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What to Expect When You Join a Minecraft Server

by | September 14, 2026 | 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming | 0 Comments

Joining a Minecraft server means entering a version of the game shaped by its owners and players. The controls may feel familiar, but the spawn area, gamemodes, and ways to progress can be quite different from your single-player world. Knowing what to expect makes the...
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Supply Chain Issues Delay NEOGEO AES+ Console Release

by | September 14, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, News | 0 Comments

Those who wanted to get their hands on the upcoming NEOGEO AES+ replica of the original console will have to wait a little longer. According on a release on Plaion UK’s X account, the console won’t be available until September 27, 2027. That ten-month delay comes due...
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The History of Resident Evil

by | September 13, 2026 | 1990s, 2010s, Press Release | 0 Comments

The History of Resident Evil Author: Tommy Keough Highlights Definitive Franchise Chronicle A complete, richly detailed exploration of the Resident Evil series, covering every mainline game, spin-off, remake, and key piece of lore from 1996 to the present day....
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Just 4 Qix

Just 4 Qix

by | Jul 25, 2020 | , | 0 Comments

The screen flickers "Your marker controlled with joystick. To draw stix press fast or slow. Claim areas by joining walls with stix." Or so the first three simple sentences of the original Qix attract mode boldly stated. It continues, "Scores based on area. Fast score...

Twinklestar Sprites

Twinklestar Sprites

by | Jul 23, 2020 | , | 0 Comments

This month I‘ll be talking about one of my favorite games, Twinkle Star Sprites. Twinkle Star Sprites was released on the Neo-Geo MVS and AES in 1996 by ADK, who also made games like Aggressors of Dark Kombat, Ninja Masters and World Heroes. The only time Twinkle Star...

The Future of Retro Gaming

The Future of Retro Gaming

by | Jul 22, 2020 | , , , | 0 Comments

As retro gaming enthusiasts, there is one overarching problem that constantly stands in our way. This is the issue of access. Despite having systems today that are many hundreds or even thousands of times more powerful than the gaming setups we had years ago, poor...

Dragon’s Lair

Dragon’s Lair

by | Jul 21, 2020 | , | 0 Comments

Debuting in 1983, Cinematronics‘ Dragon‘s Lair Arcade expanded and redefined our definition of video games away from just crudely drawn flickering blocks, with the advent of fresh, detailed, cinema-style animation. Leaving the squared bits of quarter-munchers behind,...

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