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Pixel Arcadia – August 24th

Thanks to Time Extension, we just found out about a new tv show? - channel who knows.  And the youtube video doesn't tell us much. Retro game marketing company Pixel Helix has announced a digital showcase celebrating retro games, which will air in August. Broadcast in...

The Music of JRPGs – by William Schwartz

The story of JRPG music begins in that same ironic place so many JRPG stories begin, with Final Fantasy for the NES in 1987. After initially being thrown into the game without much explanation, the four warriors of light are rewarded with a bridge to take them further...

Deuteros Resurrected – Strategy PC remake of a classic Amiga/Atari ST game is in the works, first milestone reached!

We haven't featured a PC remake of Ian Bird's Amiga/Atari ST Strategy game Deuteros for awhile, especially as a number of announced remakes of this classic game have been announced and then dropped never to be seen again. Thankfully it looks as if Tony Cheetham has...
The rise of retro gaming

The rise of retro gaming

The rise of retro gaming In a world obsessed with innovation and progress, we also do great deal of looking back at the past. In fact, retro is such a phenomenon these days that it’s reaching into virtually every area of our lives. Of course, it’s always played a huge...

Keep Calm and Insert Coin:  Thanks for the Nightmares

Keep Calm and Insert Coin: Thanks for the Nightmares

In a childs' life, if he/she sees something so scary at one point in time, they could be scarred for life.  For some it's clowns, for some it's spiders.  And believe it or not, for some it's eating bananas after 8PM at night that causes nightmares.  Seriously, don't...

Fox N Forests Initial Thoughts

Fox N Forests Initial Thoughts

EuroVideo’s Fox N Forests is aptly named, but it doesn’t do the game’s mechanics, throwback look and feel and challenge into consideration at all. A more suitable name would be “Rick the Fox vs. The Forest,” or something to show the cool journey our character is about...

The Last Official Release: Dreamcast – Karous

The Last Official Release: Dreamcast – Karous

Hello again, retro friends, and welcome back to The Last Official Release. If you’re new around these here parts, in this series I divulge the last official games ever released on consoles, focusing on a different system each post. Usually, I playfully integrate what...

Jupiter Lander and the Birth of the Commodore 64

Jupiter Lander and the Birth of the Commodore 64

LOAD "JUPITER LANDER" ,8,1 SEARCHING FOR JUPITER LANDER LOADING READY RUN By 1982, the video game industry already had two titans that dominated the home video game market. The Apple II and Atari 2600 were both released in 1977 and were wildly popular. That same year...

The LaserActive: Wonders of the Retro Gaming World

The LaserActive: Wonders of the Retro Gaming World

In today's episode, I'm exploring Pioneers LaserActive. This 'converged' device could play TurboGrafx-16 and Genesis games (plus CD extensions for both consoles) plus a few propriety formats. However, it was a monumental failure. How so? Well, watch the video and find...

Cave Fighter for the Commodore 64

Cave Fighter for the Commodore 64

Junior high was a rough time for me. Not for the reasons you might expect junior high to have been rough for a guy who's now in his forties and writes about video games. I wasn't harassed by bullies or painfully awkward around girls or constantly picked last in gym...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Toni Caven

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Toni Caven

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Toni Caven, who is displayed on card number 2724, from the   Superstars of 2017 Collection.  Toni is the creator of company in Finland called “Reprocade Ltd.”.  He repairs, restores and operates arcade cabinets and pinball...

Happy Birthday Walter !!!

Happy Birthday Walter !!!

Happy 70th Birthday Walter !!!    Today we celebrate Walter Day's birthday with a look back at his trading card spotlight done on December 02, 2016.   The celebration today at the Museum of Pinball in Banning, CA is a fitting way for him to party with friends and...

The Mystery of the Bold Game Boy

The Mystery of the Bold Game Boy

Shortly after the launch of the Game Boy and throughout the 90's, fans of Nintendo products might have noticed something a little bit strange in advertisements for the handheld gaming juggernaut. See if you can catch it in the following advertisement:...

Kickstarter for Retro Game Engine Launches

Kickstarter for Retro Game Engine Launches

While there are plenty of freely available game engines out there that allow budding game designers to create and self-publish the next big indie hit, there’s a decidedly huge gap if you’re looking to do that on retro consoles. While game engines such as Unity or the...

This Day In Video Game History

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