by Marcus Albers | May 6, 2026 | 1980s, 2020s, C64 Vic20, Reviews
In case you haven’t heard, the classic Commodore has undergone a rebirth. Retro computer YouTuber Christian “Peri Fractic” Simpson managed to gather the support and financing to purchase the bits and pieces of Commodore held by other companies and...
by Marcus Albers | Apr 29, 2026 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Apple 2, C64 Vic20, Early IBM DOS
The majority of my formative years were spent growing up in Minnesota. I didn’t realize until much later in life that I had advantages afforded to me, from a computer technology standpoint, that other states simply did not have. MECC, originally the Minnesota...
by Marcus Albers | Apr 19, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Early IBM DOS, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
As I was browsing Reddit the other day, as I’m wont to do from time to time, I came across a post about something of great interest to me that I knew nothing about. The post discussed the release of a PC port of Infinity Blade II. For the uninitiated, the...
by Marcus Albers | Apr 5, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, Atari, Console/Handheld
The first use of the term “Easter Egg” is widely attributed to Steve Wright, then director of software development at Atari, circa 1980. He was, of course, referring to the now classic hidden credit room in Warren Robinett’s Adventure for the Atari...
by Marcus Albers | Mar 29, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Reviews
Set the wayback machine to the early ’80s. While we had recently gotten our first home computer, the Commodore VIC-20, my cousins had been enjoying the Apple II system that my uncle used for writing sermons and the like. One of the first home computer games that...