The Cabinet of Curiosities: Color A Dinosaur

by Shaun Jex | Jun 7, 2019 | 1990s, Reviews, The Story Of...

There is something you should probably know about me. I’m a grown man, who just had a dinosaur themed birthday party. There were dino party games, decorations, and an entire selection of dino inspired snacks. I adore the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World series, but I...

A Closer Look at Nintendo’s Official NES Peripherals: NES Cleaning Kit

by David Oxford | Jun 6, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s

One constant problem which has plagued owners of the original Nintendo Entertainment System throughout the years is just getting the darn thing to run games. A simple problem with a simple solution: Just blow in the cartridge! A simple solution, yes, but not a correct...

The Cabinet of Curiosities: The Coca-Cola Kid

by Shaun Jex | Jun 2, 2019 | 1990s, Reviews, The Story Of...

As we tour the Cabinet of Curiosities, we will see all manner of oddities. There is a special section reserved just for product promotions, such as Yo! Noid, the Domino’s Noid video game, and Kool-Aid Man, the Atari game featuring…the Kool-Aid Man. All of this...

Dreamcast Version of Tanglewood on “Hiatus”

by Brendan Meharry | Jun 1, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

Released in the August of last year, Tanglewood was an enjoyable, endearing and inventive platformer to see a physical release for the long-discontinued Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. This came about after a successful Kickstarter campaign, in which 892 backers raised...

Remembering the Nintendo Ultra 64 Dream Team: Epilogue

by David Oxford | May 30, 2019 | 1990s

It’s been a long road, but we’re finally at the end. Nintendo first announced their plans for a “Dream Team” of developers and publishers to come together in order to produce new and unique software for what would ultimately become the Nintendo...

Two New Publishers Announced for the Evercade

by Brendan Meharry | May 25, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade

The Evercade is an interesting new retro handheld we’ve been closely following at OSGM HQ for the last month or so. Starting off as something mysterious, it was soon revealed to be a completely self-contained console that would play retro games – but most importantly,...