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The Retro Hour – Shadowgate with Dave Marsh
CLICK HERE FOR PODCAST We take a trip back in time to the golden age of point-and-click adventure games with special guest Dave Marsh, the mastermind behind the classic Shadowgate. CLICK HERE FOR PODCAST Beyond Shadowgate Kickstarter: bit.ly/3Xkvp0P Join our Discord...
Why Are Players Returning to Retro Gaming?
Why Are Players Returning to Retro Gaming? Gamers worldwide are turning their focus from graphics-focused FPS and role-playing AAA games to games packed with nostalgia. This phenomenon makes sense. As adult life gets more complex, escape into games from another era...
Jail Break – A 1986 Arcade game is coming to the Amiga via JOTD!
Well this is brilliant news, as I found out yesterday by a good friend of ours that the 1986 Arcade game called 'Jail Break', which was also released on many different systems such as the Amstrad, C64 and ZX Spectrum, is coming to the Amiga as an arcade...
Retro Review: Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon: Eventually Adorable
Something happens after the first few hours of Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon that you won’t expect, especially if you haven’t played the series before- it becomes engrossingly fun. In spite of some control issues, a weak opening scene and at times awful writing, the...
Better At Home: Master System arcade ports almost better than the originals
Throughout the history of 8- and 16-bit consoles, one of the most elusive achievements was to release a home port of a popular arcade game that did the original justice. Due to obstacles such as hardware requirements, licensing issues, and executive interference,...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Dan Yamnitz
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Dan Yamnitz who currently is displayed on card number 3319, from the Superstars of 2020 Collection. Dan is a multi-world record holder on the arcade version of Pole Position II. He holds the record on all four tracks of the...
The Cthulhu Project – An upcoming Dungeon Crawler for the Amiga by Captain DarkN3m0 gets new footage
Something slightly different for todays retro heads up, as if you are a huge fan of Dungeon Crawlers, especially games such as Eye of the Beholder or Lands of Lore. Then you may be interested to know that Captain DarkN3m0 is still working on a new Dungeon Crawler for...
E-Libraries as Digital Ecosystems for Continuous Education
Learning Without Borders Continuous education no longer lives in classrooms alone. It moves through quiet bedrooms glowing with tablets through commutes filled with audiobooks through short coffee breaks punctuated by downloaded PDFs. The idea of learning as a...
This Day In Video Game History
