Play like Lara Croft, witnessing some of the most obscure treasures in the gaming world, all in one place! He's hard to miss with his colorful look and BOOMING voice to get you pumped about gaming and all the wonders it produced throughout time. You'll never see a video game collection like this anywhere else! Experience his unlimited knowledge, piercing wit and exclusiv...

Trading Card Spotlight - Donn Nauert

Posted on May 10, 2023 | Trading Card Spotlight

By Todd Friedman

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Donn Nauert, who is displayed on card number 502, from the Circus Card Collection of 2013. Donn is one of the Golden Age Gamers from the early 1980’s. He was featured in an Atari 7800 commercial and won a 1...

Trading Card Spotlight "Rewind" - Jesse Porter

Posted on May 4, 2023 | Trading Card Spotlight

By Todd Friedman

This week we look back at an interview I did with Jesse Porter on February 24th, 2017. Jesse is a supurb console video game player and has over 300 world records with Twin Galaxies. Jesse’s trading card was presented in March in Banning, CA where ...

Trading Card Spotlight "Rewind" - Richard Booth

Posted on April 23, 2023 | Trading Card Spotlight

By Todd Friedman

Here is an interview I did with Richard Booth on June 23rd, 2017. Richard gave a in-depth look at his gaming career and history. HI sfavorite game Tetris has given him ways to shoot for world records and has given a lot of hos time to Twin G...

Video Game Summit 2023

Posted on April 16, 2023 | Events

By Todd Friedman

The Video Game Summit is back on in 2023! We are excited to announce that the VGS in McCook, IL will be bigger and better than before. Our new layout at the McCook MAX Sports Complex give room for more vendors, games, and tournaments...

Trading Cards for Grown-ups Day – April 8, 2023

Posted on April 9, 2023 | Trading Card Spotlight

By Todd Friedman

History of Trading Cards for Grown-ups Day Original trade cards were used to stiffen the packaging of cigarettes, and they were advertising cards. In the 1860s, baseball cards were printed and usually sold in packets of candy or other tobacco pro...

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