Monaco GP – My First Arcade Game

by Ric Pryor | Nov 20, 2017 | 1970s, Arcade

Monaco GP is the first arcade game I ever played. I was so young at the time I didn’t even know it by name. It was simply the racing game right inside the entrance to the arcade that was right inside the entrance to the mall. It was loud and fast and simple, an...

Donkey Kong for the Atari 2600

by Ric Pryor | Nov 14, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld

The first place I saw Donkey Kong on the Atari 2600 was an in-store display sometime in late 1982 or maybe early 1983. By this time my family owned a Colecovision and I’d played the arcade game a few times, so I had a pretty good idea what Donkey Kong should...

Other Magazine Update: Retro Gamer October 2017

by Old School Gamer | Nov 13, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Reviews

Continuing the tradition I started in September with reviewing other industry magazines, lets go after the October issue of Retro Gamer from the UK.  I personally subscribe to it via my ipad instead of picking up at a local Barnes and Noble anymore. This issue’s...

A Biased List of my Favourite Retro Gaming YouTubers [Part I]

by Brendan Meharry | Nov 10, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

While I don’t claim to be very good at many things in life, one pastime I excel at is sitting on my butt and watching the Tubes. I’ve been a fan of many YouTube channels since I started watching them regularly about eight years ago – and since then, have built...

Gigolo and Cathouse Blues for the Atari 2600

by Ric Pryor | Nov 8, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld

Send the kids to bed. These games are for mommies and daddies only. Now for many of you reading this, “adult” Atari 2600 games are old hat, but if they aren’t, open a new browser tab, Google “Custer’s Revenge” and take some time to...

How to Connect Retro Consoles into Modern TV’s

by Brendan Meharry | Nov 4, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s

Maybe you’ve just entered the wonderful world of retro gaming and only own a modern TV – or, you’ve just upgraded your TV from 1995 (that was so close to becoming a family heirloom) to a modern, whiz-bang flat screen television. Either way, you might be wondering how...