In the 24th episode of Video Wizards, we travel to a time close to the “mark of the millennium”, as we find ourselves covering the autumnal months of September, October and November of 1998 for yet another very substantial seasonal spectacular. Arcade games increasingly lose floor space to slot machines and the ones that don’tContinue reading “VIDEO WIZARDS PODCAST – Episode 24: Autumn 1998”
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VIDEO WIZARDS PODCAST – Episode 23: Summer 1994
In episode 23 of Video Wizards, we return to the year 1994 to bask in the sunrays of the summer, for another seasonal spectacular. With the midpoint of the ’90s just one year away and the ’80s now full and well behind us, we find ourselves in a period of cultural turmoil, where the arcadeContinue reading “VIDEO WIZARDS PODCAST – Episode 23: Summer 1994”
VIDEO WIZARDS PODCAST – Episode 10: November 1992
In the 10th numbered episode of the Video Wizards Podcast, the stage for November 1992 is set by U.S. president George H.W. Bush smoothly transfering power to the political face of the ’90s, Bill Clinton, as SEGA brings about a revolution with their introduction of Virtua Racing to the arcade market. Toaplan enlist “mangaka” JokerContinue reading “VIDEO WIZARDS PODCAST – Episode 10: November 1992”