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Who You Gonna Call?: Remembering Ghostbusters for the C64
VIdeo games made from licensed films are notorious for their sketchy quality. Gameplay and graphics tend to be thrown together slap dash in an effort to capitalize on the film’s popularity before the public has moved on to the next big thing. So, it would be if gamers...
Wiz(ardor) Talk: Memories of Wizardry – By Kevin Butler
During my sophomore year in August, 1981, our high school was gifted a black (Darth Vader) Bell & Howell Apple computer. These were given to select secondary educational institutions around the country. Additionally, our school purchased three or four more of...
6 Random Games To Play This Summer
While summer time is when you can relax and admire the beautiful nature, you can also play some games. Get out of your comfort zone and play some games that you’ve never played before and you might a new genre to fall in love with. It doesn’t matter whether you like...
The Last Official Release: Sega Master System – Mickey’s Ultimate Challenge (1998)
Greetings again, fellow retro travellers, and welcome back The Last Official Release. If you haven’t been following, in this series I investigate the very last official games to be released for your favourite consoles. A full list of what I’ve already covered can be...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin: Happy 4th Of July
Well here we are on a very special day. The Fourth of July! Independence Day. There is so much that is happening on a day like today. Parades fill the streets with candy and road apples from the horses, The neighbors are having a bbq party with a pool and didn't...
Mario Mania: Game Cameos for the Fan’s Complete Collection – NES Open Tournament Golf
With today being Independence Day in the United States and hot on the heels of the release of Mario Tennis Aces for the Nintendo Switch, it seemed to be a good time to look back at one particular entry in the Mario sports pantheon -- one in which the company star is...
Wizball: Sensible Software’s Magnum Opus
The world has been drained of color and the nefarious wizard Zark is to blame. Who can save us from this monochromatic nightmare? Why, Wiz and his cat Nifta of course! To do so, Wiz must explore the worlds in a Wizball, bouncing his way along as he attempts to set...
Playmaji Is Looking To Bring Its Modular Retro-gaming Console To Market
A fresh sight to admire, the Polymega hardware is every gamer’s dream. The retro gaming console lets players to use original game cartridges from Sega Mega Drive, Neo Geo, and TurboGrafx 16, giving them the joy of playing some of the first video games that started the...
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