Video Game Trader Magazine

iPhone/iPod Touch Video Game Price Guide v2.0 released!

videogametrader — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:25:43 +0000

Are you an “old school” or modern gamer and/or collector? Do you shop garage sales, flea markets, eBay? Want to know if you are getting ripped off by your local game store? You owe it to yourself to know what your games are worth. The Video Game Price Guide contains over 7,400 video game titles and [...]

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Homebrew Reviews: This Planet Sucks (Atari 2600)

videogametrader — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:49:31 +0000

This Planet Sucks! Platform: Atari 2600 Developer: Greg Troutman Here’s a title that’s been around for a while. I have a copy from the days of Hozer, supposedly the version 1 before the bugfix to keep the screen from rolling (I’ve never had it happen, so for all I know, there wasn’t much of a problem to [...]

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Homebrew Reviews: The Legend of Wukong (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)

videogametrader — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:41:03 +0000

Legend of Wukong Platform: Sega Genesis Developer: Super Fighter Team Release Date: December 2008 Super Fighter Team recently released their second Sega Genesis and Mega-Drive title, Legend of Wukong. Originally released only in Taiwan, the game has been translated, enhanced and recently published worldwide. The packaging is true to the original style of Sega releases of the [...]

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NES Archives: Wolverine

videogametrader — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:12:27 +0000

by Agent J As any X-Men fan that is also a NES gamer can tell you, the first ever X-Men video game was The Uncanny X-Men for the NES, which was released by LJN. And as any NES gamer can also tell you, that game stinks. So I can only imagine the feeling that [...]

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The Secret Origin of Super Hero Video Games

videogametrader — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:51:58 +0000

by Brett Weiss From the late 1980s to the present, the super-hero genre has been a constant of the video game industry. For years games based on Batman, The X-Men, The Punisher, The Fantastic Four, Spawn and other spandex-clad vigilantes have been jockeying for shelf space alongside such purely original creations as The Legend of [...]

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Trailer: Video Game Trader TV Episode 4

videogametrader — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:59:36 +0000

Here is a preview to Episode 4 March 2009. Stay tuned for this exciting episode.

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Excitebike Coming to the Wii!

videogametrader — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:33:25 +0000

Our friends at the Video Games Blogger are reporting that there is an Excitebike game on the horizon for the Wii! And it looks like it’s going to be very close to the beloved original. Hopefully it will contain all of the features we know and love (4 player mode, tracked editor) but with a [...]

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Around the Blogs: Games You Must Play (Splatterhouse Arcade)

videogametrader — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:25:32 +0000

One of our favorite blogs sites, UnNamedGaming.com has started up a new column called “Games You Must Play.” And I must say, that they picked a great game for the first article… Splatterhouse Arcade. Splatterhouse defined my generation as the best horror game to grace an amusement arcade lobby, BAR NONE. When you remember the 1988 [...]

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How to Beat Cosmic Avenger (Coleco Vision)

videogametrader — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:15:36 +0000

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Secret Super Mario game in the works?

videogametrader — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:14:22 +0000

With the recent launch of Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story and the upcoming releases of both New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Super Mario Galaxy 2, it should be very evident that the famous Italian plumber is a busy video game sprite. Well, if you thought those three titles were all that was in [...]

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Video: New Rocket Knight Trailer

videogametrader — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:04:24 +0000

Check out the new Rocket Knight trailer and let us know what you think. Are you going to pick up this game? Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)

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Civilization coming to Facebook in 2010

videogametrader — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:52:14 +0000

Civilization comes to Facebook Sid Meier has announced that a new version of strategy classic Civilization will be released on Facebook, to be known as Civilization Network. In a post on fansite Civilization Fanatics Network, original series creator and Firaxis Games co-founder Sid Meier announced the game for the face time and indicated that he would soon [...]

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HardestLevel.com: The Great Platform Debate, Part I

videogametrader — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:07:44 +0000

It’s been a long, long time since Pong, the Commodore 64 and Atari first graced us with their primitive attempts at video entertainment. In the last couple decades, gaming hardware has really come into its own and become a staple of the modern family household. With so many different devices available to us, each with [...]

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Chasethechuckwagon.com is now GameGavel.com

videogametrader — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:39:42 +0000

We just received word today that Chasethechuckwagon.com, a very popular alternative to eBay.com, is changing its name in order to expand into the realm of “current generation” gaming. The new name is GameGavel.com. You may remember that GameGavel.com and ChasetheChuckwagon.com were competing for the “eBay alternative” market for a couple years. Early 2009, the Chuckwagon [...]

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Sean Kelly Vectrex Multi-Carts for sale on Chase the Chuckwagon!

videogametrader — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:24:38 +0000

Attention all Vectrex Collectors! Get these while you can. Up for Auction on ChasetheChuckwagon.com are 6 of these babies. I have posted the text of the auction below along with a link directly to the auction page. Oh, and there’s an eBay dig in it for good measure. Vectrex Multi-Cart *** New, Tested, READY-TO-SHIP! *** This auction consists [...]

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Video Game Trader TV: Halloween 2009 Special

videogametrader — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:07:40 +0000

Check out the Video Game Trader TV Halloween Special! Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)

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EIGHT NEW NINTENDO WIIWARE, DSIWARE & VIRTUAL CONSOLE RELEASES: DISCOVER NEW LOSTWINDS, NUMEROUS DOMO GAMES AND A TRUE ARCADE CLASSIC

videogametrader — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:55:49 +0000

Eight is great for gamers this week as Nintendo adds eight new titles to its ever-growing library of downloadable games. First on the list is LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias, a follow-up to one of the most popular releases on the WiiWare™ service. Next, Shootanto: Evolutionary Mayhem makes survival of the fittest the law of [...]

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Hardest Level: Game Fight: Golden Sun vs. Harvest Moon

videogametrader — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:52:08 +0000

Author: HardestLevel.com We’ve done Earth vs. Fire and Good vs. Evil, so now the time comes for another epic binary, Sun vs. Moon. Representing that big ol’ star that gives us light and heat is Golden Sun. If you don’t have Game Boy Advance, you might’ve missed out on this title and its sequel, but it’s got some [...]

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Rocket Knight Adventures 3 coming to Xbox Live, PSN and Steam in early 2010

videogametrader — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:04:30 +0000

An all-new Rocket Knight adventure has been announced for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 via Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and on PC via Steam! The new game will be released in early 2010 by Climax Studios and will contain the same run and gun-style of shooting/side-scrolling gameplay that fans of the classic [...]

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New today at ConsoleClassix.com

videogametrader — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:34:51 +0000

Like to play retro video games on your computer? ConsoleClassix.com has just added the following Game Boy Advance games to their already large list of games: Bomberman Tournament, Rayman Advance, Spongebob Squarepants Lights Camera Pants!, Star Wars New Droid Army, Super Monkey Ball Jr. Visit ConsoleClassix.com to play these great games. Only $5.99 per month [...]

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