by Kevin Butler | Jul 6, 2018 | 1980s, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...
During my sophomore year in August, 1981, our high school was gifted a black (Darth Vader) Bell & Howell Apple computer. These were given to select secondary educational institutions around the country. Additionally, our school purchased three or four more of...
by Brendan Meharry | Jul 5, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s
Greetings again, fellow retro travellers, and welcome back The Last Official Release. If you haven’t been following, in this series I investigate the very last official games to be released for your favourite consoles. A full list of what I’ve already covered can be...
by Shaun Jex | Jul 4, 2018 | 1980s
The world has been drained of color and the nefarious wizard Zark is to blame. Who can save us from this monochromatic nightmare? Why, Wiz and his cat Nifta of course! To do so, Wiz must explore the worlds in a Wizball, bouncing his way along as he attempts to set...
by Ric Pryor | Jul 1, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld
When I discovered Action 52 ten years ago I thought it might be fun to play a new game every week and write about it. It wasn’t (the games are terrible and repetitive), but I kept at it for several months until I ran out of not only new and clever things to say...
by Shaun Jex | Jun 30, 2018 | 1980s
Anyone who has spent any amount of time reading or watching science fiction knows that the machines are bound to rise against us. It’s just a matter of time. From Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey to James Cameron’s The Terminator, the idea of killer machines...
by Brendan Meharry | Jun 29, 2018 | 1980s, 2010s
One of the biggest retro gaming shames of technology switching to modern flat-screens (besides from the input-lag) is the lose of light-gun compatibility. Yes, if you’re somehow not aware, favourites such as Virtua Cop and Time Crisis will not work on your shiny, new...