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Classic Home Video Games 1972-1984: Pressure Cooker
Publisher: Activision. Action, 1 or 2 players (alternating) 1983 The delightful game has players maneuvering an animated chef around a colorfully detailed kitchen (it includes a fiery oven), catching instantly recognizable burger parts (tomatoes, onions, lettuce and...
What Happened to the Nintendo “Ultra” 64?
The much-delayed third home console from Nintendo saw numerous name changes along its way to finally reaching store shelves in mid-1996. Code-named "Project Reality" early on in its development and announcement phase, the machine would be well known for a brief span...
Other Magazine Update: Retro Gamer November 2017
The November issue of Retro Gamer (UK) covered my favorite console ever, the one that really started it all, the Atari 2600 and it's 40th Anniversary of its creation. But some reason the X-BOX got the big cover shot on it. Two great consoles no doubt about it. Lets...
Sega Forever Review: Phantasy Star II
In the past, Sega has often released its Genesis games in collections for consoles, and a few titles also found their way onto mobile platforms. Now, the “Sega Forever” line is slated to bring all of Sega’s past releases onto mobile formats in a uniform manner. The...
Sega Forever Review: ESWAT: City under Siege
ESWAT: City Under Siege has always been a Genesis favorite of mine. I love the graphical style, the ability to transform into a RoboCop-style figure and crush evildoers with superior firepower. I enjoyed it even more after finally playing the arcade original, which in...
Coleco Announces New Mini-Arcade Based on Robotech Anime
Originally announced at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con, Coleco is returning to manufacturing the mini-arcade tabletop machines they were so renowned for in the 1980’s. This time around, it will be based on the popular anime, Robotech, that was the first anime viewed by...
The Best Wrestling Games Aren’t on Current Generation Consoles
With the release of another edition of 2K Sports’ WWE video game series on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and eventually the Nintendo Switch, players and fans of the medium have been presented with another beautiful game, chock-full of amazing options and things to do,...
Monaco GP – My First Arcade Game
Monaco GP is the first arcade game I ever played. I was so young at the time I didn't even know it by name. It was simply the racing game right inside the entrance to the arcade that was right inside the entrance to the mall. It was loud and fast and simple, an ideal...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Richard Booth
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Richard Booth, who currently is displayed on card number 704 from the Superstars of 2014 Collection. Richard has devoted the last 7 years to Twin Galaxies and is determined to keep Walters vision he had in 1981 alive. ...
Driver for PSone Review
Released in 1999, Driver is basically a 70's cop show hiding within a PSone game. Playing as an undercover detective named Tanner, the goal is to infiltrate local gangs by being a driver for them (the fact that Tanner originally was a racecar driver is beneficial). A...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin: I’m Getting to Old For this *@#!
Yeah, we have all played them some time or another. And they always seem to bring back that special memory of our youth. But sometimes there is a line that is crossed that may say, aren't I too old for video games? Well, I will start by saying not in my case. To...
The Radical Redesign of the Super NES, part 2: The Controller
Last time, we took a look at the changes made to the shell of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System's console shell and why they were made for the North American market. This time out, we're looking at the controllers. At a glance, the difference between a Super...
The VMU-Boy – the RetroPie Powered Handheld you Didn’t Know you Wanted
RetroPies, powered by the cheap minicomputer, the Raspberry Pi, have taken off hugely in the last few years as a great solution for emulation. While most will prefer using a Pi 3 Model B inside nothing but a pre-made case, since it’s easy to plug straight into a TV...
Phoenix IV: Polygonal Graphics
Polygonal Graphics Ironically, one of the last projects that the old Atari, Inc. released to the arcades reaffirmed the fact that the company's designers could be as innovative as ever: I, Robot was the first game that featured state-of-the-art 3D polygonal graphics,...
GameShell Launches on Kickstarter and Redefines the Portable Game Console
GameShell, a modular, portable, and programmable handheld console comes preloaded with games and is the perfect DIY mini-computing platform. No matter how advanced smartphones and gaming apps become, there is no substitute for a quality portable gaming console with a...
Donkey Kong for the Atari 2600
The first place I saw Donkey Kong on the Atari 2600 was an in-store display sometime in late 1982 or maybe early 1983. By this time my family owned a Colecovision and I'd played the arcade game a few times, so I had a pretty good idea what Donkey Kong should look...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Michael Sroka
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Michael Sroka who is displayed on card number 25, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Michael is also featured on card 1311. Michael is one of the driving forces behind the old online podcast known as the “Twin Galaxies...
Other Magazine Update: Retro Gamer October 2017
Continuing the tradition I started in September with reviewing other industry magazines, lets go after the October issue of Retro Gamer from the UK. I personally subscribe to it via my ipad instead of picking up at a local Barnes and Noble anymore. This issue's cover...
WinBack for N64 Review
WinBack (Operation: WinBack in PAL regions) is widely considered to be the first 3rd person shooter to use a cover system (like in Gears of War etc.). It was also developed by Omega Force who is mostly known for Dynasty Warrior - so not only was it a pioneer, it was...
An Atari 8-bit Home Computer Review: War Room
Welcome to the War Room! War Room is a new, fast-action, shoot 'em up arcade game for the Atari 8-bit family of home computers. The game was written by Rob Schlortt and Eric Henneke. It was released on Halloween, October 31, 2017. From the game manual: You have 3...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin: Pac Man Fever
Ok, normally I write about the video games that I played in my youth years. But this time, I am going to do something different. I want to talk about music for a moment. Oh man, the 80's. I don't care what you say, I think that the best music of MY years was the...
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A Biased List of my Favourite Retro Gaming YouTubers [Part I]
While I don’t claim to be very good at many things in life, one pastime I excel at is sitting on my butt and watching the Tubes. I’ve been a fan of many YouTube channels since I started watching them regularly about eight years ago - and since then, have built up...
100 Greatest Console Video Games 1977-1987: Solar Fox
Solar Fox for the Atari 2600 was a tough call for the inclusion in this book. I love the game and still play it, but it has some of the most simplistic graphics of any cartridge produced in 1983 - a grid of squares, some enemy projectiles, and a trio of ordinary...
The Radical Redesign of the Super NES
The recent release of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition around the world has reignited an age-old discussion about which design for the console is superior: The sleek, rounded grays of the European and Japanese release, or the multiple contours...
