Extremely Rare Konami Famicom Games Cracked and Released

by David Oxford | Sep 5, 2019 | 1980s, 2010s

Retro gaming is bizarre, though not exactly uniquely so. In this day and age of the internet, it seems that every new release is in some way chronicled and talked about, recorded for all time. But looking back as recently as 30 years ago, there are all sorts of hidden...

Gameboy: Classic Console Magazine Examines the Handheld That Took the Gaming World by Storm

by Magazine Writer | Sep 3, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

Before the Game Boy existed, handheld games by and large consisted of very simplified graphics, most times made up of dots to represent the action. Some early examples of these sorts of games were released by Mattel, Coleco and Tiger Electronics. It required far more...

Pre-Orders for the Evercade Drop on the 6th

by Brendan Meharry | Sep 2, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

It was all the way back in April that I first reported on a GIF of a mysteriously silhouetted shape that resembled a SNES controller, including cartridge and all – and since then, the Evercade has been revealed along with a host of big-name publishers. The game...

The Game Console: A Book I Didn’t Know I Needed

by Ben Magnet | Sep 1, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Console/Handheld

I would call myself an amateur video game historian.  I love watching videos on YouTube about the subject as well as going to Retro Video Game conventions and playing older systems.  It was this past Retro City Festival in Pomona CA where I played a Coleco Vision for...

Food for Thought: What If SEGA and Disney Released Their Own Version of the Limited Shōnen Jump Edition Famicom Mini?

by David Oxford | Aug 31, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s

(First, assuming there’s anyone who actually comes in looking for my usual Thursday morning article, sorry about the lateness this week. I’ve been in bed sick for the last several days, and only now felt like I could do this piece some semblance of...

CLASSIC CONSOLE INTERVIEWS with CHRIS SHRIGLEY

by Magazine Writer | Aug 30, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

Ross Sillifant brings us yet another great interview this month with the amazing Chris Shrigley, co-founder of Eurocom. During their discussion we learn about what it was like to be involved with the creation of games for the SEGA-CD, especially the fantastic title...