by Shaun Jex | Aug 18, 2019 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...
In 1978, Brian Eno released the album Ambient 1: Music for Airports. It remains a landmark in the world of ambient music, a genre which said was, “as ignorable as it was interesting” and which was intended to “induce calm and a space to think.” The music was quiet,...
by Shaun Jex | Aug 11, 2019 | 1980s, Reviews
The 1980s were a glorious era for pop culture: the films of John Hughes, Aqua Net, Flock of Seagulls, the list is virtually endless. Of course, no list of 1980s icons would be complete without ALF. That’s right: the Alien Life Form from the planet Melmac. He is an...
by Brendan Meharry | Jun 30, 2019 | 1980s, 2010s
The aptly named company, Retro Games, released an interesting, but ultimately disappointing mini-reboot console last year called TheC64 Mini. Criticised for its weak joystick, unsatisfactory emulation and fake keyboard (which added even more difficulty for downloaded...
by Shaun Jex | Jun 16, 2019 | 1980s, Reviews
We were somewhere in the Louisiana backwoods. I had been driving for hours, powered by a mixture of Five Hour Energy, coffee, and the Trainspotting soundtrack. A light fog hovered above the asphalt. At least, I think it was a fog. There was a non-zero chance that it...
by Shaun Jex | May 30, 2019 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...
The world of video games is filled with many weird and wondrous things, digital creations that would make John Waters scratch his head and say, “Well, that seems like a bit much…” It is my goal, nay, it is my QUEST to find and document those games here in the...
