by Brendan Meharry | Oct 9, 2017 | Console/Handheld
After covering Nintendo’s Satellaview and the SEGA Channel, we’re taking a look at the actual first instance of video game ‘streaming’ on demand – The PlayCable. Using a cable TV connection (much like the SEGA Channel) but instead all the...
by Kristopher Purzycki | Oct 6, 2017 | 1970s, Console/Handheld
So far, SUPERBRIEF has focused on interactive fictions such as Zork and Colossal Cave Adventure as some of the earliest standout computer games. While both of these (and many, many others) claimed tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons as one of their...
by Old School Gamer | Oct 6, 2017 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld
29 September 2017 – A timeless classic is being given a new lease of life with the launch of THEC64® Mini. Developed by Retro Games Ltd. – and distributed by Koch Media – THEC64® Mini is a fully licensed reimagining of the 80’s bestselling home computer. Half...
by Michael Thomasson | Sep 25, 2017 | 1990s, Console/Handheld
Parappa Rappa is a young scrappy pup that has a serious case of “puppy love” for Ms. Sunny Funny, an anthropomorphic flower. Accompanied by his peers PJ Berry, a/k/a “PJ the DJ” and disco diva Katy Kat, Parappa desperately competes with his arch-nemesis Joe Chin, an...
by Kristopher Purzycki | Sep 22, 2017 | 1970s, Console/Handheld
Players all have their handful of familiar games they can turn to when we want to tune out the world beyond the screen. These games have likely been conquered – maybe several times over. We know the routes and what to expect around every corner. They are places...
by Old School Gamer | Sep 19, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, Console/Handheld
Fellow Gamers, I’m extremely excited to be writing to you to inform you that we just released the Midwest Gaming Classic web site for 2018, and we have BIG news! The Midwest Gaming Classic will be moving from our long-time home of the Sheraton Milwaukee...