Missing Manuals (and Strategy Guides)

Missing Manuals (and Strategy Guides)

by | Aug 25, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Home

Video game manuals were such a staple when it came to console gaming.  Not only did you learn HOW to play a game, but you also got story bits, character bios, and sometimes even hints on how to get an advantage early on.  I remember instantly opening up the game just...
1942 By Brandon Poe

1942 By Brandon Poe

by | Aug 20, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines

Each month in Retro Revisited, Classic Console’s very own Brandon Poe picks one classic game to play. This month’s classic: Capcom’s 1942. This month I decided to sit down with a game I really did not have much experience with. I had only heard of this game when I was...
32X Support is Finally Coming to the Mega Sg

32X Support is Finally Coming to the Mega Sg

by | Aug 19, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s

The Mega Sg, by Analogue, is a jack-of-all-trades FPGA Sega console when it comes to the 80’s and 90’s. While it can play Genesis/Mega Drive and the Master System out of the box (as well as including an edge connector for the Sega/Mega CD), additional adapters can...
The Cabinet of Curiosities: Moondust

The Cabinet of Curiosities: Moondust

by | Aug 18, 2019 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...

In 1978, Brian Eno released the album Ambient 1: Music for Airports. It remains a landmark in the world of ambient music, a genre which said was, “as ignorable as it was interesting” and which was intended to “induce calm and a space to think.” The music was quiet,...
Activision

Activision

by | Aug 18, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines

Prior to the creation of Activision, third party publishers did not exist. This is not just some statement thrown out to explain this publisher’s importance, it is a literal fact. Activision, formed in October 1979, was the first ever independent publisher to exist in...